Arrays

An array is an ordered collection of elements of the same type, and they are used for pretty much anything that requires storing things in a certain order, such as the contents of lists in apps. It works like similar types in other languages.

Working with Arrays

Follow these steps to work with arrays:

  1. We can create an array like this:
    let a = [0,1,2,3,4] // array literal
  2. We can join two arrays like this:
    var b = a + [5,6]   // join two arrays
  3. We can have a repeated value like this:
    let c = Array(repeating: 4.1, count: 3) // repeat one value
  4. To create an array from any sequence, we can do this:
    // create from any Sequence (a String is a Sequence of Character)
    var d = Array("The ☀ and 🌙 ")
  5. To append a value to an array, use this:
    b.append(10) // append ...

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