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# removeObject(identicalTo:)

Removes all occurrences of a given object in the array.

```
func removeObject(identicalTo anObject: Any)
```

## Parameters

`anObject`

The object to remove from the array.

## Discussion

This method determines a match by comparing the address of `anObject` to the addresses of objects in the receiver. If the array does not contain `anObject`, the method has no effect (although it does incur the overhead of searching the contents).

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