How to split array objects into two(or 2d array) by seperation character

Question

I want to split an array like shown below.

let arrayToSplit = [\"Europe|#|France|#|Paris\", \"Europe|#|Italy|#|Rome\", \"America|#|USA|#|Washington\", \"America|         


        

Answer 1

    let arrayToSplit = ["Europe|#|France|#|Paris", "Europe|#|Italy|#|Rome", "America|#|USA|#|Washington", "America|#|Canada|#|Ottawa"]


    print(arrayToSplit)


    let firstArray : NSMutableArray = []
    let secondArray : NSMutableArray = []
    let thirdArray : NSMutableArray = []

    for var i = 0; i < arrayToSplit.count; i++
    {
        let str : String = arrayToSplit[i] as String

         let ary = str.characters.split{$0 == "|"}.map(String.init)

        firstArray.addObject(ary[0])
        secondArray.addObject(ary[2])
        thirdArray.addObject(ary[4])
    }

    print(firstArray)
    print(secondArray)
    print(thirdArray)