Result

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Result is a Swift standard library enum used to represent either a successful value or an error, enabling clearer error handling and propagation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Swift standard library enum
alternativeTo optional return types for error-prone operations
tuple-based error returns
benefit improves readability of asynchronous code
makes error paths explicit in type signatures
reduces reliance on throwing functions in some designs
conformsTo Codable (when Success and Failure are Codable)
Equatable (when Success and Failure are Equatable)
Hashable (when Success and Failure are Hashable)
Sendable (when Success and Failure are Sendable)
constrainsGeneric Failure : Error
definedIn Swift Standard Library NERFINISHED
documentedAt Apple Developer Documentation for Swift Standard Library NERFINISHED
enables chaining operations with error handling
explicit modeling of failures
returning errors as values
errorCaseRepresents an error conforming to Error protocol
genericOver Failure
Success
hasCase failure
success
hasCasePayload failure(Failure)
success(Success)
hasMethod flatMap(_:)
flatMapError(_:)
fold(onSuccess:onFailure:)
get()
map(_:)
mapError(_:)
introducedInVersion Swift 5.0
language Swift NERFINISHED
namespace global Swift namespace
oftenUsedWith completion handlers in networking APIs
throwing functions converted to Result
patternMatchedWith switch statements
primaryPurpose represent success or failure of an operation
successCaseRepresents a successfully produced value
supports composing multiple fallible operations
transforming failure values
transforming success values
typicalUsagePattern handle success and failure via switch on Result value
return Result<Success, Failure> from functions instead of throwing
usedFor asynchronous completion handlers
error handling
error propagation
functional-style error handling

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