Get enumeration name when using associated values

Question

I have an enum defined as follows

enum Fruit {
    case Apple(associatedValue: String)
    case Orange(associatedValue: String)
}

I have a function that takes an argument of type Fruit

func printNameOnly(fruit: Fruit) {

}

In this function I want to get the enum case as a string, i.e. I want to get the string "Apple" or "Orange" without regard to whatever the associated value is. Is this possible with Swift?

I could obviously write a function which takes the fruit enum and returns a string using a case statement, but I am trying to find a way to avoid that since the string I want is the enum case name itself.

Answer 1

Try this (Swift 3.1). Covers associated or regular cases.

enum Fruit {
    case banana
    case apple(String)
    case orange(String)

    var label:String {
        let mirror = Mirror(reflecting: self)
        if let label = mirror.children.first?.label {
            return label
        } else {
            return String(describing:self)
        }
    }
}

print(Fruit.banana.label) // "banana"
print(Fruit.apple("yum").label) // "apple"