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The application basically calculates acceleration by inputting Initial and final velocity and time and then use a formula to calculate acceleration. However, since the values in the text boxes are string, I am unable to convert them to integers.
#IBOutlet var txtBox1 : UITextField
#IBOutlet var txtBox2 : UITextField
#IBOutlet var txtBox3 : UITextField
#IBOutlet var lblAnswer : UILabel
#IBAction func btn1(sender : AnyObject) {
let answer1 = "The acceleration is"
var answer2 = txtBox1
var answer3 = txtBox2
var answer4 = txtBox3
Updated answer for Swift 2.0+:
toInt() method gives an error, as it was removed from String in Swift 2.x. Instead, the Int type now has an initializer that accepts a String:
let a: Int? = Int(firstTextField.text)
let b: Int? = Int(secondTextField.text)
Basic Idea, note that this only works in Swift 1.x (check out ParaSara's answer to see how it works in Swift 2.x):
// toInt returns optional that's why we used a:Int?
let a:Int? = firstText.text.toInt() // firstText is UITextField
let b:Int? = secondText.text.toInt() // secondText is UITextField
// check a and b before unwrapping using !
if a && b {
var ans = a! + b!
answerLabel.text = "Answer is \(ans)" // answerLabel ie UILabel
} else {
answerLabel.text = "Input values are not numeric"
}
Update for Swift 4
...
let a:Int? = Int(firstText.text) // firstText is UITextField
let b:Int? = Int(secondText.text) // secondText is UITextField
...
myString.toInt() - convert the string value into int .
Swift 3.x
If you have an integer hiding inside a string, you can convertby using the integer's constructor, like this:
let myInt = Int(textField.text)
As with other data types (Float and Double) you can also convert by using NSString:
let myString = "556"
let myInt = (myString as NSString).integerValue
You can use NSNumberFormatter().numberFromString(yourNumberString). It's great because it returns an an optional that you can then test with if let to determine if the conversion was successful.
eg.
var myString = "\(10)"
if let myNumber = NSNumberFormatter().numberFromString(myString) {
var myInt = myNumber.integerValue
// do what you need to do with myInt
} else {
// what ever error code you need to write
}
Swift 5
var myString = "\(10)"
if let myNumber = NumberFormatter().number(from: myString) {
var myInt = myNumber.intValue
// do what you need to do with myInt
} else {
// what ever error code you need to write
}
edit/update: Xcode 11.4 • Swift 5.2
Please check the comments through the code
IntegerField.swift file contents:
import UIKit
class IntegerField: UITextField {
// returns the textfield contents, removes non digit characters and converts the result to an integer value
var value: Int { string.digits.integer ?? 0 }
var maxValue: Int = 999_999_999
private var lastValue: Int = 0
override func willMove(toSuperview newSuperview: UIView?) {
// adds a target to the textfield to monitor when the text changes
addTarget(self, action: #selector(editingChanged), for: .editingChanged)
// sets the keyboard type to digits only
keyboardType = .numberPad
// set the text alignment to right
textAlignment = .right
// sends an editingChanged action to force the textfield to be updated
sendActions(for: .editingChanged)
}
// deletes the last digit of the text field
override func deleteBackward() {
// note that the field text property default value is an empty string so force unwrap its value is safe
// note also that collection remove at requires a non empty collection which is true as well in this case so no need to check if the collection is not empty.
text!.remove(at: text!.index(before: text!.endIndex))
// sends an editingChanged action to force the textfield to be updated
sendActions(for: .editingChanged)
}
#objc func editingChanged() {
guard value <= maxValue else {
text = Formatter.decimal.string(for: lastValue)
return
}
// This will format the textfield respecting the user device locale and settings
text = Formatter.decimal.string(for: value)
print("Value:", value)
lastValue = value
}
}
You would need to add those extensions to your project as well:
Extensions UITextField.swift file contents:
import UIKit
extension UITextField {
var string: String { text ?? "" }
}
Extensions Formatter.swift file contents:
import Foundation
extension Formatter {
static let decimal = NumberFormatter(numberStyle: .decimal)
}
Extensions NumberFormatter.swift file contents:
import Foundation
extension NumberFormatter {
convenience init(numberStyle: Style) {
self.init()
self.numberStyle = numberStyle
}
}
Extensions StringProtocol.swift file contents:
extension StringProtocol where Self: RangeReplaceableCollection {
var digits: Self { filter(\.isWholeNumber) }
var integer: Int? { Int(self) }
}
Sample project
swift 4.0
let stringNumber = "123"
let number = Int(stringNumber) //here number is of type "Int?"
