Is it possible to use Swift's Enum in Obj-C?

Solution 1:

As of Swift version 1.2 (Xcode 6.3) you can. Simply prefix the enum declaration with @objc

@objc enum Bear: Int {
    case Black, Grizzly, Polar
}

Shamelessly taken from the Swift Blog

Note: This would not work for String enums or enums with associated values. Your enum will need to be Int-bound

In Objective-C this would look like

Bear type = BearBlack;
switch (type) {
    case BearBlack:
    case BearGrizzly:
    case BearPolar:
       [self runLikeHell];
}

Solution 2:

To expand on the selected answer...

It is possible to share Swift style enums between Swift and Objective-C using NS_ENUM().

They just need to be defined in an Objective-C context using NS_ENUM() and they are made available using Swift dot notation.

From the Using Swift with Cocoa and Objective-C

Swift imports as a Swift enumeration any C-style enumeration marked with the NS_ENUM macro. This means that the prefixes to enumeration value names are truncated when they are imported into Swift, whether they’re defined in system frameworks or in custom code.

Objective-C

typedef NS_ENUM(NSInteger, UITableViewCellStyle) {
   UITableViewCellStyleDefault,
   UITableViewCellStyleValue1,
   UITableViewCellStyleValue2,
   UITableViewCellStyleSubtitle
};

Swift

let cellStyle: UITableViewCellStyle = .Default