How to increment Index.String type of variable in Swift 4?

Question

I have a string, which chars I need to iterate. I also need to track the current position, so I created a variable position of a type String.Index.

But when I want to increment the position value I get an error: "Binary operator '+=' cannot be applied to operands of type 'String.Index' and 'Int'"

class Lex {

var position: String.Index

init(input: String) {
    self.input = input
    self.position = self.input.startIndex
}

func advance() {
    assert(position < input.endIndex, "Cannot advance past the end!")
    position += 1 //Binary operator '+=' cannot be applied to operands of type 'String.Index' and 'Int'
}
...//rest

I understand the error, which states that I can't increment by integer a variable of type Index.String. But how do I get the index then?

Compare stackoverflow.com/q/39676939/2976878 – though in your case you can also say input.formIndex(after: &position). — Hamish
– Hamish, Commented Apr 7, 2018 at 16:04

vadian · Accepted Answer · 2020-02-18 16:00:41Z

8

Don't think in terms of Int, think in terms of index.

func advance() {
    assert(position < input.endIndex, "Cannot advance past the end!")
    position = input.index(after: position)
}

or

func advance() {
    assert(position < input.endIndex, "Cannot advance past the end!")
    input.formIndex(after: &position)
}

edited Feb 18, 2020 at 16:00

answered Apr 7, 2018 at 16:03

vadian

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roman_ds Over a year ago

Thank you so much! I am a novice in Swift. It helped me a lot.

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