Evaluate Bool property of optional object in if statement

Question

I am looking for a way to evaluate a Swift Bool concisely in a single if statement, when the Bool is the property of an optional objec

Answer 1

Another possible solution is:

if objectWithBool?.bool ?? false {
    println("objectWithBool != nil && objectWithBool.bool == true")
} else {
    println("objectWithBool == nil || objectWithBool.bool == false")
}

The "nil coalescing operator" a ?? b is a shorthand for

a != nil ? a! : b