Question

How to split a string into an array by delimiter and remove empty elements in Swift

Answer 1

import Foundation

func splitString(_ s: String, delimiter: Character) -> [Substring] {
    s.split(separator: delimiter, omittingEmptySubsequences: true)
}

let s = ",Swift, is,,, a, general-purpose,, programming,,,,,,, language,"

let words = splitString(s, delimiter: ",")

print(words)

for w in words {
    print(w)
}


/*
run:

["Swift", " is", " a", " general-purpose", " programming", " language"]
Swift
 is
 a
 general-purpose
 programming
 language

 */

 

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