Programming in Swift: Functions & Types

Jan 4 2022 · Swift 5.5, iOS 15, Xcode 13

Part 3: Enumerations

24. More Switch Statements

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Notes: 24. More Switch Statements

Update Notes: This course was originally recorded in 2019. It has been reviewed and all content and materials updated as of October 2021.

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You’ve seen how easy it is to use a switch statement with enumerations. But what about other types of values? If you find yourself creating long if statements with lots of else clauses, a switch statement might be a better choice. Let’s see what else you can do with switch statements, to help you decide.

func getDescription(for number: Int) -> String {

}
switch number {
  
}
break
return "No Description"
getDescription(for: 15)
case 0:
  return "Zero"
getDescription(for: 0)
case 1...9:
  return "Between 1 and 9"
getDescription(for: 4)
case let negativeNumber 
case let negativeNumber😺 where negativeNumber < 0:
  return "Negative"
getDescription(for: -52)
42 case _ where number > .max / 2:
  numberDescription = "Very large!"
getDescription(for: Int.max)
let number = Int.max
let numberIsEven: Bool
switch number % 2 {

}
case 0:
  numberIsEven = true
default:
  numberIsEven = false
func pointCategory(for coordinates: (Double, Double))
func pointCategory(for coordinates: (Double, Double))😺 -> String {

}
switch coordinates {
default:
  return "No Category"
}
71 case (0, 0):
  return "Origin"
case (let x, 0):
  return "On the x-axis at \(x)"
case (0, let y):
  reutrn "On the y-axis at \(y)"
pointCategory(for: (0, 0))
pointCategory(for: (50, 0))
pointCategory(for: (0, 3))
case let (x, y):
  return "No zero coordinates. x = \(x), y = \(y)"
pointCategory(for: (-4, 17))
case let (x, y) where y == x * x:
  pointCategory = "Along y = x ^ 2"
pointCategory(for: (2, 4))
😺case (_, let y) where coordinates.0 == y:
  pointCategory = "Along y = x"🛑
case let (x, y) where y == x * x
77 case _ where coordinates.0 == coordinates.1:
  pointCategory = "Along y = x"
pointCategory(for: (6, 6))