Swift: For Loop to iterate through enumerated array by index greater than 1

Question

Is there a way to use a for-in loop through an array of strings by an index greater than 1 using .enumerated() and stride, in order to keep the index and the value?

For example, if I had the array

var testArray2: [String] = ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e"]

and I wanted to loop through by using testArray2.enumerated() and also using stride by 2 to output:

0, a
2, c
4, e

So ideally something like this; however, this code will not work:

for (index, str) in stride(from: 0, to: testArray2.count, by: 2){
    print("position \(index) : \(str)")
}

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 25 '17 at 05:40

6

You have two ways to get your desired output.

Using only stride

var testArray2: [String] = ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e"]

for index in stride(from: 0, to: testArray2.count, by: 2) {
    print("position \(index) : \(testArray2[index])")
}

Using enumerated() with for in and where.

for (index,item) in testArray2.enumerated() where index % 2 == 0 {
    print("position \(index) : \(item)")
}

answered Apr 25 '17 at 05:40

Nirav D

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Thank you, I am just learning Swift and this is all very new syntax for me. – Biggytiny Apr 25 '17 at 05:41
@Biggytiny Welcome mate :) Once you understand the syntax it is looks easy for you too. – Nirav D Apr 25 '17 at 05:42

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 25 '17 at 05:40

To iterate with a stride, you could use a where clause:

for (index, element) in testArray2.enumerated() where index % 2 == 0 {
    // do stuff
}

Another possible way would be to map from indices to a collection of tuples of indices and values:

for (index, element) in stride(from: 0, to: testArray2.count, by: 2).map({($0, testArray2[$0])}) {
    // do stuff
}

Swift: For Loop to iterate through enumerated array by index greater than 1

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