现在不需要写扩展了。

Apple终于在其算法包中引入了unique()方法，可以在符合Sequence协议的任何类型上使用。

import Algorithms

let numbers = [1, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1]
print(numbers.uniqued()) // prints [1, 2, 3]

更多信息https://github.com/apple/swift-algorithms/blob/main/Guides/Unique.md

斯威夫特5

extension Sequence where Element: Hashable {
    func unique() -> [Element] {
        NSOrderedSet(array: self as! [Any]).array as! [Element]
    }
}

我相信提供一个uniq()和uniqInPlace()函数通过删除数组的值来改变数组是很好的。这类似于Swift提供的sort()和sortInPlace()函数。此外，由于它是一个数组，它应该保持它的原始元素顺序。

extension Array where Element: Equatable {

    public func uniq() -> [Element] {
        var arrayCopy = self
        arrayCopy.uniqInPlace()
        return arrayCopy
    }

    mutating public func uniqInPlace() {
        var seen = [Element]()
        var index = 0
        for element in self {
            if seen.contains(element) {
                removeAtIndex(index)
            } else {
                seen.append(element)
                index++
            }
        }
    }
}

你只能在变量数组(即var)上使用uniqInPlace()，因为你不能改变常量数组(即let)。

一些用法示例:

var numbers = [1, 6, 2, 2, 4, 1, 5]
numbers.uniqInPlace() // array is now [1, 6, 2, 4, 5]

let strings = ["Y", "Z", "A", "Y", "B", "Y", "Z"]
let uniqStrings = strings.uniq() // uniqStrings is now ["Y", "Z", "A", "B"]

你可以自己卷，比如这样:

func unique<S : Sequence, T : Hashable>(source: S) -> [T] where S.Iterator.Element == T {
    var buffer = [T]()
    var added = Set<T>()
    for elem in source {
        if !added.contains(elem) {
            buffer.append(elem)
            added.insert(elem)
        }
    }
    return buffer
}

let vals = [1, 4, 2, 2, 6, 24, 15, 2, 60, 15, 6]
let uniqueVals = uniq(vals) // [1, 4, 2, 6, 24, 15, 60]

作为Array的扩展:

extension Array where Element: Hashable {
    func uniqued() -> Array {
        var buffer = Array()
        var added = Set<Element>()
        for elem in self {
            if !added.contains(elem) {
                buffer.append(elem)
                added.insert(elem)
            }
        }
        return buffer
    }
}

或者更优雅一点(Swift 4/5):

extension Sequence where Element: Hashable {
    func uniqued() -> [Element] {
        var set = Set<Element>()
        return filter { set.insert($0).inserted }
    }
}

将被使用:

[1,2,4,2,1].uniqued()  // => [1,2,4]

受https://www.swiftbysundell.com/posts/the-power-of-key-paths-in-swift的启发，我们可以声明一个更强大的工具，它能够过滤任何keyPath上的唯一性。感谢Alexander关于复杂性的各种答案的评论，下面的解决方案应该是最优的。

Non-mutating解决方案

我们扩展了一个函数，它可以过滤任意keyPath上的唯一性:

extension RangeReplaceableCollection {
    /// Returns a collection containing, in order, the first instances of
    /// elements of the sequence that compare equally for the keyPath.
    func unique<T: Hashable>(for keyPath: KeyPath<Element, T>) -> Self {
        var unique = Set<T>()
        return filter { unique.insert($0[keyPath: keyPath]).inserted }
    }
}

注意:在你的对象不符合RangeReplaceableCollection，但符合Sequence的情况下，你可以有这个额外的扩展，但返回类型将始终是一个数组:

extension Sequence {
    /// Returns an array containing, in order, the first instances of
    /// elements of the sequence that compare equally for the keyPath.
    func unique<T: Hashable>(for keyPath: KeyPath<Element, T>) -> [Element] {
        var unique = Set<T>()
        return filter { unique.insert($0[keyPath: keyPath]).inserted }
    }
}

使用

如果我们想要元素本身的唯一性，如问题中所示，我们使用keyPath \.self:

let a = [1, 4, 2, 2, 6, 24, 15, 2, 60, 15, 6]
let b = a.unique(for: \.self)
/* b is [1, 4, 2, 6, 24, 15, 60] */

如果我们想要其他东西的唯一性(比如对象集合的id)，那么我们使用我们选择的keyPath:

let a = [CGPoint(x: 1, y: 1), CGPoint(x: 2, y: 1), CGPoint(x: 1, y: 2)]
let b = a.unique(for: \.y)
/* b is [{x 1 y 1}, {x 1 y 2}] */

变异的解决方案

我们扩展了一个变异函数，它能够过滤任意keyPath上的唯一性:

extension RangeReplaceableCollection {
    /// Keeps only, in order, the first instances of
    /// elements of the collection that compare equally for the keyPath.
    mutating func uniqueInPlace<T: Hashable>(for keyPath: KeyPath<Element, T>) {
        var unique = Set<T>()
        removeAll { !unique.insert($0[keyPath: keyPath]).inserted }
    }
}

使用

如果我们想要元素本身的唯一性，如问题中所示，我们使用keyPath \.self:

var a = [1, 4, 2, 2, 6, 24, 15, 2, 60, 15, 6]
a.uniqueInPlace(for: \.self)
/* a is [1, 4, 2, 6, 24, 15, 60] */

如果我们想要其他东西的唯一性(比如对象集合的id)，那么我们使用我们选择的keyPath:

var a = [CGPoint(x: 1, y: 1), CGPoint(x: 2, y: 1), CGPoint(x: 1, y: 2)]
a.uniqueInPlace(for: \.y)
/* a is [{x 1 y 1}, {x 1 y 2}] */

斯威夫特4. x:

extension Sequence where Iterator.Element: Hashable {
  func unique() -> [Iterator.Element] {
    return Array(Set<Iterator.Element>(self))
  }

  func uniqueOrdered() -> [Iterator.Element] {
    return reduce([Iterator.Element]()) { $0.contains($1) ? $0 : $0 + [$1] }
  }
}

用法:

["Ljubljana", "London", "Los Angeles", "Ljubljana"].unique()

or

["Ljubljana", "London", "Los Angeles", "Ljubljana"].uniqueOrdered()