I am trying to dynamically create the parameters that are needed to pass into the measurement argument and then similarly for the conversion function, but my attempt to creat a string that looks like e.g. UnitSpeed.metersPerSecond and pass that as a variable into the Measurement or converted parameters is barking loudly. I could do this the long-handed way and create a bunch of if statements, but this seems like the most elegant route, if I can figure out how to pass the unit selections into the parameteres:

(also...how do I add an image here and I will show a screenshot of where I am)

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Well, I went back and forth with Bard a few times...OMG... and the key insight is to use from: wihtin the unit area of Measurement, like this:

Measurement(value: inValue, unit: unit(from: inputUnit))

This is where I ended up:

import SwiftUI

struct ContentView: View {
    @State private var inValue = 10.0
    @State private var inputUnit = "m/s"
    @State private var outputUnit = "mph"

    let inUnit = ["m/s", "km/h", "mph", "kn"]
    let outUnit = ["m/s", "km/h", "mph", "kn"]

    func unit(from unitString: String) -> UnitSpeed {
        switch unitString {
        case "m/s":  return .metersPerSecond
        case "mph":   return .milesPerHour
        case "kn":    return .knots
        case "km/h":  return .kilometersPerHour
        default:      return .metersPerSecond
        }
    }

    var body: some View {
        NavigationStack {
            Form {
                Section("Enter Speed:") {
                    TextField("Input Speed", value: $inValue, format: .number)
                }

                Section("Select Incoming Speed Unit:") {
                    Picker("", selection: $inputUnit) {
                        ForEach(inUnit, id: \.self) {
                            Text($0)
                        }
                    }
                }

                Section("Select Outgoing Speed Unit:") {
                    Picker("", selection: $outputUnit) {
                        ForEach(outUnit, id: \.self) {
                            Text($0)
                        }
                    }
                }

                Section("Converted Speed") {
                    let convertMe = Measurement(value: inValue, unit: unit(from: inputUnit))
                    let convertOut = unit(from: outputUnit)
                    let convertedSpeed = convertMe.converted(to: convertOut)
                    Text(convertedSpeed.formatted())
                }
            }
            .navigationTitle("Conversion")
        }
    }
}

#Preview {
    ContentView()
}

You might think to use this approach. Why do you need to convert back and forth strings when you can store measurements in array and use them.

struct ContentView: View {
    @State private var inValue = 10.0
    @State private var inputValue: Dimension = UnitSpeed.metersPerSecond
    @State private var outputValue: Dimension = UnitSpeed.milesPerHour

    let formatter: MeasurementFormatter

    var result: String {
        let inputMeasurement = Measurement(value: inValue, unit: inputValue)
        let outputMeasurement = inputMeasurement.converted(to: outputValue)
        return formatter.string(from: outputMeasurement)
    }

    var unitTypes: [Dimension] = [
        UnitSpeed.metersPerSecond,
        UnitSpeed.milesPerHour,
        UnitSpeed.kilometersPerHour,
        UnitSpeed.knots
    ]

    init() {
        formatter = MeasurementFormatter()
        formatter.unitOptions = .providedUnit
        formatter.unitStyle = .short
    }

    var body: some View {
        Form {

            Section("Enter amount here") {
                TextField("Amount", value: $inValue, format: .number)
                    .keyboardType(.decimalPad)
            }

            Section("From unit") {
                Picker("Unit from", selection: $inputValue) {
                    ForEach(unitTypes, id: \.self) {
                        Text(formatter.string(from: $0))
                            .tag($0)
                    }
                }
                .pickerStyle(.segmented)
            }

            Section("To unit") {
                Picker("To Unit", selection: $outputValue) {
                    ForEach(unitTypes, id: \.self) {
                        Text(formatter.string(from: $0))
                            .tag($0)
                    }
                }
                .pickerStyle(.segmented)

            }

            Section("Result") {
                Text(result)
            }
        }
    }
}

As for how to post images from dropbox see that post https://www.hackingwithswift.com/forums/100-days-of-swiftui/day-six-loops/25082/25091

@ygeras Yes, I wanted to do that. Thanks for showing me how to format the unit like that.

@obelix thanks...I'm learning. :)