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Here is my enum 

enum associatedEnums {
case someIntHere(Int)
case someStrHere(String)

}

var associatedEnumsInst = associatedEnums.someStrHere("String here")

I am able to print using 

print(associatedEnumsInst)

I get the output as someStrHere("String here")

If i try to print 

print(associatedEnumsInst.rawValue)

I get this error: value of type 'associatedEnums' has no member 'rawValue'

I am expecting a output like this "String here"

I am aware that i can do something like this 

switch associatedEnumsInst{
case .someIntHere(let val) : print(val)
case .someStrHere(let val) : print(val)
}

But i wanna get the value without using switch statement and only using rawValue property of enums. Is it possible?

Hamish
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  • Note the [swift4] tag is only for questions specifically about a *change* in the language for that version, which this is not. The [swift] tag is for general language questions, which this is. I have edited out the [swift4] tag again. – Hamish Oct 21 '17 at 15:30
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    Enums with associated values have no rawValue. See for example https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24171814/can-associated-values-and-raw-values-coexist-in-swift-enumeration. – Martin R Oct 21 '17 at 15:31
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    You can add `rawValue: Any` as a computed property but this approach has its own problem: how can you tell the data type and meaning of this `rawValue`? Is it an `Int` or a `String`? What case was it associated with? By the time you add code to figure out these things, the solution is no better (or even worse) than the `switch` statement approach. – Code Different Oct 21 '17 at 15:35

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