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Swift Console input not case sensitive

i just started learning Swift3. For the beginning i write a console program for converting units. I have a console input stream

let typ = readLine()

and of cause i get the exact same string back but i use this in a if statement. Now my Problem i don't want to check it case sensitive i only want the plain string. This is the if construct i use:

if typ == unitA {
    print("foo")
    //Some Code
}else if typ == unitB{
    print("super foo")
    //Some Code
}else{
    print("Invalid input :/")
}

Thank you :D

Solution

  • Simply lowercase the input before comparing it. Also, a switch statement can greatly clean up the if/if else/else ladder.

    guard let input = readLine() else {
    fatalError("No input recieved")
}

switch input.lowercased() {
    case unitA: print("foo")
    case unitB: print("super foo")
    default: print("Invalid input :/")
}