var testarray = NSArray()
testarray = [1,2,2,3,4,5,3]
print(testarray)
testarray.removeObject(2)
I want to remove single object from multiple matching object like
myArray = [1,2,2,3,4,3]
When I remove
myArray.removeObject(2)
then both objects are deleted. I want remove only single object.
I tried to use many extension but no one is working properly. I have already used this link.
Swift 2
Solution when using a simple Swift array:
var myArray = [1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 3]
if let index = myArray.indexOf(2) {
myArray.removeAtIndex(index)
}
It works because .indexOf only returns the first occurence of the found object, as an Optional (it will be nil if object not found).
It works a bit differently if you're using NSMutableArray:
let nsarr = NSMutableArray(array: [1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 3])
let index = nsarr.indexOfObject(2)
if index < Int.max {
nsarr.removeObjectAtIndex(index)
}
Here .indexOfObject will return Int.max when failing to find an object at this index, so we check for this specific error before removing the object.
Swift 3
The syntax has changed but the idea is the same.
Array:
var myArray = [1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 3]
if let index = myArray.index(of: 2) {
myArray.remove(at: index)
}
myArray // [1, 2, 3, 4, 3]
NSMutableArray:
let myArray = NSMutableArray(array: [1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 3])
let index = myArray.index(of: 2)
if index < Int.max {
myArray.removeObject(at: index)
}
myArray // [1, 2, 3, 4, 3]
In Swift 3 we call index(of:) on both Array and NSMutableArray, but they still behave differently for different collection types, like indexOf and indexOfObject did in Swift 2.
Swift 5: getting index of the first occurrence
if let i = yourArray.firstIndex(of: yourObject) {
yourArray.remove(at: i)
}
If you want to remove all duplicate objects then you can use below code.
var testarray = NSArray()
testarray = [1,2,2,3,4,5,3]
let set = NSSet(array: testarray as [AnyObject])
print(set.allObjects)