//using Forced Unwrapping
if number != nil {
//string is converted to Int
}
you could also use Optional Binding other than forced binding.
eg:
if let number = Int(stringNumber) {
// number is of type Int
}
In Swift 4.2 and Xcode 10.1
let string = "789"
if let intValue = Int(string) {
print(intValue)
}
let integerValue = 789
let stringValue = String(integerValue)
OR
let stringValue = "\(integerValue)"
print(stringValue)
//Xcode 8.1 and swift 3.0
We can also handle it by Optional Binding, Simply
let occur = "10"
if let occ = Int(occur) {
print("By optional binding :", occ*2) // 20
}
Swift 3
The simplest and more secure way is:
#IBOutlet var textFieldA : UITextField
#IBOutlet var textFieldB : UITextField
#IBOutlet var answerLabel : UILabel
#IBAction func calculate(sender : AnyObject) {
if let intValueA = Int(textFieldA),
let intValueB = Int(textFieldB) {
let result = intValueA + intValueB
answerLabel.text = "The acceleration is \(result)"
}
else {
answerLabel.text = "The value \(intValueA) and/or \(intValueB) are not a valid integer value"
}
}
Avoid invalid values setting keyboard type to number pad:
textFieldA.keyboardType = .numberPad
textFieldB.keyboardType = .numberPad
In Swift 4:
extension String {
var numberValue:NSNumber? {
let formatter = NumberFormatter()
formatter.numberStyle = .decimal
return formatter.number(from: self)
}
}
let someFloat = "12".numberValue
Useful for String to Int and other type
extension String {
//Converts String to Int
public func toInt() -> Int? {
if let num = NumberFormatter().number(from: self) {
return num.intValue
} else {
return nil
}
}
//Converts String to Double
public func toDouble() -> Double? {
if let num = NumberFormatter().number(from: self) {
return num.doubleValue
} else {
return nil
}
}
/// EZSE: Converts String to Float
public func toFloat() -> Float? {
if let num = NumberFormatter().number(from: self) {
return num.floatValue
} else {
return nil
}
}
//Converts String to Bool
public func toBool() -> Bool? {
return (self as NSString).boolValue
}
}
Use it like :
"123".toInt() // 123
i have made a simple program, where you have 2 txt field you take input form the user and add them to make it simpler to understand please find the code below.
#IBOutlet weak var result: UILabel!
#IBOutlet weak var one: UITextField!
#IBOutlet weak var two: UITextField!
#IBAction func add(sender: AnyObject) {
let count = Int(one.text!)
let cal = Int(two.text!)
let sum = count! + cal!
result.text = "Sum is \(sum)"
}
hope this helps.
Swift 3.0
Try this, you don't need to check for any condition I have done everything just use this function. Send anything string, number, float, double ,etc,. you get a number as a value or 0 if it is unable to convert your value
Function:
func getNumber(number: Any?) -> NSNumber {
guard let statusNumber:NSNumber = number as? NSNumber else
{
guard let statString:String = number as? String else
{
return 0
}
if let myInteger = Int(statString)
{
return NSNumber(value:myInteger)
}
else{
return 0
}
}
return statusNumber
}
Usage:
Add the above function in code and to convert use
let myNumber = getNumber(number: myString)
if the myString has a number or string it returns the number else it returns 0
Example 1:
let number:String = "9834"
print("printing number \(getNumber(number: number))")
Output: printing number 9834
Example 2:
let number:Double = 9834
print("printing number \(getNumber(number: number))")
Output: printing number 9834
Example 3:
let number = 9834
print("printing number \(getNumber(number: number))")
Output: printing number 9834
About int() and Swift 2.x: if you get a nil value after conversion check if you try to convert a string with a big number (for example: 1073741824), in this case try:
let bytesInternet : Int64 = Int64(bytesInternetString)!
