Swift, how to get a random item from an array

Jun 15, 2021

Learn how to get a random item from an array in Swift using the randomElement() method, which returns an optional Element from your array.

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This tutorial belongs to the Swift series

Suppose you have an array in Swift, like this:

let items = [1, 2, 3]

and you want to get a random number out of it.

The Array data type provides the randomElement() function that returns an Element?:

let item = items.randomElement()

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