> On Oct 26, 2016, at 10:23 AM, Joshua Alvarado <alvaradojoshua0 at gmail.com> wrote: > > In your example the keyword only makes sense if you are shadowing the optional variable. How would unwrap work with a different name? It wouldn’t: “unwrap” would never include an equal sign. If you want to do that, use a standard "if let”. -Chris