How can I extend typed Arrays in Swift?

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For extending typed arrays with classes, the below works for me (Swift 2.2). For example, sorting a typed array:

class HighScoreEntry {
    let score:Int
}

extension Array where Element == HighScoreEntry {
    func sort() -> [HighScoreEntry] {
      return sort { $0.score < $1.score }
    }
}

Trying to do this with a struct or typealias will give an error:

Type 'Element' constrained to a non-protocol type 'HighScoreEntry'

Update:

To extend typed arrays with non-classes use the following approach:

typealias HighScoreEntry = (Int)

extension SequenceType where Generator.Element == HighScoreEntry {
    func sort() -> [HighScoreEntry] {
      return sort { $0 < $1 }
    }
}

In Swift 3 some types have been renamed:

extension Sequence where Iterator.Element == HighScoreEntry 
{
    // ...
}

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