Change a dictionary's key in Swift

Question

How can I change a dictionary\'s key for a particular value? I can\'t just change dict[i] to dict[i+1] because that changes the value for

Answer 1

Swift 3

func switchKey(_ myDict: inout [T:U], fromKey: T, toKey: T) {
    if let entry = myDict.removeValue(forKey: fromKey) {
        myDict[toKey] = entry
    }
}  

var dict = [Int:String]()

dict[1] = "World"
dict[2] = "Hello"

switchKey(&dict, fromKey: 1, toKey: 3)
print(dict) /* 2: "Hello"
               3: "World" */

Swift 2

func switchKey(inout myDict: [T:U], fromKey: T, toKey: T) {
    if let entry = myDict.removeValueForKey(fromKey) {
        myDict[toKey] = entry
    }
}    

var dict = [Int:String]()

dict[1] = "World"
dict[2] = "Hello"

switchKey(&dict, fromKey: 1, toKey: 3)
print(dict) /* 2: "Hello"
               3: "World" */