Why is one expression ambiguous and the other not?

Question

The following code works

let evens = [1,2,2,3,4,5,6,6,7].reduce(Set<Int>()) { (var set: Set<Int>, int: Int) -> Set<Int> in

        if (true) {

        set.insert(int)

        }

    }

...but the compiler thinks this is ambiguous?

let evens = [1,2,2,3,4,5,6,6,7].reduce(Set<Int>()) { (var set: Set<Int>, int: Int) -> Set<Int> in

        set.insert(int)

    }

Bug report?

Answer 1

The following code works

No, it doesn't:

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  1> let evens = [1,2,2,3,4,5,6,6,7].reduce(Set<Int>()) { (var set: Set<Int>, int: Int) -> Set<Int> in 
  2.  
  3.         if (true) { 
  4.  
  5.         set.insert(int) 
  6.  
  7.         } 
  8.  
  9. }   
evens: Set<Int> = {}
repl.swift:9:1: error: missing return in a closure expected to return 'Set<Int>'
}
^

In both cases, the problem is that you haven't returned anything, but you need to return something of type Set<Int>:

let evens = [1,2,2,3,4,5,6,6,7].reduce(Set<Int>()) { (var set: Set<Int>, int: Int) -> Set<Int> in
    if (true) {
        set.insert(int)
    }
    return set
}

 

let evens = [1,2,2,3,4,5,6,6,7].reduce(Set<Int>()) { (var set: Set<Int>, int: Int) -> Set<Int> in
    set.insert(int)
    return set
}