I'm trying to create an optional function in @objc protocol, The documentType is @objc enum as well. But I'm getting this error:
Method cannot be marked @objc because the type of the parameter cannot be represented in Objective-C
My source code:
@objc enum DocumentType: Int {
case pdf
case png
}
@objc protocol ImageDocumentEditorProtocol: class {
@objc optional func imageDocumentEditorDidCancel(documentType: DocumentType?)
}
How can I solve this issue? Thanks
Objective-C doesn't have optional enums. Enums must be non-optional. Classes can be optional, not enums :(
One workaround is to add a case:
@objc enum DocumentType: Int {
case pdf
case png
case none
}
And use the non-optional type DocumentType
instead.
Of course, this makes non-optional DocumentType
s non-representable. To represent both optional and non-optional DocumentType
s, you would need two types:
@objc enum DocumentType: Int {
case pdf
case png
func asOptionalDocumentType() -> OptionalDocumentType {
switch self {
case .pdf: return .pdf
case .png: return .png
}
}
}
extension Optional where Wrapped == DocumentType {
func asOptionalDocumentType() -> OptionalDocumentType {
self?.asOptionalDocumentType() ?? .none
}
}
@objc enum OptionalDocumentType: Int, ExpressibleByNilLiteral {
case pdf
case png
case none
func asDocumentType() -> DocumentType? {
switch self {
case .pdf: return .pdf
case .png: return .png
case .none: return nil
}
}
init(nilLiteral: ()) {
self = .none
}
}
I have added conversion methods to make it easy to convert between them, but they are not technically needed.