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@interface DropdownButton : UIControl {
    
}

@property (nonatomic, assign) CAGradientLayer *gradientLayer;
@property (nonatomic, assign) CAGradientLayer *dropdownLayer;
@property (nonatomic, assign) CAShapeLayer *triangleLayer;

@property (nonatomic, retain) UILabel *label;

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NSError *error = nil;
NSData *json = [NSData dataWithContentsOfFile:path];
id object = [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:json options:NSJSONReadingMutableContainers error:&error];

// object is a dictionary or an array you can now use

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# Here's what it looks like over multiple lines. Use the single line
# one below in the console or it won't work.
# ["AL","AK","AZ","AR","CA","CO","CT","DE","FL","GA","HI","ID","IL",
#   "IN","IA","KS","KY","LA","ME","MD","MA","MI","MN","MS","MO","MT",
#   "NE","NV","NH","NJ","NM","NY","NC","ND","OH","OK","OR","PA","RI",
#   "SC","SD","TN","TX","UT","VT","VA","WA","WV","WI","WY","AS","DC",
#   "FM","GU","MH","MP","PW","PR","VI",
#   "AE","AA","AE","AE","AE","AP"].each { |st| group = Group.new( :name => st); group.save  }

["AL","AK","AZ","AR","CA","CO","CT","DE","FL","GA","HI","ID","IL","IN","IA","KS","KY","LA","ME","MD","MA","MI","MN","MS","MO","MT","NE","NV","NH","NJ","NM","NY","NC","ND","OH","OK","OR","PA","RI","SC","SD","TN","TX","UT","VT","VA","WA","WV","WI","WY","AS","DC","FM","GU","MH","MP","PW","PR","VI","AE","AA","AE","AE","AE","AP"].each { |st| group = Group.new( :name => st); group.save  }

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+ (void)writeAnimatedGIFToPath:(NSURL*)path withImages:(NSArray*)images duration:(CGFloat)duration completionBlock:(dispatch_block_t)completionBlock;
{
  dispatch_async(dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, 0), ^{
    NSDictionary *fileProperties = @{
                                     (__bridge id)kCGImagePropertyGIFDictionary: @{
                                         (__bridge id)kCGImagePropertyGIFLoopCount: @0, // 0 means loop forever
                                         }
                                     };
    
    NSDictionary *frameProperties = @{

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extension NSManagedObject {
    func safeSetValuesForKeys(dictionary:[NSObject:AnyObject]) {
        let attributes: [NSObject:AnyObject] = self.entity.attributesByName
        
        var finalValue : AnyObject? = nil
        
        for (attribute, value) in attributes {
            if let val : NSNull = value as? NSNull {
                continue;
            }

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func checkShouldDownloadFileAtLocation(urlString:String, completion:((shouldDownload:Bool) -> ())?) {
    var request = NSMutableURLRequest(URL: NSURL(string: urlString)!)
    request.HTTPMethod = "HEAD"
    var session = NSURLSession.sharedSession()
    
    var err: NSError?
    
    var task = session.dataTaskWithRequest(request, completionHandler: { [weak self] data, response, error -> Void in
        if let strongSelf = self {
            var isModified = false

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extension String
{
    var length: Int {
        get {
            return self.characters.count
        }
    }
    
    func contains(s: String) -> Bool {
        return self.rangeOfString(s) != nil ? true : false

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// ImagePicker encapsulates UIImagePickerViewController functioality providing a convenient
// closure interface for responding to user interactions
import UIKit
import MobileCoreServices

class ImagePicker : NSObject, UINavigationControllerDelegate, UIImagePickerControllerDelegate {
    var didFinishPickingMediaWithInfo:((info:[String:AnyObject]) -> ())?
    var didCancelPickingMedia:(() -> ())?
    
    let imagePicker = UIImagePickerController()

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extension RangeReplaceableCollectionType where Generator.Element : Equatable {
    mutating func appendDistinct(object : Generator.Element) {
        if !self.contains(object) {
            self.append(object)
        }
    }
}

// A derivative solution using filter instead of contains
extension RangeReplaceableCollectionType where Generator.Element : Equatable {

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extension Sequence where Iterator.Element == String {
    var sortedByNumberAndString : [String] {
        return self.sorted { (s1, s2) -> Bool in
            return s1.compare(s2, options: .numeric) == .orderedAscending
        }
    }
}

let sorted = ["8 Bob", "7 Joe", "11 Jimmy", "9 Larry", "1 Kyle"].sortedByNumberAndString