Swift 3 UnsafePointer($0) no longer compile in Xcode 8 beta 6

Question

My code snipet as follows …:

    let defaultRouteReachability = withUnsafePointer(to: &zeroAddress) {
        SCNetworkReachabilityCreateWithAddress(nil, UnsafePointer($0))
    }

… does no longer compile with the following error which I don't understand:

"'init' is unavailable: use 'withMemoryRebound(to:capacity:_)' to temporarily view memory as another layout-compatible type."

What to do to fix it?

Answer 1

From the Release Notes of Xcode 8 beta 6:

• An Unsafe[Mutable]RawPointer type has been introduced, replacing Unsafe[Mutable]Pointer<Void>. Conversion from UnsafePointer<T> to UnsafePointer<U> has been disallowed. Unsafe[Mutable]RawPointer provides an API for untyped memory access, and an API for binding memory to a type. Binding memory allows for safe conversion between pointer types. See bindMemory(to:capacity:), assumingMemoryBound(to:), and withMemoryRebound(to:capacity:). (SE-0107)

In your case, you may need to write something like this:

let defaultRouteReachability = withUnsafePointer(to: &zeroAddress) {
    $0.withMemoryRebound(to: sockaddr.self, capacity: 1) {zeroSockAddress in
        SCNetworkReachabilityCreateWithAddress(nil, zeroSockAddress)
    }
}