How do I get the string value from Text?

Question

I have a custom view that gets passed some Text objects. But I can't figure out how to get the string value out of them. For example:

let text = Text("hello")
// no way to get "hello" back

I've gone through the documentation, but for some reason the properties are not publicized.

Answer 1

I'm not sure of the context and if this helps with your particular scenario, but I came across your post as I had just been having trouble testing a Text value.

What I worked out for me, was I could use the Text's verbatim parameter to test the String (as below):

it("should show the content I'm after") {
  expect(viewModel.someText) == Text(verbatim: "some content I'm after")
}