Sort an array of dictionaries in Swift

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Suppose we have

var filesAndProperties:Dictionary<String, Any>[]=[] //we fill the array later

When I try sorting the array using

filesAndProperties.sort({$0["lastModified"] > $1["lastModified"]})

Xcode says "could not find member subscript".

How do I sort an array of such dictionaries by values in a specific key?

Martin R · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-06 08:21:36Z

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The error message is misleading. The real problem is that the Swift compiler does not know what type of object $0["lastModified"] is and how to compare them.

So you have to be a bit more explicit, for example

filesAndProperties.sort {
    item1, item2 in
    let date1 = item1["lastModified"] as Double
    let date2 = item2["lastModified"] as Double
    return date1 > date2
}

if the timestamps are floating point numbers, or

filesAndProperties.sort {
    item1, item2 in
    let date1 = item1["lastModified"] as NSDate
    let date2 = item2["lastModified"] as NSDate
    return date1.compare(date2) == NSComparisonResult.OrderedDescending
}

if the timestamps are NSDate objects.

answered Jul 6, 2014 at 8:21

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DJ1 · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-31 11:15:56Z

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Here, The problem is that compiler unable to understand type that what of object $0["lastModified"] is.

if the timestamps are floating point numbers:-

filesAndProperties = filesAndProperties.sorted(by: {
                (($0 as! Dictionary<String, AnyObject>)["lastModified"] as? Double)! < (($1 as! Dictionary<String, AnyObject>)["lastModified"] as? Double)!
            })

answered Jul 31, 2017 at 11:15

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