How do I stop a block enumeration?
myArray.enumerateObjectsUsingBlock( { object, index, stop in
//how do I stop the enumeration in here??
})
I know in obj-c you do this:
[myArray enumerateObjectsUsingBlock:^(id *myObject, NSUInteger idx, BOOL *stop) {
*stop = YES;
}];
In Swift 1:
stop.withUnsafePointer { p in p.memory = true }
In Swift 2:
stop.memory = true
In Swift 3 - 4:
stop.pointee = true
This has unfortunately changed every major version of Swift. Here's a breakdown:
Swift 1
stop.withUnsafePointer { p in p.memory = true }
Swift 2
stop.memory = true
Swift 3
stop.pointee = true
since XCode6 Beta4, the following way can be used instead:
let array: NSArray = // the array with some elements...
array.enumerateObjectsUsingBlock( { (object: AnyObject!, idx: Int, stop: UnsafePointer<ObjCBool>) -> Void in
// do something with the current element...
var shouldStop: ObjCBool = // true or false ...
stop.initialize(shouldStop)
})
The accepted answer is correct but will work for NSArrays only. Not for the Swift datatype Array
. If you like you can recreate it with an extension.
extension Array{
func enumerateObjectsUsingBlock(enumerator:(obj:Any, idx:Int, inout stop:Bool)->Void){
for (i,v) in enumerate(self){
var stop:Bool = false
enumerator(obj: v, idx: i, stop: &stop)
if stop{
break
}
}
}
}
call it like
[1,2,3,4,5].enumerateObjectsUsingBlock({
obj, idx, stop in
let x = (obj as Int) * (obj as Int)
println("\(x)")
if obj as Int == 3{
stop = true
}
})
or for function with a block as the last parameter you can do
[1,2,3,4,5].enumerateObjectsUsingBlock(){
obj, idx, stop in
let x = (obj as Int) * (obj as Int)
println("\(x)")
if obj as Int == 3{
stop = true
}
}
Just stop = true
Since stop is declared as inout, swift will take care of mapping the indirection for you.