In Swift, can one use a string to access a struct property?

Question

I have a struct and I would like to know if I can access variables using bracket syntax. Here is my struct:

import UIKit

public struct Pixel {
    public var v         


        

Answer 1

Just for fun and to show that it is possible, but it's ugly

public struct Pixel {
  public var value: UInt32
  public var red: UInt8
  public var green: UInt8
  public var blue: UInt8
  public var alpha: UInt8

  subscript(key: String) -> UInt8 {
    get {
      switch key {
      case "red": return self.red
      case "green": return self.green
      case "blue": return self.blue
      case "alpha": return self.alpha
      default: fatalError("Invalid key")
      }
    }
    set {
      switch key {
      case "red": self.red = newValue
      case "green": self.green = newValue
      case "blue": self.blue = newValue
      case "alpha": self.alpha = newValue
      default: fatalError("Invalid key")
      }
    }
  }
}