> On Jul 17, 2017, at 8:26 AM, Jon Shier via swift-users
> <swift-users@swift.org> wrote:
>
> Like Notification.Name, I believe those types are supposed to help you
> namespace your string constants when you access them. I’d recommend using a
> code gen tool to generate them from your image assets, like:
>
> extension NSImage.Name {
> static let customImage = NSImage.Name(rawValue: “customImage”)
> }
>
> Which can then be used like: NSImage(named: .customImage). That’s the
> ultimate use goal. It does make the old code awkward and a pain to migrate
> though.
Yeah, this is the intended use pattern for these namespaced constant. You don't
need the `rawValue:` label, though:
extension NSImage.Name {
static let myImage = Name("myImage")
}
-Joe
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