[swift-evolution] [Proposal] Replace thin arrows (->) with fat arrows (=>)

[Etan Kissling]

The thin arrow in Swift is used to define to result type of a function / closure.

someFuncWithClosure { (a: Int, b: Int) -> String in "\($0 + $1)" }


Am I understanding this correctly that

your first suggestion is

someFuncWithClosure { (a: Int, b: Int) -> String => "\($0 + $1)" }


and your second suggestion is

someFuncWithClosure { (a: Int, b: Int) => String in "\($0 + $1)" }


?



C# doesn't allow specifying the return type for closures (you have to define a delegate type first)

someFuncWithClosure((int a, int b) => string.Format("{0}", a + b));



Etan


On 18 Dec 2015, at 18:35, David Fekke via swift-evolution <swift-evolution at swift.org<mailto:swift-evolution at swift.org>> wrote:

In wanted to propose either adding the fat arrow (=>), or replacing the thin arrow with the fat arrow.

I know that Java uses the thin arrow, but  JavaScript, TypeScript and C# both allow the use of the fat arrow for lambda syntax.

Thoughts?

Thanks,
David Fekke
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