I have a Dictionary [String:AnyObject] which contains some keys and values.
I want to increment a key to which value is of type Double.
I can do it this way:
let nr = dict["number"] as! Double
dict["number"] = nr + 10
But I dont like that way so Im wondering if there is another way
I tried this:
(dict["number"] as! Double) += 10
But that gives me an error:
Binary operator '+=' cannot be applied to operands of type '(Double)' and 'Double'
Why isn't this working?
You are close and in fact you can write to a dictionary using +=, the problem is your cast. For example we can do:
var dict = ["number" : 2]
dict["number"]! += 10
and now dict["number"] returns 12. Now this is creating a new value (12) and replacing it into the dictionary, it is just a clean way of looking at it.
The problem with your code is that the left side (dict["number"] as! Double) gives you a Double. So you have say (12), then the right side is a Double too (10). So your code ends up looking like (12) += 10 which you can clearly see as problematic, since this is equivalent to 12 = 12 + 10, yikes!
So that being said, you can use the my first solution if you are working with native Swift dictionaries, otherwise your solved solution above works too, just a bit longer.
Lastly, if you are really looking for a one liner that works with your exact situation you should be able to do something like:
dict["number"] = (dict["number"] as! Double) + 10