I want to use an enum in Swift for some stuff like subjects in school. And if someone wants to have another subject, which isn't in the enum, he can type in the subject as a custom value. For example:
enum Subjects {
case Math
case German
case French
case Chemistry
case another //type in which it is
}
var example1 = Subjects.Math
var example2 = Subjects.another("Physics")
That's a perfect example to use an associated value
enum Subjects {
case Math
case German
case French
case Chemistry
case Other(String)
}
var example1 = Subjects.Math
var example2 = Subjects.Other("Physics")
switch example2 {
case .Other(let type) : print(type)
default: break
}