Nested for-in loops syntax

Hello, community.

As I understood from documentation the only way to iterate multidimensional
array or a dictionary (with for loop) is this:

let multidimensionalDictionary = ["a":["b": "c"], "b":["c": "d"], "c":
["d": "e"]]
for (key, value) in multidimensionalDictionary {
    for (nestedKey, nestedValue) in value {
        print("\(key) -> \(nestedKey) -> \(nestedValue)")
    }
}

What do you think about this syntax?
for (key, nestedKey, nestedValue) in multidimensionalDictionary {
    print("\(key) -> \(nestedKey) -> \(nestedValue)")
}

···

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Best regards,
Maxim

I think this use-case is too narrow for dedicated syntax in the standard
library.

However, it should be simple enough for you to write your own function,
let’s call it `unpack`, which produces a sequence that does what you want.

While you’re at it you could also try writing a `cross` function that takes
two collections and produces all tuples of their elements, perhaps using
something like .lazy.map.zip internally, if you need that functionality.

One great aspect of Swift is that it makes implementing things like this
yourself readily achievable. Plus, once we get constrained extensions
(extension Collection where Element: Collection) you should be able to do
it that way too.

Alternatively, you might consider whether your data structure itself is
ideal or if you’d be better off flattening everything into, say, a single
dictionary that takes a compound key.

Nevin

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On Sun, Jul 17, 2016 at 6:05 AM, Maxim Bogdanov via swift-evolution < swift-evolution@swift.org> wrote:

Hello, community.

As I understood from documentation the only way to iterate
multidimensional array or a dictionary (with for loop) is this:

let multidimensionalDictionary = ["a":["b": "c"], "b":["c": "d"], "c":
["d": "e"]]
for (key, value) in multidimensionalDictionary {
    for (nestedKey, nestedValue) in value {
        print("\(key) -> \(nestedKey) -> \(nestedValue)")
    }
}

What do you think about this syntax?
for (key, nestedKey, nestedValue) in multidimensionalDictionary {
    print("\(key) -> \(nestedKey) -> \(nestedValue)")
}

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know about it.

Best regards,
Maxim

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re: cross (nod to Dave Abrahams for the clean implementation)

/// 'Cartesian product' of two sequences
public func cartesianProduct<Left: Sequence, Right: Sequence>(lhs:Left,
rhs:Right) -> [(Left.Iterator.Element, Right.Iterator.Element)] {
    return lhs.flatMap { x in rhs.map { (x, $0) } }

}

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On Sun, Jul 17, 2016 at 11:54 AM, Nevin Brackett-Rozinsky via swift-evolution <swift-evolution@swift.org> wrote:

I think this use-case is too narrow for dedicated syntax in the standard
library.

However, it should be simple enough for you to write your own function,
let’s call it `unpack`, which produces a sequence that does what you want.

While you’re at it you could also try writing a `cross` function that
takes two collections and produces all tuples of their elements, perhaps
using something like .lazy.map.zip internally, if you need that
functionality.

One great aspect of Swift is that it makes implementing things like this
yourself readily achievable. Plus, once we get constrained extensions
(extension Collection where Element: Collection) you should be able to do
it that way too.

Alternatively, you might consider whether your data structure itself is
ideal or if you’d be better off flattening everything into, say, a single
dictionary that takes a compound key.

Nevin

On Sun, Jul 17, 2016 at 6:05 AM, Maxim Bogdanov via swift-evolution < > swift-evolution@swift.org> wrote:

Hello, community.

As I understood from documentation the only way to iterate
multidimensional array or a dictionary (with for loop) is this:

let multidimensionalDictionary = ["a":["b": "c"], "b":["c": "d"], "c":
["d": "e"]]
for (key, value) in multidimensionalDictionary {
    for (nestedKey, nestedValue) in value {
        print("\(key) -> \(nestedKey) -> \(nestedValue)")
    }
}

What do you think about this syntax?
for (key, nestedKey, nestedValue) in multidimensionalDictionary {
    print("\(key) -> \(nestedKey) -> \(nestedValue)")
}

--
I'm new to mailing list feature. If I do something wrong please let me
know about it.

Best regards,
Maxim

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