Swift: testing against optional value in switch case

Question

In Swift, how can I write a case in a switch statement that tests the value being switched against the contents of an optional, skipping over the case if the option

Answer 1

Optional is just a enum like this:

enum Optional : Reflectable, NilLiteralConvertible {
    case none
    case some(T)

    // ...
}

So you can match them as usual "Associated Values" matching patterns:

let someValue = 5
let someOptional: Int? = nil

switch someOptional {
case .some(someValue):
    println("the value is \(someValue)")
case .some(let val):
    println("the value is \(val)")
default:
    println("nil")
}

If you want match from someValue, using guard expression:

switch someValue {
case let val where val == someOptional:
    println(someValue)
default:
    break
}

And for Swift > 2.0

switch someValue {
case let val where val == someOptional:
    print("matched")
default:
    print("didn't match; default")        
}