当你只需要从一个数组中获取值，并且你不介意一个小的性能损失(即如果你的集合不是很大)，有一个基于dictionary的替代方案，它不涉及(对我来说太通用了)集合扩展:

// Assuming you have a collection named array:
let safeArray = Dictionary(uniqueKeysWithValues: zip(0..., array))
let value = safeArray[index] ?? defaultValue;

Alex的回答对这个问题有很好的建议和解决方案，然而，我碰巧发现了一个更好的实现这个功能的方法:

extension Collection {
    /// Returns the element at the specified index if it is within bounds, otherwise nil.
    subscript (safe index: Index) -> Element? {
        return indices.contains(index) ? self[index] : nil
    }
}

例子

let array = [1, 2, 3]

for index in -20...20 {
    if let item = array[safe: index] {
        print(item)
    }
}

我发现安全数组获取，设置，插入，删除非常有用。我更倾向于记录并忽略错误，因为所有其他错误很快就会变得难以管理。完整代码如下

/**
 Safe array get, set, insert and delete.
 All action that would cause an error are ignored.
 */
extension Array {

    /**
     Removes element at index.
     Action that would cause an error are ignored.
     */
    mutating func remove(safeAt index: Index) {
        guard index >= 0 && index < count else {
            print("Index out of bounds while deleting item at index \(index) in \(self). This action is ignored.")
            return
        }

        remove(at: index)
    }

    /**
     Inserts element at index.
     Action that would cause an error are ignored.
     */
    mutating func insert(_ element: Element, safeAt index: Index) {
        guard index >= 0 && index <= count else {
            print("Index out of bounds while inserting item at index \(index) in \(self). This action is ignored")
            return
        }

        insert(element, at: index)
    }

    /**
     Safe get set subscript.
     Action that would cause an error are ignored.
     */
    subscript (safe index: Index) -> Element? {
        get {
            return indices.contains(index) ? self[index] : nil
        }
        set {
            remove(safeAt: index)

            if let element = newValue {
                insert(element, safeAt: index)
            }
        }
    }
}

测试

import XCTest

class SafeArrayTest: XCTestCase {
    func testRemove_Successful() {
        var array = [1, 2, 3]

        array.remove(safeAt: 1)

        XCTAssert(array == [1, 3])
    }

    func testRemove_Failure() {
        var array = [1, 2, 3]

        array.remove(safeAt: 3)

        XCTAssert(array == [1, 2, 3])
    }

    func testInsert_Successful() {
        var array = [1, 2, 3]

        array.insert(4, safeAt: 1)

        XCTAssert(array == [1, 4, 2, 3])
    }

    func testInsert_Successful_AtEnd() {
        var array = [1, 2, 3]

        array.insert(4, safeAt: 3)

        XCTAssert(array == [1, 2, 3, 4])
    }

    func testInsert_Failure() {
        var array = [1, 2, 3]

        array.insert(4, safeAt: 5)

        XCTAssert(array == [1, 2, 3])
    }

    func testGet_Successful() {
        var array = [1, 2, 3]

        let element = array[safe: 1]

        XCTAssert(element == 2)
    }

    func testGet_Failure() {
        var array = [1, 2, 3]

        let element = array[safe: 4]

        XCTAssert(element == nil)
    }

    func testSet_Successful() {
        var array = [1, 2, 3]

        array[safe: 1] = 4

        XCTAssert(array == [1, 4, 3])
    }

    func testSet_Successful_AtEnd() {
        var array = [1, 2, 3]

        array[safe: 3] = 4

        XCTAssert(array == [1, 2, 3, 4])
    }

    func testSet_Failure() {
        var array = [1, 2, 3]

        array[safe: 4] = 4

        XCTAssert(array == [1, 2, 3])
    }
}

我对数组做了一个简单的扩展

extension Array where Iterator.Element : AnyObject {
    func iof (_ i : Int ) -> Iterator.Element? {
        if self.count > i {
            return self[i] as Iterator.Element
        }
        else {
            return nil
        }
    }

}

它的设计完美无缺

例子

   if let firstElemntToLoad = roots.iof(0)?.children?.iof(0)?.cNode, 

斯威夫特4

为那些更喜欢传统语法的人提供的扩展:

extension Array {
    func item(at index: Int) -> Element? {
        return indices.contains(index) ? self[index] : nil
    }
}

不知道为什么没有人，已经提出了一个扩展，也有一个setter自动增长数组

extension Array where Element: ExpressibleByNilLiteral {
    public subscript(safe index: Int) -> Element? {
        get {
            guard index >= 0, index < endIndex else {
                return nil
            }

            return self[index]
        }

        set(newValue) {
            if index >= endIndex {
                self.append(contentsOf: Array(repeating: nil, count: index - endIndex + 1))
            }

            self[index] = newValue ?? nil
        }
    }
}

使用很容易，工作在Swift 5.1

var arr:[String?] = ["A","B","C"]

print(arr) // Output: [Optional("A"), Optional("B"), Optional("C")]

arr[safe:10] = "Z"

print(arr) // [Optional("A"), Optional("B"), Optional("C"), nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, Optional("Z")]

注意:你应该理解在swift中增长数组时的性能成本(在时间/空间上)-但对于小问题，有时你只需要让swift停止自己的swift