Generic Instance Method

elementsEqual(_:)

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether this sequence and another sequence contain the same elements in the same order.

Declaration

func elementsEqual<OtherSequence>(_ other: OtherSequence) -> Bool where OtherSequence : Sequence, Self.Element == OtherSequence.Element

Parameters

other

A sequence to compare to this sequence.

Return Value

true if this sequence and other contain the same elements in the same order.

Discussion

At least one of the sequences must be finite.

This example tests whether one countable range shares the same elements as another countable range and an array.

let a = 1...3
let b = 1...10

print(a.elementsEqual(b))
// Prints "false"
print(a.elementsEqual([1, 2, 3]))
// Prints "true"

Complexity: O(m), where m is the lesser of the length of the sequence and the length of other.

See Also

Comparing Characters

func elementsEqual<OtherSequence>(OtherSequence, by: (Character, OtherSequence.Element) -> Bool) -> Bool

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether this sequence and another sequence contain equivalent elements in the same order, using the given predicate as the equivalence test.

func starts<PossiblePrefix>(with: PossiblePrefix) -> Bool

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether the initial elements of the sequence are the same as the elements in another sequence.

func starts<PossiblePrefix>(with: PossiblePrefix, by: (Character, PossiblePrefix.Element) -> Bool) -> Bool

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether the initial elements of the sequence are equivalent to the elements in another sequence, using the given predicate as the equivalence test.

func lexicographicallyPrecedes<OtherSequence>(OtherSequence) -> Bool

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether the sequence precedes another sequence in a lexicographical (dictionary) ordering, using the less-than operator (<) to compare elements.

func lexicographicallyPrecedes<OtherSequence>(OtherSequence, by: (Character, Character) -> Bool) -> Bool

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether the sequence precedes another sequence in a lexicographical (dictionary) ordering, using the given predicate to compare elements.