# Newtype without automatic protocol forwarding

**URL:** <https://forums.swift.org/t/newtype-without-automatic-protocol-forwarding/16110>\
**Category:** Pitches\
**Created:** [September 12, 2018, 2:34pm UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/newtype-without-automatic-protocol-forwarding/16110 "2018-09-12T14:34:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lantua](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/swift/user_avatar/forums.swift.org/lantua/32/8868_2.png) [@Lantua](https://forums.swift.org/u/Lantua)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2020, 4:37am UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/newtype-without-automatic-protocol-forwarding/16110/31 "2020-04-26T04:37:16Z")

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`newtype` does seem to expose that it is `Int`-backed. I’m not sure if I want the end-user to start relying on that.

Anyhow, this thread is 2yr old. If we’re seriously considering this, we should spawn a new thread.

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