# Automatically derive properties for enum cases

**URL:** <https://forums.swift.org/t/automatically-derive-properties-for-enum-cases/10843>\
**Category:** Pitches\
**Created:** [March 11, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/automatically-derive-properties-for-enum-cases/10843 "2018-03-11T16:29:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 11, 2018, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/automatically-derive-properties-for-enum-cases/10843/5 "2018-03-11T18:08:48Z")

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> [@xwu](#):
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> But that would seem to create ambiguity with binding to the case as a function type. Not sure how to square that circle.

It would seem to maybe require support for property overloads, which seems like a dicey proposal. The only other choice I see is revisiting the unimplemented decision and suggest its removal by way of any proposal made after this pitch. Would love to hear other solutions, though, that don't conflict!

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