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March 14, 2016 21:14
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CollectionType and MutableCollectionType extensions to be able to easily shuffle items
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/** | |
CollectionType and MutableCollectionType extensions to be able to easily shuffle | |
items | |
*/ | |
import Foundation | |
extension CollectionType { | |
/// Return a copy of "self" with its elements shuffled | |
func shuffle() -> [Generator.Element] { | |
var list = Array(self) | |
list.shuffleInPlace() | |
return list | |
} | |
} | |
extension MutableCollectionType where Index == Int { | |
/// Shuffle the elements of "self" in-place. | |
mutating func shuffleInPlace() { | |
// empty and single-element collections don't shuffle | |
if count < 2 { return } | |
for i in 0..<count - 1 { | |
let j = Int(arc4random_uniform(UInt32(count - i))) + i | |
guard i != j else { continue } | |
swap(&self[i], &self[j]) | |
} | |
} | |
} |
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