How To Update A Label In Swift 3 With JSON Data Inside Of A Function? - swift

Question

For some reason whenever I try to update my label with the current temperature using self.infoLabel.text = String(temp!) inside of the DispatchQueue code block, I get the following fatal error message:
unexpectedly found nil while unwrapping an Optional value.
I'd appreciate if someone could help me figure out why the code below isn't working. Thanks.
func getCurrentTemp(city: String){
let weatherRequestURL = URL(string: "\(openWeatherMapBaseURL)?APPID=\(openWeatherMapAPIKey)&q=\(city)")!
// The data task retrieves the data.
URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: weatherRequestURL) { (data, response, error) in
if let error = error {
// Case 1: Error
print("Error:\n\(error)")
}
else {
//print("Raw data:\n\(data!)\n")
//let dataString = String(data: data!, encoding: String.Encoding.utf8)
//print("Human-readable data:\n\(dataString!)")
do {
// Try to convert that data into a Swift dictionary
let weather = try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data!, options:.allowFragments) as! [String:AnyObject]
if let main = weather["main"] as? [String: Any] {
let temp = main["temp"] as? Double
print("temp\(temp!)")
DispatchQueue.main.sync(execute: {
self.infoLabel.text = String(temp!)
})
//return temp as? String
//let temp_max = main["temp_max"] as? Double
//print("temp\(temp_max!)")
//let temp_min = main["temp_min"] as? Double
//print("temp\(temp_min!)")
}
}
catch let jsonError as NSError {
// An error occurred while trying to convert the data into a Swift dictionary.
print("JSON error description: \(jsonError.description)")
}
}
}
.resume()
}

Answer 1

There are two possibilities here: 1) either temp is nil (and it shouldn't be because you already force unwrap it in the print statement above) 2) or infoLabel is nil which happens if you broke your outlet connection.
Its easy to check; make a breakpoint above your assignment and in the debug console you can type:
po self.infoLabel
to see if its nil. For good measure you an also check temp.
You can also add a print statement to check self.infoLabel or an assert.

Answer 2

Alright, so I found a makeshift solution to this issue (See Below). Rather than placing the code inside of the function I made, I placed it in the viewDidLoad() function. For whatever reason, self.infoLabel? would be nil anywhere inside of the function I made.
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// Do any additional setup after loading the view.
print("Sucessful launched weather page.")
let weatherRequestURL = URL(string: "\(openWeatherMapBaseURL)?APPID=\(openWeatherMapAPIKey)&q=\(city)")!
// The data task retrieves the data.
URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: weatherRequestURL) { (data, response, error) in
if let error = error {
// Case 1: Error
print("Error:\n\(error)")
}
else {
//print("Raw data:\n\(data!)\n")
//let dataString = String(data: data!, encoding: String.Encoding.utf8)
//print("Human-readable data:\n\(dataString!)")
do {
// Try to convert that data into a Swift dictionary
let weather = try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data!, options:.allowFragments) as! [String:AnyObject]
if let main = weather["main"] as? [String: Any] {
let temp = main["temp"] as? Double
print("temp\(temp!)")
var tempInFarenheit = ((9/5)*((temp!)-273) + 32).rounded()
DispatchQueue.main.sync(execute: {
self.infoLabel.text = "\(tempInFarenheit) + °"
})
}
}
catch let jsonError as NSError {
// An error occurred while trying to convert the data into a Swift dictionary.
print("JSON error description: \(jsonError.description)")
}
}
}
.resume()
}
Although this isn't the most effective way of doing things, hopefully it can help others who are having the same problem. If I find a more effective way of doing this, I'll be sure to edit this post and include it.