You removed hasValue

Originator:ash.furrow
Number:rdar://18050167 Date Originated:Aug 18, 2014
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:Xcode Product Version:Xcode 6 Beta 6
Classification:Other Bug Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
Xcode 6 Beta 6 removed the hasValue member of Optional. Please put it back.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Make an optional.
2. Try to invoke hasValue
3. Weep.

Comments

hasValue is far more intuitive

By mihirpmehta at July 30, 2015, 11:36 a.m. (reply...)

Engineering has determined that this issue behaves as intended based on the following:

This was an intentional change. We have canonicalized around checking for nil using '=='.

Please update your bug report to let us know if this is still an issue for you.

By ash.furrow at Aug. 20, 2014, 11:12 a.m. (reply...)

I agree with you, Ash

This feels like on odd choice on Apple's part.

By alexisgallagher at Aug. 20, 2014, 8:41 p.m. (reply...)

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