Swift 3
@IBInspectable var shape:StatusShape = .Rectangle merely creates a blank entry in Interface Builder:

Use an adapter, which will acts as a bridge between Swift and Interface Builder.
shapeAdapter is inspectable from IB:
// IB: use the adapter
@IBInspectable var shapeAdapter:Int {
get {
return self.shape.rawValue
}
set( shapeIndex) {
self.shape = StatusShape(rawValue: shapeIndex) ?? .Rectangle
}
}

Unlike the conditional compilation approach (using #if TARGET_INTERFACE_BUILDER), the type of the shape variable does not change with the target, potentially requiring further source code changes to cope with the shape:NSInteger vs. shape:StatusShape variations:
// Programmatically: use the enum
var shape:StatusShape = .Rectangle
Complete code
@IBDesignable
class ViewController: UIViewController {
enum StatusShape:Int {
case Rectangle
case Triangle
case Circle
}
// Programmatically: use the enum
var shape:StatusShape = .Rectangle
// IB: use the adapter
@IBInspectable var shapeAdapter:Int {
get {
return self.shape.rawValue
}
set( shapeIndex) {
self.shape = StatusShape(rawValue: shapeIndex) ?? .Rectangle
}
}
}
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