How to remove an element from an array in Swift

Question

How can I unset/remove an element from an array in Apple\'s new language Swift?

Here\'s some code:

let animals = [\"cats\", \"dogs\", \"chimps\", \"m         


        

Answer 1

I use this extension, almost same as Varun's, but this one (below) is all-purpose:

 extension Array where Element: Equatable  {
        mutating func delete(element: Iterator.Element) {
                self = self.filter{$0 != element }
        }
    }