> On 8 Mar 2017, at 03:27, Greg Parker via swift-evolution > <swift-evolution@swift.org> wrote: > > >> On Mar 7, 2017, at 3:49 PM, Jaden Geller via swift-evolution >> <swift-evolution@swift.org <mailto:swift-evolution@swift.org>> wrote: >> >> It’s worth mentioning that the normal let binding can be used for pattern >> matching: >> let (a, b, c) = foo() >> >> This nicely parallels the existing case syntax: >> if case let .blah(a, b, c) = bar() { … } >> It would feel inconsistent if the order switched when in a conditional >> binding. >> >> I would prefer that `case` was removed to best mirror the normal syntax, >> requiring `?` or `.some` to be used for optionals >> if let .blah(a, b, c) = bar() { … } >> if let unwrapped? = wrapped { … } >> if let .some(unwrapped) = wrapped { … } >> but I realize this is source-breaking, so I’m happy with the existing syntax. > > We tried `if let unwrapped? = wrapped` some time ago. It was unbelievably > unpopular. We changed it back.
Who was it unpopular with? We’re talking about people inside Apple before Swift was released, right? > -- > Greg Parker gpar...@apple.com <mailto:gpar...@apple.com> Runtime > Wrangler > > > _______________________________________________ > swift-evolution mailing list > swift-evolution@swift.org > https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-evolution
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