Function Array> -> Optional>

Question

Here is what I\'m trying to do:

extension Array> {   
  func unwrap() -> Optional> {
    let a = self.flatMap         


        

Answer 1

findall's solution works, although I think it's more readable to just avoid generics for this case:

func unwrap<Element>(optionalArray : [Element?]) -> [Element]? {
    let unwrappedArray = optionalArray.flatMap { (a) -> [Element] in
        switch a {
        case Optional.Some(let x): return [x]
        case Optional.None: return []
        }
    }

    return unwrappedArray.count == optionalArray.count ? Optional.Some(unwrappedArray) : Optional.None
}

Usage:

let a = [Optional.Some(2), Optional.Some(3), Optional.Some(4)]
let b = [Optional.Some(1), Optional.None]

// Both are [Int]?
let unwrappedA = unwrap(a) // [2, 3, 4]
let unwrappedB = unwrap(b) // nil

See also: How to determine if a generic is an optional in Swift?

Answer 2

Swift 4

Inspired by the solution by @findall, this works with Swift 4:

protocol OptionalType {
    associatedtype Wrapped
    var optional: Wrapped? { get }
}

extension Optional: OptionalType {
    var optional: Wrapped? { return self }
}

extension Sequence where Iterator.Element: OptionalType {
    func removeNils() -> [Iterator.Element.Wrapped] {
        return self.flatMap { $0.optional }
    }
}

Test:

class UtilitiesTests: XCTestCase {
    
    func testRemoveNils() {
        let optionalString: String? = nil
        let strings: [String?] = ["Foo", optionalString, "Bar", optionalString, "Baz"]
        XCTAssert(strings.count == 5)
        XCTAssert(strings.removeNils().count == 3)
        let integers: [Int?] = [2, nil, 4, nil, nil, 5]
        XCTAssert(integers.count == 6)
        XCTAssert(integers.removeNils().count == 3)
    }
}

Answer 3

Try this:

protocol OptionalType {
    typealias W
    var optional: W? { get }
}

extension Optional: OptionalType {
    typealias W = Wrapped
    var optional: W? { return self }
}

extension Array where Element: OptionalType {
    func unwrap() -> [Element.W]? {
        return reduce(Optional<[Element.W]>([])) { acc, e in
            acc.flatMap { a in e.optional.map { a + [$0] } }
        }
    } 
}

And then,

let a: [Int?] = [1,   2, 3]
let b: [Int?] = [1, nil, 3]

a.unwrap() // ==> [1, 2, 3]
b.unwrap() // ==> nil