swift dictionary find key from value code example

Example 1: how to get key for dictionary in swift

var array_has_dictionary = [ // Start of array

   // Dictionary 1

   [ 
     "name" : "xxxx",
     "age" : "xxxx",
     "last_name":"xxx"
   ],

   // Dictionary 2

   [ 
     "name" : "yyy",
     "age" : "yyy",
     "last_name":"yyy"
   ],

 ] // end of array


cell.textLabel?.text =  Array(array_has_dictionary[1])[1].key
// Output: age -> yyy

Example 2: swift retrieve value from dictionary

var companies = ["AAPL" : "Apple Inc", "GOOG" : "Google Inc", "AMZN" : "Amazon.com, Inc", "FB" : "Facebook Inc"]

for (key, value) in companies {
    print("\(key) -> \(value)")
}

//Or if you only want the values:

for value in Array(companies.values) {
    print("\(value)")
}
// One value with direct access on the dictionary:

print(companies["AAPL"])