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Swift code that flatten nested integer array for job application at citrusByte (you can exec this code and play with value in Xcode Playground)
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import Foundation | |
// nestedArrays will be a sample case to test our function | |
var nestedArrays = [[1,2,[3,[4,5]]],6] as [Any] | |
func flattenArray(nestedArrays array: [Any]) -> [Int]{ | |
var newArray = [Int]() | |
array.forEach { item in | |
// recursively check is array item is an array, if so, pass it to flattenArray func | |
if let arrayItem = item as? [Any] { | |
// I love Swift for the power of the if-let statement | |
newArray = newArray + flattenArray(nestedArrays: arrayItem) | |
} else { | |
newArray.append(item as! Int) | |
} | |
} | |
return newArray | |
} | |
let flatArray = flattenArray(nestedArrays: nestedArrays) |
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