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October 1, 2013 14:50
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Useful method for grouping items in an array
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@implementation NSArray (FunctionalKit) | |
- (NSDictionary *)collectWithBlock:(id (^)(id value)) valueIdentifier { | |
NSMutableDictionary *dict = [NSMutableDictionary new]; | |
for (id object in self) { | |
id ident = valueIdentifier(object); | |
NSMutableArray *array = [dict objectForKey:ident]; | |
if (!array) { | |
array = [NSMutableArray new]; | |
[dict setValue:array forKey:ident]; | |
} | |
[array addObject:object]; | |
} | |
return [NSDictionary dictionaryWithDictionary:dict]; | |
} | |
@end |
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