Swift中共有74个内建函数,但是在Swift官方文档(“The Swift Programming Language”)中只记录了7中。剩下的67个都没有记录。 
  
本文将列举Swift所有的内建函数。本文中提到的所谓的内建函数是指那些在Swift中不需要导入任何模块(如Foundation等)或者引用任何类就可以使用的函数。 
  
abs(signedNumber): 返回给定的有符号数字的绝对值。很简单,但是没有在文档中记录。 
abs(-1) == 1  
abs(-42) == 42  
abs(42) == 42  
  
contains(sequence, element): 如果给定的序列(如数组)包含特定的元素,则返回true。 
var languages = ["Swift", "Objective-C"]  
contains(languages, "Swift") == true  
contains(languages, "Java") == false  
contains([29, 85, 42, 96, 75], 42) == true  
  
dropFirst(sequence): 返回一个去掉第一个元素的新序列(如数组)。 
var languages = ["Swift", "Objective-C"]  
var oldLanguages = dropFirst(languages)  
equal(oldLanguages, ["Objective-C"]) == true  
  
dropLast(sequence): 返回一个的新序列(如数组),该序列去掉作为参数传递给函数的最后一个元素。 
var languages = ["Swift", "Objective-C"]  
var newLanguages = dropLast(languages)  
equal(newLanguages, ["Swift"]) == true  
  
dump(object): 一个对象的内容转储到标准输出。 
var languages = ["Swift", "Objective-C"]  
dump(languages)  
// Prints:  
// ? 2 elements  
// - [0]: Swift  
// - [1]: Objective-C  
  
equal(sequence1, sequence2): 如果序列1和序列2包含相同的元素,则返回true。 
var languages = ["Swift", "Objective-C"]  
equal(languages, ["Swift", "Objective-C"]) == true  
var oldLanguages = dropFirst(languages)  
equal(oldLanguages, ["Objective-C"]) == true  
  
filter(sequence, includeElementClosure): 返回序列的一个元素,这个元素满足includeElementClosure所指定的条件。 
for i in filter(1...100, { $0 % 10 == 0 })  
{  
    // 10, 20, 30, ...  
    println(i)  
    assert(contains([10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100], i))  
}  
  
find(sequence, element): 再给定的序列中返回一个指定的索引,如果在序列中没有找到这个元素就返回nil。 
var languages = ["Swift", "Objective-C"]  
find(languages, "Objective-C") == 1  
find(languages, "Java") == nil  
find([29, 85, 42, 96, 75], 42) == 2  
  
indices(sequence): 在指定的序列中返回元素的索引(零索引)。 
equal(indices([29, 85, 42]), [0, 1, 2])  
for i in indices([29, 85, 42]) {  
    // 0, 1, 2  
    println(i)  
}  
  
join(separator, sequence): 返回一个由给定的分隔符分离出来的序列的元素。 
join(":", ["A", "B", "C"]) == "A:B:C"  
var languages = ["Swift", "Objective-C"]  
join("/", languages) == "Swift/Objective-C"  
  
map(sequence, transformClosure): 如果transformClosure适用于所给序列中所有的元素,则返回一个新序列。 
equal(map(1...3, { $0 * 5 }), [5, 10, 15])  
for i in map(1...10, { $0 * 10 }) {  
    // 10, 20, 30, ...  
    println(i)  
    assert(contains([10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100], i))  
}  
  
max(comparable1, comparable2, etc.): 返回函数所给参数中的最大值。 
max(0, 1) == 1  
max(8, 2, 3) == 8  
  
maxElement(sequence): 返回所给序列的同类元素中的最大元素。 
maxElement(1...10) == 10  
var languages = ["Swift", "Objective-C"]  
maxElement(languages) == "Swift"  
  
minElements(sequence): 返回所给序列的同类元素中的最小元素。 
minElement(1...10) == 1  
var languages = ["Swift", "Objective-C"]  
minElement(languages) == "Objective-C"  
  
reduce(sequence, initial, combineClosure): 从第一个初始值开始对其进行combineClosure操作,递归式地将序列中的元素合并为一个元素。 
var languages = ["Swift", "Objective-C"]  
reduce(languages, "", { $0 + $1 }) == "SwiftObjective-C"  
reduce([10, 20, 5], 1, { $0 * $1 }) == 1000  
  
reverse(sequence): 返回所给序列的倒序。 
equal(reverse([1, 2, 3]), [3, 2, 1])  
for i in reverse([1, 2, 3]) {  
    // 3, 2, 1  
    println(i)  
}  
  
startsWith(sequence1, sequence2):如果序列1和序列2的起始元素相等,则返回true。 
startsWith("foobar", "foo") == true  
startsWith(10..100, 10..15) == true  
var languages = ["Swift", "Objective-C"]  
startsWith(languages, ["Swift"]) == true  
  
如下列表为Swift中的74个内建函数。上文所描述的函数是我认为在日常开发中比较有用处的。当然我可能遗漏了一些常用函数。欢迎大家在评论中讨论,并且请用一个简短的代码段来展示如何使用该函数。 
abs(...)  
advance(...)  
alignof(...)  
alignofValue(...)  
assert(...)  
bridgeFromObjectiveC(...)  
bridgeFromObjectiveCUnconditional(...)  
bridgeToObjectiveC(...)  
bridgeToObjectiveCUnconditional(...)  
c_malloc_size(...)  
c_memcpy(...)  
c_putchar(...)  
contains(...)  
count(...)  
countElements(...)  
countLeadingZeros(...)  
debugPrint(...)  
debugPrintln(...)  
distance(...)  
dropFirst(...)  
dropLast(...)  
dump(...)  
encodeBitsAsWords(...)  
enumerate(...)  
equal(...)  
filter(...)  
find(...)  
getBridgedObjectiveCType(...)  
getVaList(...)  
indices(...)  
insertionSort(...)  
isBridgedToObjectiveC(...)  
isBridgedVerbatimToObjectiveC(...)  
isUniquelyReferenced(...)  
join(...)  
lexicographicalCompare(...)  
map(...)  
max(...)  
maxElement(...)  
min(...)  
minElement(...)  
numericCast(...)  
partition(...)  
posix_read(...)  
posix_write(...)  
print(...)  
println(...)  
quickSort(...)  
reduce(...)  
reflect(...)  
reinterpretCast(...)  
reverse(...)  
roundUpToAlignment(...)  
sizeof(...)  
sizeofValue(...)  
sort(...)  
split(...)  
startsWith(...)  
strideof(...)  
strideofValue(...)  
swap(...)  
swift_MagicMirrorData_summaryImpl(...)  
swift_bufferAllocate(...)  
swift_keepAlive(...)  
toString(...)  
transcode(...)  
underestimateCount(...)  
unsafeReflect(...)  
withExtendedLifetime(...)  
withObjectAtPlusZero(...)  
withUnsafePointer(...)  
withUnsafePointerToObject(...)  
withUnsafePointers(...)  
withVaList(...)  |   
        
 
    
    
    
     
 
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