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    Am 18.04.2016 um 11:51 schrieb tuuranton--- via swift-users:<br>

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      <pre wrap="">Why does this compile?

let t1: Int? = 2print(t1 ?? "asdf")

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    Well, I guess you try to re-typedef (??) a language construct.<br>

    According to NSHipster ?? is the languages <code>nil</code>

    coalescing operator.<br>

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    So it simply compiles because t1 isn't nil.<br>

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    Further reference:<br>

    <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_coalescing_operator#Swift">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_coalescing_operator#Swift</a><br>

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