[swift-evolution] [SE-0011] Re-considering the replacement keyword for "typealias"

[Matthew Johnson]

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On Dec 19, 2015, at 2:17 PM, Michael Henson via swift-evolution <swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:

>> 1) Do you agree about using “associatedtype”?
>> 2) If not, which keyword would you prefer to use? why? (you can introduce a new one)
> 
> There is another alternative. Rather than trying to come up with another brand-new keyword, we can re-use one that has an existing and appropriate meaning: required.
> 
> Example:
> 
> protocol ExampleProtocol {
>   required typealias Element
>   typealias MethodSignature = (arg: Element) -> Bool
> 
>   ... etc
> }
> 
> It's a little more verbose at the point of use but the declarations are relatively uncommon and this usage is clearly separate from regular typealias declarations.
> 

I don't link this as it's not entirely accurate.  Associated types are somewhat different than typealiases and are often inferred, not declared in the conforming types.

> Mike
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