Swift Enumerations

swift-enumerations.swift

/*
 Referenced from Stanford CS193p
 
 #: important
 ##: very important
 
 Enumerations
 - Enumeration Syntax
 - Matching Enumeration Values with a Switch Statement
 - #Associated Values
 
 Reference: https://docs.swift.org/swift-book/LanguageGuide/Enumerations.html
 */

/*
 Enumeration Syntax
 */
enum CompassPoint {
    case north
    case south
    case east
    case west
}

enum Planet {
    case mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune
}

var directionToHead = CompassPoint.west
directionToHead = .east

/*
 Matching Enumeration Values with a Switch Statement
 */
directionToHead = .south
switch directionToHead {
case .north:
    print("Lots of planets have a north")
case .south:
    print("Watch out for penguins")
case .east:
    print("Where the sun rises")
case .west:
    print("Where the skies are blue")
}
// Prints "Watch out for penguins"

let somePlanet = Planet.earth
switch somePlanet {
case .earth:
    print("Mostly harmless")
default:
    print("Not a safe place for humans")
}
// Prints "Mostly harmless"

/*
 #Associated Values
 */
enum Barcode {
    case upc(Int, Int, Int, Int)
    case qrCode(String)
}

var productBarcode = Barcode.upc(8, 85909, 51226, 3)
productBarcode = .qrCode("ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP")

switch productBarcode {
case .upc(let numberSystem, let manufacturer, let product, let check):
    print("UPC: \(numberSystem), \(manufacturer), \(product), \(check).")
case .qrCode(let productCode):
    print("QR code: \(productCode).")
}
// Prints "QR code: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP.

switch productBarcode {
case let .upc(numberSystem, manufacturer, product, check):
    print("UPC : \(numberSystem), \(manufacturer), \(product), \(check).")
case let .qrCode(productCode):
    print("QR code: \(productCode).")
}
// Prints "QR code: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP."