Swift: Testing optionals for nil

Question

I\'m using Xcode 6 Beta 4. I have this weird situation where I cannot figure out how to appropriately test for optionals.

If I have an optional xyz, is the correct w

Answer 1

To add to the other answers, instead of assigning to a differently named variable inside of an if condition:

var a: Int? = 5

if let b = a {
   // do something
}

you can reuse the same variable name like this:

var a: Int? = 5

if let a = a {
    // do something
}

This might help you avoid running out of creative variable names...

This takes advantage of variable shadowing that is supported in Swift.