Search Array of Dictionaries for Value in Swift

Question

I\'m new to Swift and taking a class to learn iOS programming. I find myself stumped on how to search in an array of dictionaries for a string value and dump the string valu

Answer 1

  Use the following code to search from NSArray of dictionaries whose keys are ID and Name.

      var txtVal:NSString
      let path = NSBundle.mainBundle().pathForResource(plistName, ofType: "plist")
      var list = NSArray(contentsOfFile: path!) as [[String:String]]

      var namePredicate = NSPredicate(format: "ID like %@",  String(forId));
      let filteredArray = list.filter { namePredicate!.evaluateWithObject($0) };
      if filteredArray.count != 0
      {
          let value = filteredArray[0] as NSDictionary
          txtVal = value.objectForKey("Name") as String
      }