How can I merge 2 dictionaries into one array? - arrays

Question

My JSON data look like this image below. Now I wanna merge the value of Shop Type and Promotion into one to use as collection view data. How can I do that?
I just filter the response data from the server like this:
var dataBanDau: [SDFilterModel] = []
var quickData: [SDFilterModel] = []
let filters: [SDFilterModel] = data
self.filterEntries = filters
//let nsarray = NSArray(array: self.filterEntries! , copyItems: true)
// self.filterEntriesStoreConstant = nsarray as! Array
self.dataBanDau = filters
for i in 0..<self.dataBanDau.count {
if self.dataBanDau[i].search_key.count == 0 {
self.quickData.append(self.dataBanDau[i])
}
}
self.quickData = self.quickData.filter {
$0.type != "range"
}
DispatchQueue.main.async {
//Note: Reload TableView
self.quickFilterCollection.reloadData()
completed(true)
}
}
the class SDFilterModel:
class SDFilterModel: DSBaseModel {
var name = String()
var type = String()
var is_expanded = Int()
var search_key = String()
var filterEntries : [SDFilterModel]?
override func copy(with zone: NSZone? = nil) -> Any {
// This is the reason why `init(_ model: GameModel)`
// must be required, because `GameModel` is not `final`.
let copy = SDFilterModel(dict: self.dictionary)
if let arrAttribute = NSArray(array: self.value , copyItems: true) as? [AttributeValueModel] {
copy.value = arrAttribute
}
return copy
}
override init(dict: Dictionary<String, Any>) {
super.init(dict: dict);
value = self.valueParse()
name = dict.getString(forKey: "name")
type = dict.getString(forKey: "type")
search_key = dict.getString(forKey: "search_key")
is_expanded = dict.getInt(forKey: "is_expanded")!
}
required init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
super.init(coder: aDecoder)
}
var value: [AttributeValueModel] = [];
func valueParse()-> [AttributeValueModel] {
guard let childs = (self.dictionary["value"]) as? [Dictionary<String, AnyObject>]
else { return [] }
var output: [AttributeValueModel] = [];
for aDict in childs {
let item = AttributeValueModel(dict:aDict);
// if type == .Range && item.option_id == "0" {
// item.setRangeOptionID(aValue: item.option_name!)
// }
//
output.append(item);
}
return output;
}

Answer 1

Let be Assume you have let myArray = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]
Now you wanted to square of each and every element in the array,
With for loop you do like this
for item in myArray {
print(item * item)
}
Now assume item = $0
With for map you jus do
myArray.map({ $0 * $0 })
Both will gave same output.
map : Use to do same operation on every element of array.
flatmap : It is used to flattern the array of array.
let myArr = [[1,2,3],[4,5,6,7]]
and you want o/p as [1,2,3,4,5,6,7]
So can get above output with myArr.flatMap({$0})
Now back to your question.
let reqArray = myModel.data.map({ $0.value }).flatMap({ $0 })
First, map gaves you array-of-array of key value but you need a single array, so for that you need to use flatmap.
You can take ref : https://medium.com/#Dougly/higher-order-functions-in-swift-sorted-map-filter-reduce-dff60b5b6adf

Answer 2

Create the models like this
struct Option {
let name: String
let searchKey: String
let id: String
}
struct Model {
let type: String
let name: String
let isExpanded: Bool
let value: [Option]
}
You should get the options array values and join all the arrays
let models:[Model] = //...
let collectionViewArray = models.map { $0.value }.reduce([Option](), +)
Using for loop
var collectionViewArray = [Option]()
for model in models {
collectionViewArray.append(contentsOf: model.value)
}