How to create an empty array in Swift?

Question

I\'m really confused with the ways we create an array in Swift. Could you please tell me how many ways to create an empty array with some detail?

Answer 1

Here are some common tasks in Swift 4 you can use as a reference until you get used to things.

    let emptyArray = [String]()
    let emptyDouble: [Double] = []

    let preLoadArray = Array(repeating: 0, count: 10) // initializes array with 10 default values of the number 0

    let arrayMix = [1, "two", 3] as [Any]
    var arrayNum = [1, 2, 3]
    var array = ["1", "two", "3"]
    array[1] = "2"
    array.append("4")
    array += ["5", "6"]
    array.insert("0", at: 0)
    array[0] = "Zero"
    array.insert(contentsOf: ["-3", "-2", "-1"], at: 0)
    array.remove(at: 0)
    array.removeLast()
    array = ["Replaces all indexes with this"]
    array.removeAll()

    for item in arrayMix {
        print(item)
    }

    for (index, element) in array.enumerated() {
        print(index)
        print(element)
    }

    for (index, _) in arrayNum.enumerated().reversed() {
        arrayNum.remove(at: index)
    }

    let words = "these words will be objects in an array".components(separatedBy: " ")
    print(words[1])

    var names = ["Jemima", "Peter", "David", "Kelly", "Isabella", "Adam"]
    names.sort() // sorts names in alphabetical order

    let nums = [1, 1234, 12, 123, 0, 999]
    print(nums.sorted()) // sorts numbers from lowest to highest