Compile error in swift when accessing enum inside a Constant class -

i have code won't compile. idea want keep global constant class.

viewcontroller.swift:

var user = [string: string]()     user[cuser.attribute.type] = usertypeswitch.on ? cuser.type.rider.rawvalue : cuser.type.rider.rawvalue 

cuser.swift

class cuser {   enum type: string {     case rider     case driver   }   class attribute {     static let type = "type"   } } 

error message this: "type 'cuser.type' has no member 'rider'"

but when enclose enum type type in dummy class compiles fine. such that:

user[cuser.attribute.type] = usertypeswitch.on ? cuser.dummy.type.rider.rawvalue : cuser.dummy.type.rider.rawvalue 

you cannot use type name inside class because it's metatype type.

a metatype type refers type of type, including class types, structure types, enumeration types, , protocol types.

the metatype of class, structure, or enumeration type name of type followed .type. metatype of protocol type—not concrete type conforms protocol @ runtime—is name of protocol followed .protocol. example, metatype of class type someclass someclass.type , metatype of protocol someprotocol someprotocol.protocol.

just rename it.