Latest swift3 this code is simply to convert string to int
let myString = "556"
let myInt = Int(myString)
Because a string might contain non-numerical characters you should use a guard to protect the operation. Example:
guard let labelInt:Int = Int(labelString) else {
return
}
useLabelInt()
I recently got the same issue. Below solution is work for me:
let strValue = "123"
let result = (strValue as NSString).integerValue
Swift5 float or int string to int:
extension String {
func convertStringToInt() -> Int {
return Int(Double(self) ?? 0.0)
}
}
let doubleStr = "4.2"
// print 4
print(doubleStr.convertStringToInt())
let intStr = "4"
// print 4
print(intStr.convertStringToInt())
Use this:
// get the values from text boxes
let a:Double = firstText.text.bridgeToObjectiveC().doubleValue
let b:Double = secondText.text.bridgeToObjectiveC().doubleValue
// we checking against 0.0, because above function return 0.0 if it gets failed to convert
if (a != 0.0) && (b != 0.0) {
var ans = a + b
answerLabel.text = "Answer is \(ans)"
} else {
answerLabel.text = "Input values are not numberic"
}
OR
Make your UITextField KeyboardType as DecimalTab from your XIB or storyboard, and remove any if condition for doing any calculation, ie.
var ans = a + b
answerLabel.text = "Answer is \(ans)"
Because keyboard type is DecimalPad there is no chance to enter other 0-9 or .
Hope this help !!
// To convert user input (i.e string) to int for calculation.I did this , and it works.
let num:Int? = Int(firstTextField.text!);
let sum:Int = num!-2
print(sum);
This works for me
var a:Int? = Int(userInput.text!)
for Swift3.x
extension String {
func toInt(defaultValue: Int) -> Int {
if let n = Int(self.trimmingCharacters(in: CharacterSet.whitespacesAndNewlines)) {
return n
} else {
return defaultValue
}
}
}
Swift 4, Swift 5
There are different cases to convert from something to something data type, it depends the input.
If the input data type is Any, we have to use as before convert to actual data type, then convert to data type what we want. For example:
func justGetDummyString() -> Any {
return "2000"
}
let dummyString: String = (justGetDummyString() as? String) ?? "" // output = "2000"
let dummyInt: Int = Int(dummyString) ?? 0 // output = 2000
for Alternative solution. You can use extension a native type. You can test with playground.
extension String {
func add(a: Int) -> Int? {
if let b = Int(self) {
return b + a
}
else {
return nil
}
}
}
"2".add(1)
My solution is to have a general extension for string to int conversion.
extension String {
// default: it is a number suitable for your project if the string is not an integer
func toInt(default: Int) -> Int {
if let result = Int(self) {
return result
}
else {
return default
}
}
}
#IBAction func calculateAclr(_ sender: Any) {
if let addition = addition(arrayString: [txtBox1.text, txtBox2.text, txtBox3.text]) {
print("Answer = \(addition)")
lblAnswer.text = "\(addition)"
}
}
func addition(arrayString: [Any?]) -> Int? {
var answer:Int?
for arrayElement in arrayString {
if let stringValue = arrayElement, let intValue = Int(stringValue) {
answer = (answer ?? 0) + intValue
}
}
return answer
}
Question : string "4.0000" can not be convert into integer using Int("4.000")?
Answer : Int() check string is integer or not if yes then give you integer and otherwise nil. but Float or Double can convert any number string to respective Float or Double without giving nil. Example if you have "45" integer string but using Float("45") gives you 45.0 float value or using Double("4567") gives you 45.0.
Solution : NSString(string: "45.000").integerValue or Int(Float("45.000")!)! to get correct result.
An Int in Swift contains an initializer that accepts a String. It returns an optional Int? as the conversion can fail if the string contains not a number.
By using an if let statement you can validate whether the conversion succeeded.
So your code become something like this:
#IBOutlet var txtBox1 : UITextField
#IBOutlet var txtBox2 : UITextField
#IBOutlet var txtBox3 : UITextField
#IBOutlet var lblAnswer : UILabel
#IBAction func btn1(sender : AnyObject) {
let answer1 = "The acceleration is"
var answer2 = txtBox1
var answer3 = txtBox2
var answer4 = txtBox3
if let intAnswer = Int(txtBox1.text) {
// Correctly converted
}
}
Swift 5.0 and Above
Working
In case if you are splitting the String it creates two substrings and not two Strings . This below method will check for Any and convert it t0 NSNumber its easy to convert a NSNumber to Int, Float what ever data type you need.
