Mutable Array in Swift

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How can I use a Mutable Strongly Type array in Swift? I am adding ShoppingList object to an Array like this:

 func getAllShoppingLists() -> Array<ShoppingList> {

        let shoppingLists = Array<ShoppingList>()

        db.open()

        let results = try! db.executeQuery("SELECT * from ShoppingLists", values: nil)

        defer {

            db.close()
        }

        while(results.next()) {

            let shoppingList = ShoppingList()
            shoppingList.title = results.stringForColumn("title")

            shoppingLists.append(shoppingList)
        }

        return shoppingLists
    }

The problem comes that the shoppingLists is declared as "let". If I change to "var" it works fine. The reason of course is that I am changing the number of items in the array. Is this the best way?

Anıl Sözeri · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-04 19:39:18Z

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You can create this code,

var shoppingArray = [ShoppingList]()
shoppingArray.append(yourInstance)

answered Nov 4, 2015 at 19:39

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:14:43Z

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That is the only way to make an array mutable, to understand the difference between let and var, see this post, as the answer explains it in detail.

What is the difference between `let` and `var` in swift?

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answered Nov 4, 2015 at 18:57

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da Rocha Pires · Accepted Answer · 2022-01-16 18:22:15Z

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That's because let represents a constant.

You have to use var if you want to be able to change the shoppingLists content.

answered Jan 16, 2022 at 18:22

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Eric Aya Over a year ago

You're just repeating what the other answers already say.

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