Swift array of dictionaries

gistfile1.swift

import UIKit

/*
declare arrayOfDict with full type declaration else
bad things happen :/

ex:
do this
var arrayOfDict:Array<Dictionary <String, Any>> = ...

not this
var arrayOfDict = ...
*/

var arrayOfDict:Array<Dictionary <String, Any>> =
    [["name": "Fred", "age": 35, "occupation": "teacher"],
    ["name": "Frank", "age": 42, "occupation": "doctor"],
    ["name": "Fanny", "age": 29, "occupation": "lawyer"],
    ["name": "Florence", "age": 57, "occupation": "chef"],
    ["name": "Fifi", "age": 20, "occupation": "waitress"],
    ["name": "Flan", "age": 50, "occupation": "accountant"],
    ["name": "Felix", "age": 33, "occupation": "engineer"],
    ["name": "Farah", "age": 41, "occupation": "pilot"]]

for element in arrayOfDict
{
    var nameStr = element["name"] as String
    let ageStr = String(element["age"] as Int)
    let jobStr = element["occupation"] as String
    nameStr += " is a "
    nameStr += ageStr
    nameStr += " year old "
    nameStr += jobStr
    println(nameStr)
}