# Force unwrapping after optional chaining

**URL:** <https://forums.swift.org/t/force-unwrapping-after-optional-chaining/17627>\
**Category:** Using Swift\
**Created:** [November 3, 2018, 2:39am UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/force-unwrapping-after-optional-chaining/17627 "2018-11-03T02:39:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![John\_McCall](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/swift/user_avatar/forums.swift.org/john_mccall/32/1351_2.png) [@John\_McCall](https://forums.swift.org/u/John_McCall)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2018, 5:33am UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/force-unwrapping-after-optional-chaining/17627/3 "2018-11-03T05:33:34Z")

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You might also find the responses in this thread interesting: [The scope of an unwrapped optional in an optional chain](https://forums.swift.org/t/the-scope-of-an-unwrapped-optional-in-an-optional-chain/17410)

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