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April 14, 2016 15:57
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Find keys mapped to a value in Swift dictionary
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extension Dictionary where Value: Equatable { | |
/// Returns all keys mapped to the specified value. | |
/// ``` | |
/// let dict = ["A": 1, "B": 2, "C": 3] | |
/// let keys = dict.keysForValue(2) | |
/// assert(keys == ["B"]) | |
/// assert(dict["B"] == 2) | |
/// ``` | |
func keysForValue(value: Value) -> [Key] { | |
return flatMap { (key: Key, val: Value) -> Key? in | |
value == val ? key : nil | |
} | |
} | |
} |
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This is similar to the
allKeysForObject(_:)
method ofNSDictionary
, but it is generic so it can return an array of properly types keys, instead of an array ofAnyObject
.