Using the split function in Swift 2

Question

Let\'s say I want to split a string by an empty space. This code snippet works fine in Swift 1.x. It does not work in Swift 2 in Xcode 7 Beta 1.

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Answer 1

split is a method in an extension of CollectionType which, as of Swift 2, String no longer conforms to. Fortunately there are other ways to split a String:

1. Use componentsSeparatedByString:

   "ab cd".componentsSeparatedByString(" ") // ["ab", "cd"]
   

   As pointed out by @dawg, this requires you import Foundation.

2. Instead of calling split on a String, you could use the characters of the String. The characters property returns a String.CharacterView, which conforms to CollectionType:

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