[swift-evolution] [Idea] Find alternatives to `switch self`

[Charles Constant]

Would this still be an issue if switch statements were less verbose? I
don't see why a "switch" statements should be so much more verbose than an
"if statement".

Writing boiler plate for switch statements is by far my #1 irritation at
the moment (now that argument labels have been made beautiful - thanks! -
and Generics are being improved).

As Paul alluded to, this has been discussed with
https://github.com/cacruden/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0024-Pattern-Matching-Partial-Function.md



On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 2:30 PM, Charles Srstka via swift-evolution <
swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:

> On Mar 23, 2016, at 5:13 AM, Brent Royal-Gordon via swift-evolution <
> swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:
>
>
> * Allow you to attach member definitions to particular cases. It would be
> an error if they didn't all define the same members, unless there was a
> top-level catchall.
>
>    enum Suit: Int {
>        var isRed: Bool { return false }
>
>        case Hearts {
>            let description: String { return "♥️" }
>            let isRed: Bool { return true }
>        }
>        case Spades {
>            let description: String { return  "♠️" }
>        }
>        case Diamonds {
>            let description: String { return  "♦️" }
>            let isRed: Bool { return true }
>        }
>        case Clubs {
>            let description: String { return  "♣️" }
>        }
>
>        static var all = [ Hearts, Spades, Diamonds, Clubs ]
>    }
>
>
> Oh my, I absolutely *love this.* This would be a godsend for making
> ErrorType enums that bridge nicely to NSErrors, with code and userInfo
> properties attached to each case.
>
> +1.
>
> Charles
>
>
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