Pitch: Multi-statement if/switch/do expressions

[DanL]

I would like to add enter to the list of possible keywords.

x = if a > b { enter 5; doChore() } else { 0 }

(return and enter are synonymous on a computer keyboard)

P.S. I came up with the word use, as you can see here:

Ways to unwrap-mutate-wrap optionals

Using if let someOptional { } is convenient, but it also means that the local unwrapped variable (or constant) makes the original optional, having the same name, inaccessible (a.k.a. variable shadowing). Here are some possible solutions to unwrap-mutate-wrap optionals with if let/var without needing to come up with a new name for the unwrapped local variable. Since the $ sign can be used in variable names, the following approach is currently possible. You still have to write the variabl…

I am not, however, the one who originally suggested that return
should be replaced with another keyword.