Binary operator '>=' cannot be applied to operands of type 'String.IndexDistance?' (aka 'Optional') and 'Int' [duplicate]

Answer 1

The reason is that Equatable works with optionals and Comparable does not. You have to unwrap the optional.

A suitable and safe solution is to optional bind the text property:

if let password = textFieldPassword.text, password.count >= 8 { ... }