how to make a swift dictionary that holds two items that are array of other items -

i'd create dictionary holds 2 arrays (one key called "locations" , other "items") this:

 var tmpresults = dictionary("locations",array)  tmpresults["items"]=array 

or (neither of seem work):

  var tmpresults = ["locations",:<location>,"items":<item>]   var tmpresults = ["locations":array(location),"items":array(item)] 

but i'm not sure how in swift. how specify types arrays hold?

i think easiest solution anyobject.

var tmpresults: [string: anyobject] = [:] tmpresults["locations"] = [location1, location2, location3] tmpresults["items"] = [item1, item2, item3]  // assuming location1, location2, , location3 of same "location" type // , item1, item2, , item3 of same "item" type 

by using anyobject, dictionaries objects anything. in example, have dictionary holds , array of locations @ 1 key, , array of items @ key.

you lose of nice type-checking swift though.

edit

in fact, declare this, compiler @ least knows dictionary holds arrays:

var tmpresults: [string: [anyobject]] = [:] 

in either case, use array you'd this:

if let items = tmpresults["items"] as? [item] {     // items here }