What’s New in Swift 2, Episode 4: Option Sets | Kodeco

This content was released on Jul 6 2015. The official support period is 6-months from this date.

Learn about option sets, a new feature of Swift 2 that makes working with bitmasks incredibly easy.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.kodeco.com/3609-what-s-new-in-swift-2/lessons/4

This feature was introduced to simplify working with bitmasks, making them more intuitive to use. Since the official support period for this content has long expired, it’s worth considering whether this information is still relevant to current Swift versions. Swift has evolved significantly since version 2, and many newer features may offer alternative ways to achieve similar functionality.
If you’d like, I can help summarize the concept of option sets or explore how similar functionality has been handled in more recent versions of Swift. Let me know how you’d like to proceed!