Actual Code
//Convert Any To Number Object Removing Optional Key Word.
public func getNumber(number: Any) -> NSNumber{
guard let statusNumber:NSNumber = number as? NSNumber else {
guard let statString:String = number as? String else {
guard let statSubStr : Substring = number as? Substring else {
return 0
}
if let myInteger = Int(statSubStr) {
return NSNumber(value:myInteger)
}
else{
return 0
}
}
if let myInteger = Int(statString) {
return NSNumber(value:myInteger)
}
else if let myFloat = Float(statString) {
return NSNumber(value:myFloat)
}else {
return 0
}
}
return statusNumber }
Usage
if let hourVal = getNumber(number: hourStr) as? Int {
}
Passing String to check and convert to Double
Double(getNumber(number: dict["OUT"] ?? 0)
As of swift 3, I have to force my #%#! string & int with a "!" otherwise it just doesn't work.
For example:
let prefs = UserDefaults.standard
var counter: String!
counter = prefs.string(forKey:"counter")
print("counter: \(counter!)")
var counterInt = Int(counter!)
counterInt = counterInt! + 1
print("counterInt: \(counterInt!)")
OUTPUT:
counter: 1
counterInt: 2
The application basically calculates acceleration by inputting Initial and final velocity and time and then use a formula to calculate acceleration. However, since the values in the text boxes are string, I am unable to convert them to integers.
#IBOutlet var txtBox1 : UITextField
#IBOutlet var txtBox2 : UITextField
#IBOutlet var txtBox3 : UITextField
#IBOutlet var lblAnswer : UILabel
#IBAction func btn1(sender : AnyObject) {
let answer1 = "The acceleration is"
var answer2 = txtBox1
var answer3 = txtBox2
var answer4 = txtBox3
Updated answer for Swift 2.0+:
toInt() method gives an error, as it was removed from String in Swift 2.x. Instead, the Int type now has an initializer that accepts a String:
let a: Int? = Int(firstTextField.text)
let b: Int? = Int(secondTextField.text)
Basic Idea, note that this only works in Swift 1.x (check out ParaSara's answer to see how it works in Swift 2.x):
// toInt returns optional that's why we used a:Int?
let a:Int? = firstText.text.toInt() // firstText is UITextField
let b:Int? = secondText.text.toInt() // secondText is UITextField
// check a and b before unwrapping using !
if a && b {
var ans = a! + b!
answerLabel.text = "Answer is \(ans)" // answerLabel ie UILabel
} else {
answerLabel.text = "Input values are not numeric"
}
Update for Swift 4
...
let a:Int? = Int(firstText.text) // firstText is UITextField
let b:Int? = Int(secondText.text) // secondText is UITextField
...
myString.toInt() - convert the string value into int .
Swift 3.x
If you have an integer hiding inside a string, you can convertby using the integer's constructor, like this:
let myInt = Int(textField.text)
As with other data types (Float and Double) you can also convert by using NSString:
let myString = "556"
let myInt = (myString as NSString).integerValue
You can use NSNumberFormatter().numberFromString(yourNumberString). It's great because it returns an an optional that you can then test with if let to determine if the conversion was successful.
eg.
var myString = "\(10)"
if let myNumber = NSNumberFormatter().numberFromString(myString) {
var myInt = myNumber.integerValue
// do what you need to do with myInt
} else {
// what ever error code you need to write
}
Swift 5
var myString = "\(10)"
if let myNumber = NumberFormatter().number(from: myString) {
var myInt = myNumber.intValue
// do what you need to do with myInt
} else {
// what ever error code you need to write
}
edit/update: Xcode 11.4 • Swift 5.2
Please check the comments through the code
IntegerField.swift file contents:
import UIKit
class IntegerField: UITextField {
// returns the textfield contents, removes non digit characters and converts the result to an integer value
var value: Int { string.digits.integer ?? 0 }
var maxValue: Int = 999_999_999
private var lastValue: Int = 0
override func willMove(toSuperview newSuperview: UIView?) {
// adds a target to the textfield to monitor when the text changes
addTarget(self, action: #selector(editingChanged), for: .editingChanged)
// sets the keyboard type to digits only
keyboardType = .numberPad
// set the text alignment to right
textAlignment = .right
// sends an editingChanged action to force the textfield to be updated
sendActions(for: .editingChanged)
}
// deletes the last digit of the text field
override func deleteBackward() {
// note that the field text property default value is an empty string so force unwrap its value is safe
// note also that collection remove at requires a non empty collection which is true as well in this case so no need to check if the collection is not empty.
