A function that splits by whitespace would be this: "h j c k".componentsSeparatedByCharactersInSet(NSCharacterSet.whiteCharacterSet())
'componentsSeparatedByWhitespace' might be a nice addition as a shortcut for that though? On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 3:38 PM, James Campbell <[email protected]> wrote: > Pehaps we could have a function that splits by whitespace. > > "h j c k".split() > > *___________________________________* > > *James⎥Alex's Minder* > > *[email protected] <[email protected]>⎥supmenow.com > <http://supmenow.com>* > > *Sup* > > *Runway East * > > *10 Finsbury Square* > > *London* > > * EC2A 1AF * > > On 8 April 2016 at 15:05, Ross O'Brien via swift-evolution < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Well, you can do this already: >> let words = "rats live on no evil star".componentsSeparatedByString(" ") >> so I don't know how much a shortcut is needed. >> >> And given '%w' would currently be impossible in Swift as an operator >> containing a letter, is there a Swiftier function name or operator for this? >> >> On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 2:20 PM, Arsen Gasparyan via swift-evolution < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hey guys, >>> >>> Very often we need to create an array strings. It's a routine task and I >>> really like shortcut in Ruby that shortcut makes everyday coding a little >>> bit easier and fun: >>> >>> words = %w[rats live on no evil star] >>> >>> What do you think about adding something like this in Swift? >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Arsen >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> swift-evolution mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-evolution >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> swift-evolution mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-evolution >> >> >
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