# seq.reduce(\_:\_:)

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1. [Swift](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swift) ⟩ [Sequence](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swift/sequence) ⟩
   * [.reduce()](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swift/sequence/2907677-reduce)
   * [.reduce(into:\_:)](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swift/sequence/3128812-reduce)
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1. Advanced Swift, p.37
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1. [seq.reduce-into-\_](https://lochiwei.gitbook.io/ios/swift/collections/sequence/seq.reduce-into-_ "mention")
2. [reduce-vs-reduceinto](https://lochiwei.gitbook.io/ios/swift/collections/sequence/reduce-vs-reduceinto "mention")
3. [seq.statemap-\_-\_](https://lochiwei.gitbook.io/ios/swift/collections/sequence/seq.statemap-_-_ "mention")
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```swift
// declaration
func reduce<Result>(
    _ initialResult    : Result, 
    // ⭐️ combine function (with return value)
    _ nextPartialResult: (Result, Element) throws -> Result
) rethrows -> Result
```

![](https://1830103165-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M5-JmwCZMKh_d7RfBaN%2Fuploads%2FgjPjNIHLRFm2Is4NdSpb%2Freduce.png?alt=media\&token=61a8a3bf-b71b-4991-8717-5890aa393e19)

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* 只要設定一個**初始值** (<mark style="color:purple;">**initialResult**</mark>)，此方法就會使用 <mark style="color:purple;">**nextPartialResult**</mark> 這個 **closure** 來進行累算，並將**最後的累算結果**回傳。:point\_right: 比較：[seq.reduce-into-\_](https://lochiwei.gitbook.io/ios/swift/collections/sequence/seq.reduce-into-_ "mention")
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on <mark style="color:red;">**every execution**</mark> of the <mark style="color:red;">**combine function**</mark>, a <mark style="color:red;">**brand-new array**</mark> is being **created** by appending the transformed or included element to the previous one. This means that both these implementations are <mark style="color:purple;">**O(n²)**</mark>, not O(n) ...

👉 Advanced Swift, p.37
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[.reduce(into:\_:)](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swift/sequence/3128812-reduce) is <mark style="color:red;">**preferred**</mark> over [`reduce(_:_:)`](https://lochiwei.gitbook.io/ios/swift/collections/sequence/seq.reduce-_-_) for <mark style="color:red;">**efficiency**</mark> when the <mark style="color:red;">**result**</mark> is a <mark style="color:red;">**copy-on-write**</mark> type, for example an <mark style="color:red;">**Array**</mark> or a <mark style="color:red;">**Dictionary**</mark>.

👉 [.reduce(into:\_:)](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swift/sequence/3128812-reduce)
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```swift
let numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4]
let sum = numbers.reduce(0, +)        // 10
```

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