I'm using the following code:
var continousDigitsRange:Range<Int> = Range<Int>(start: 0, end: 0)
Since update to Xcode 7.3 (Swift 2.2) I got the following hint:
'init(start:end:)' is deprecated: it will be removed in Swift 3. Use
the '..<' operator.
For me is not clear how to "translate" it correctly with "using the '..<' operator.
You should simply write
var continousDigitsRange1:Range<Int> = 0..<0
or if you want to go even simpler
var continousDigitsRange = 0..<0
Also worth noting, to substringWithRange
a String, you can now use
let theString = "Hello, how are you"
let range = theString.startIndex.advancedBy(start) ..< theString.startIndex.advancedBy(end)
theString.substringWithRange(range)
The closed range operator (a...b)
defines a range that runs from a
to b, and includes the values a and b. The value of a must not be
greater than b.
The half-open range operator (a..<b)
defines a range that runs from a
to b, but does not include b. It is said to be half-open because it
contains its first value, but not its final value. As with the closed
range operator, the value of a must not be greater than b. If the
value of a is equal to b, then the resulting range will be empty.
The Swift Programming Language (Swift 2.2) - Basic Operators
var continousDigitsRange:Range<Int> = Range<Int>(start: 0, end: 0)
--to--
var continousDigitsRange:Range<Int> = 0..<0
to show bmichotte's answer in full...
let theString = "Hello, how are you today my friend"
let start = 3
let end = 15
let range = theString.startIndex.advancedBy(start) ..< theString.startIndex.advancedBy(end)
let p = theString.substringWithRange(range)
print("this is the middle bit>\(p)<")
this produces this is the middle bit>lo, how are <
Adding some points with reference to swift 3.0
//Countable Range Example.
let range1 = 0..<5
Countable Closed Range Example
let range2 = 0...5
//Range from bounds
let range = Range(uncheckedBounds: (range1.lowerBound,range1.upperBound))
//To get the distance from substringRange.
let str = "Hello, how are you"
let substringRange = str.characters.indices
// Below Swift 3.0
let length = substringRange.distance(from: substringRange.startIndex, to: substringRange.endIndex)
//For Swift 3.0
let length2 = str.distance(from: substringRange.startIndex, to: substringRange.endIndex)
I have always had a function to get the substring range of a string. Here is my updated function for Swift 3:
func getSubStringRange(fullString: String, fromIndex: Int, subStringSize: Int) -> Range<String.Index> {
let startIndex = fullString.characters.index(fullString.startIndex, offsetBy: fromIndex)
let endIndex = fullString.characters.index(startIndex, offsetBy: subStringSize)
let subStringRange = startIndex..<endIndex
return subStringRange
}
The function is pretty self explanatory - You pass in a string(fullString), the index of that string where the substring starts(fromIndex) and how big the subString is(subStringSize).
Example:
let greeting = "Hi, my name is Nathaniel"
let getName = greeting[getSubStringRange(fullString: greeting, fromIndex: 15, subStringSize: 9)]
print("Name: \(getName)")
-> Prints: "Name: Nathaniel"