[swift-evolution] Computed properties: get and set using shorthand notation?

[Jessy Catterwaul]

+1 on implicit return
-1 on $0; I like newValue more than it.

I also think the return type should be implicit.

> On Feb 3, 2016, at 5:00 PM, Chris Liscio via swift-evolution <swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:
> 
> Why can’t we use shorthand argument names and implicit returns when specifying the get and set blocks in a computed property? I.e., Why must we refer to newValue in the implementation of set, and not $0 like we do in closures? Also, why do we need ‘return’?
> 
> Once you get used to the shorthand, you kinda want to use it all over…
> 
> This question came up recently when I was writing a façade for another class, and would have liked to written something like the following:
> 
> class Façade {
>   private var _wrapped: Something
> 
>   var wrappedProperty: Int {
>     get { _wrapped.property }
>     set { _wrapped.property = $0 }
>   }
> 
>   var multipliedProperty: Int { _wrapped.property * 42 }
> }
> 
> I apologize if this has already been discussed/requested before. I searched the archives and didn’t turn up anything that referred to this specifically.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Chris Liscio
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