javajava-streamswift5code-conversionintstream

IntStream equivalence in Swift


I am investigating some of the components in Java and wondering what is the best practice to convert the following Java code snippet to Swift.

public void doTest(ArrayList<Double> items) {
    // I know that I should check the count of items. Let's say the count is 10.
    double max = IntStream.range(1, 5)
                    .mapToDouble(i -> items.get(i) - items.get(i - 1))
                    .max().getAsDouble();
}

AlI I know is there is no equivalent parallel aggregate operations in Swift to replicate the IntStream. Do I need to write some nested loops or any better solution? Thank you.


Solution

  • I believe this is the shortest Swift equivalent of your function:

    func doTest(items: [Double]) -> Double? {
        return (1...5)
            .map { i in items[i] - items[i - 1] }
            .max()
    }
    

    I'm using a Swift Range Operator in place of an IntStream.

    Here is a test for that function:

    func testDoTest() throws {
        let items = [2.2, 4.4, 1.1, 3.3, 7.7, 8.8, 5.5, 9.9, 6.6]
        print("1 through 5: \(items[1...5])")
        let result = doTest(items: items)
        print("result: \(String(describing: result))")
    }
    

    Here is the output:

    1 through 5: [4.4, 1.1, 3.3, 7.7, 8.8]
    result: Optional(4.4)