Re: Why does non-tuple variable have .0 property?

[Chris Lattner]

> On Jul 10, 2015, at 11:38 AM, Boon <bo...@nanaimostudio.com> wrote:
>
>
> Why does non-tuple variable have .0 property?
>
> For example:
>
> let x = 100
> print(x.0) // this works even though x is not a tuple, or is it?

There are esoteric internal reasons for this, but it is considered a bug, not a feature. It will be corrected at some point,

-Chris

[Boon Chew]

Thanks for confirming this Chris.  Some mentioned that types in Swift can be automatically promoted to a one-tuple containing that type.  Is this true or there is basically no concept of single value tuple in Swift? Trying to find a definitive answer on this.

- boon

[Chris Lattner]

On Jul 10, 2015, at 5:43 PM, Boon Chew <bo...@nanaimostudio.com> wrote:

Thanks for confirming this Chris.  Some mentioned that types in Swift can be automatically promoted to a one-tuple containing that type.  Is this true or there is basically no concept of single value tuple in Swift? Trying to find a definitive answer on this.

There is a lot of confusion on this topic, so let me try to clarify what is going on here:

"x.0” where x is a scalar value produces that scalar value, due to odd behavior involving excessive implicit conversions  between scalars and tuples.  This is a bug to be fixed.

In "let x = (y)”, x and y have the same type, because (x) is the syntax for a parenthesis (i.e., grouping) operator, not a tuple formation operator.  There is no such thing as a single-element unlabeled tuple value.

In "(foo: 42)” - which is most commonly seen in argument lists - you’re producing a single element tuple with a label for the element.  The compiler is currently trying hard to eliminate them and demote them to scalars, but does so inconsistently (which is also a bug).  That said, single-element labeled tuples are a thing.

-Chris

[Fritz Anderson]

The manual specifically states that there is no semantic difference between 

  a = 42

and

  (a) = 42

As I recall, the book puts it as strongly as there being no such thing as a 1-tuple. 

    — F

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