text!.remove(at: text!.index(before: text!.endIndex))
// sends an editingChanged action to force the textfield to be updated
sendActions(for: .editingChanged)
}
#objc func editingChanged() {
guard value <= maxValue else {
text = Formatter.decimal.string(for: lastValue)
return
}
// This will format the textfield respecting the user device locale and settings
text = Formatter.decimal.string(for: value)
print("Value:", value)
lastValue = value
}
}
You would need to add those extensions to your project as well:
Extensions UITextField.swift file contents:
import UIKit
extension UITextField {
var string: String { text ?? "" }
}
Extensions Formatter.swift file contents:
import Foundation
extension Formatter {
static let decimal = NumberFormatter(numberStyle: .decimal)
}
Extensions NumberFormatter.swift file contents:
import Foundation
extension NumberFormatter {
convenience init(numberStyle: Style) {
self.init()
self.numberStyle = numberStyle
}
}
Extensions StringProtocol.swift file contents:
extension StringProtocol where Self: RangeReplaceableCollection {
var digits: Self { filter(\.isWholeNumber) }
var integer: Int? { Int(self) }
}
Sample project
swift 4.0
let stringNumber = "123"
let number = Int(stringNumber) //here number is of type "Int?"
//using Forced Unwrapping
if number != nil {
//string is converted to Int
}
you could also use Optional Binding other than forced binding.
eg:
if let number = Int(stringNumber) {
// number is of type Int
}
In Swift 4.2 and Xcode 10.1
let string = "789"
if let intValue = Int(string) {
print(intValue)
}
let integerValue = 789
let stringValue = String(integerValue)
OR
let stringValue = "\(integerValue)"
print(stringValue)
//Xcode 8.1 and swift 3.0
We can also handle it by Optional Binding, Simply
let occur = "10"
if let occ = Int(occur) {
print("By optional binding :", occ*2) // 20
}
Swift 3
The simplest and more secure way is:
#IBOutlet var textFieldA : UITextField
#IBOutlet var textFieldB : UITextField
#IBOutlet var answerLabel : UILabel
#IBAction func calculate(sender : AnyObject) {
if let intValueA = Int(textFieldA),
let intValueB = Int(textFieldB) {
let result = intValueA + intValueB
answerLabel.text = "The acceleration is \(result)"
}
else {
answerLabel.text = "The value \(intValueA) and/or \(intValueB) are not a valid integer value"
}
}
Avoid invalid values setting keyboard type to number pad:
textFieldA.keyboardType = .numberPad
textFieldB.keyboardType = .numberPad
In Swift 4:
extension String {
var numberValue:NSNumber? {
let formatter = NumberFormatter()
formatter.numberStyle = .decimal
return formatter.number(from: self)
}
}
let someFloat = "12".numberValue
Useful for String to Int and other type
extension String {
//Converts String to Int
public func toInt() -> Int? {
if let num = NumberFormatter().number(from: self) {
return num.intValue
} else {
return nil
}
}
//Converts String to Double
public func toDouble() -> Double? {
if let num = NumberFormatter().number(from: self) {
return num.doubleValue
} else {
return nil
}
}
/// EZSE: Converts String to Float
public func toFloat() -> Float? {
if let num = NumberFormatter().number(from: self) {
return num.floatValue
} else {
return nil
}
}
//Converts String to Bool
public func toBool() -> Bool? {
return (self as NSString).boolValue
}
}
Use it like :
"123".toInt() // 123
i have made a simple program, where you have 2 txt field you take input form the user and add them to make it simpler to understand please find the code below.
#IBOutlet weak var result: UILabel!
#IBOutlet weak var one: UITextField!
#IBOutlet weak var two: UITextField!
#IBAction func add(sender: AnyObject) {
let count = Int(one.text!)
let cal = Int(two.text!)
let sum = count! + cal!
result.text = "Sum is \(sum)"
}
hope this helps.
