Pop an element from an array inplace?

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Paolo Invernizzi <paolo.invernizzi at srlabs.it> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> What's the best way to find an element into an array, drop it and shrink  
> the array inplace, in D2?
>
> Thanks in advance, Paolo

T extract( T )( ref T[] haystack, const T element ) {
     auto loc = indexOf( haystack, element );
     T result = haystack[loc];
     haystack = haystack[0..loc] ~ haystack[loc+1..$];
     return result;
}

Not tested, but should work.

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