I was about to suggest this as well. It seems like the natural name given the CustomStringConvertible protocol requires the description property.
> On May 17, 2016, at 10:17 PM, Austin Zheng via swift-evolution > <swift-evolution@swift.org> wrote: > > I like Jacob's suggestion of "init(describing:)", and I also think the review > team should consider the global function alternative. My main goal is also > preventing silently incorrect code. > > Austin > >> On May 17, 2016, at 10:14 PM, Karl Wagner via swift-evolution >> <swift-evolution@swift.org> wrote: >> >> I would still prefer a global function; because the output is from >> reflection, it’s really more for debugging purposes than actually >> serialising something. >> >> But any change to this gets a +1 from me. It’s too easy to accidentally call >> this instead of one of the other argument-less initialisers on String. >> >> Karl >> >>> On 18 May 2016, at 05:32, Chris Lattner via swift-evolution >>> <swift-evolution@swift.org> wrote: >>> >>> Hello Swift community, >>> >>> The review of "SE-0089: Renaming String.init<T>(_: T)" begins now and runs >>> through May 23. The proposal is available here: >>> >>> >>> https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0089-rename-string-reflection-init.md >>> >>> Reviews are an important part of the Swift evolution process. All reviews >>> should be sent to the swift-evolution mailing list at >>> >>> https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-evolution >>> >>> or, if you would like to keep your feedback private, directly to the review >>> manager. >>> >>> What goes into a review? >>> >>> The goal of the review process is to improve the proposal under review >>> through constructive criticism and contribute to the direction of Swift. >>> When writing your review, here are some questions you might want to answer >>> in your review: >>> >>> * What is your evaluation of the proposal? >>> * Is the problem being addressed significant enough to warrant a change >>> to Swift? >>> * Does this proposal fit well with the feel and direction of Swift? >>> * If you have used other languages or libraries with a similar feature, >>> how do you feel that this proposal compares to those? >>> * How much effort did you put into your review? A glance, a quick >>> reading, or an in-depth study? >>> >>> More information about the Swift evolution process is available at >>> >>> https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/process.md >>> >>> Thank you, >>> >>> -Chris Lattner >>> Review Manager >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> swift-evolution mailing list >>> swift-evolution@swift.org >>> https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-evolution >> >> _______________________________________________ >> swift-evolution mailing list >> swift-evolution@swift.org >> https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-evolution > > _______________________________________________ > swift-evolution mailing list > swift-evolution@swift.org > https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-evolution _______________________________________________ swift-evolution mailing list swift-evolution@swift.org https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-evolution