Swift 3.0
Try this, you don't need to check for any condition I have done everything just use this function. Send anything string, number, float, double ,etc,. you get a number as a value or 0 if it is unable to convert your value
Function:
func getNumber(number: Any?) -> NSNumber {
guard let statusNumber:NSNumber = number as? NSNumber else
{
guard let statString:String = number as? String else
{
return 0
}
if let myInteger = Int(statString)
{
return NSNumber(value:myInteger)
}
else{
return 0
}
}
return statusNumber
}
Usage:
Add the above function in code and to convert use
let myNumber = getNumber(number: myString)
if the myString has a number or string it returns the number else it returns 0
Example 1:
let number:String = "9834"
print("printing number \(getNumber(number: number))")
Output: printing number 9834
Example 2:
let number:Double = 9834
print("printing number \(getNumber(number: number))")
Output: printing number 9834
Example 3:
let number = 9834
print("printing number \(getNumber(number: number))")
Output: printing number 9834
About int() and Swift 2.x: if you get a nil value after conversion check if you try to convert a string with a big number (for example: 1073741824), in this case try:
let bytesInternet : Int64 = Int64(bytesInternetString)!
Latest swift3 this code is simply to convert string to int
let myString = "556"
let myInt = Int(myString)
Because a string might contain non-numerical characters you should use a guard to protect the operation. Example:
guard let labelInt:Int = Int(labelString) else {
return
}
useLabelInt()
I recently got the same issue. Below solution is work for me:
let strValue = "123"
let result = (strValue as NSString).integerValue
Swift5 float or int string to int:
extension String {
func convertStringToInt() -> Int {
return Int(Double(self) ?? 0.0)
}
}
let doubleStr = "4.2"
// print 4
print(doubleStr.convertStringToInt())
let intStr = "4"
// print 4
print(intStr.convertStringToInt())
Use this:
// get the values from text boxes
let a:Double = firstText.text.bridgeToObjectiveC().doubleValue
let b:Double = secondText.text.bridgeToObjectiveC().doubleValue
// we checking against 0.0, because above function return 0.0 if it gets failed to convert
if (a != 0.0) && (b != 0.0) {
var ans = a + b
answerLabel.text = "Answer is \(ans)"
} else {
answerLabel.text = "Input values are not numberic"
}
OR
Make your UITextField KeyboardType as DecimalTab from your XIB or storyboard, and remove any if condition for doing any calculation, ie.
var ans = a + b
answerLabel.text = "Answer is \(ans)"
Because keyboard type is DecimalPad there is no chance to enter other 0-9 or .
Hope this help !!
// To convert user input (i.e string) to int for calculation.I did this , and it works.
let num:Int? = Int(firstTextField.text!);
let sum:Int = num!-2
print(sum);
This works for me
var a:Int? = Int(userInput.text!)
for Swift3.x
extension String {
func toInt(defaultValue: Int) -> Int {
if let n = Int(self.trimmingCharacters(in: CharacterSet.whitespacesAndNewlines)) {
return n
} else {
return defaultValue
}
}
}
Swift 4, Swift 5
There are different cases to convert from something to something data type, it depends the input.
If the input data type is Any, we have to use as before convert to actual data type, then convert to data type what we want. For example:
func justGetDummyString() -> Any {
return "2000"
}
let dummyString: String = (justGetDummyString() as? String) ?? "" // output = "2000"
let dummyInt: Int = Int(dummyString) ?? 0 // output = 2000
for Alternative solution. You can use extension a native type. You can test with playground.
extension String {
func add(a: Int) -> Int? {
if let b = Int(self) {
return b + a
}
else {
return nil
}
}
}
"2".add(1)
My solution is to have a general extension for string to int conversion.
extension String {
// default: it is a number suitable for your project if the string is not an integer
func toInt(default: Int) -> Int {
if let result = Int(self) {
return result
}
else {
return default
}
}
}
#IBAction func calculateAclr(_ sender: Any) {
if let addition = addition(arrayString: [txtBox1.text, txtBox2.text, txtBox3.text]) {
print("Answer = \(addition)")
lblAnswer.text = "\(addition)"
}
}
func addition(arrayString: [Any?]) -> Int? {
var answer:Int?
for arrayElement in arrayString {
if let stringValue = arrayElement, let intValue = Int(stringValue) {
answer = (answer ?? 0) + intValue
}
}
return answer
}
Question : string "4.0000" can not be convert into integer using Int("4.000")?
