Default value for Enum in Swift

Question

I have an enum :

public enum PersonType:String {

 case Cool                       = \"cool\"
 case Nice                       = \"rude\"
 case          


        

Answer 1

Drop the raw type, and use enum with associated value:

public enum PersonType {
    case Cool
    case Nice
    case SoLazy
    case Unknown(String)
    static func parse(s:String) -> PersonType {
        switch s {
            case "Cool" : return .Cool
            case "Nice" : return .Nice
            case "SoLazy" : return .SoLazy
            default: return Unknown(s)
        }
    }
}

The downside to dropping the raw type is that you must provide some logic for parsing the known enum values. The upside, however, is that you can fit anything else into a single Unknown case, while keeping the actual "unknown" value available for later use.