Answer : Int() check string is integer or not if yes then give you integer and otherwise nil. but Float or Double can convert any number string to respective Float or Double without giving nil. Example if you have "45" integer string but using Float("45") gives you 45.0 float value or using Double("4567") gives you 45.0.
Solution : NSString(string: "45.000").integerValue or Int(Float("45.000")!)! to get correct result.
An Int in Swift contains an initializer that accepts a String. It returns an optional Int? as the conversion can fail if the string contains not a number.
By using an if let statement you can validate whether the conversion succeeded.
So your code become something like this:
#IBOutlet var txtBox1 : UITextField
#IBOutlet var txtBox2 : UITextField
#IBOutlet var txtBox3 : UITextField
#IBOutlet var lblAnswer : UILabel
#IBAction func btn1(sender : AnyObject) {
let answer1 = "The acceleration is"
var answer2 = txtBox1
var answer3 = txtBox2
var answer4 = txtBox3
if let intAnswer = Int(txtBox1.text) {
// Correctly converted
}
}
Swift 5.0 and Above
Working
In case if you are splitting the String it creates two substrings and not two Strings . This below method will check for Any and convert it t0 NSNumber its easy to convert a NSNumber to Int, Float what ever data type you need.
Actual Code
//Convert Any To Number Object Removing Optional Key Word.
public func getNumber(number: Any) -> NSNumber{
guard let statusNumber:NSNumber = number as? NSNumber else {
guard let statString:String = number as? String else {
guard let statSubStr : Substring = number as? Substring else {
return 0
}
if let myInteger = Int(statSubStr) {
return NSNumber(value:myInteger)
}
else{
return 0
}
}
if let myInteger = Int(statString) {
return NSNumber(value:myInteger)
}
else if let myFloat = Float(statString) {
return NSNumber(value:myFloat)
}else {
return 0
}
}
return statusNumber }
Usage
if let hourVal = getNumber(number: hourStr) as? Int {
}
Passing String to check and convert to Double
Double(getNumber(number: dict["OUT"] ?? 0)
As of swift 3, I have to force my #%#! string & int with a "!" otherwise it just doesn't work.
For example:
let prefs = UserDefaults.standard
var counter: String!
counter = prefs.string(forKey:"counter")
print("counter: \(counter!)")
var counterInt = Int(counter!)
counterInt = counterInt! + 1
print("counterInt: \(counterInt!)")
OUTPUT:
counter: 1
counterInt: 2
So i'm working a an app that can patch words that are broken.
Lets take:
mny people say there is a error in this sentence
With swift here we can us UITextChecker and get a wonderful result of what the word mny could actually be... However, i actually get a couple of choices, one of which is many and among the other you have money so obviously money wouldn't fit in very well in this sentence. Are there any way to check if the sentence itself is logical?
Consider that this still needs to be improved. I updated this swift 3 solution to Swift 5. Worth to mention that it was originally inspired by this python tutorial
Create a new iOS project, add there a text file named bigtext.txt which will contain this text. This will be our "learning" dictionary.
Then in ViewController:
import UIKit
import NaturalLanguage
class ViewController: UIViewController {
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
let inputString = "mny people say there is a error in this sentence"
var newString = inputString
// Read a text file and "study" the model
guard let path = Bundle.main.path(forResource: "bigtext", ofType: "txt") else {
print("Path not available")
return
}
let checker = SpellChecker(contentsOfFile: path)
// better to use this to iterate between words in a sentence
let tokenizer = NLTokenizer(unit: .word)
tokenizer.string = inputString
tokenizer.enumerateTokens(in: inputString.startIndex..<inputString.endIndex) { tokenRange, _ in
let word = String(inputString[tokenRange])
let checked = checker?.correct(word: word)
let candidates = checker?.candidates(word: word)
if word == checked {
print("\(word) unchanged")
} else {
if let checked = checked {
newString.replaceSubrange(tokenRange, with: checked)
}
print("Correct:\t\(word) -> \(String(describing: checked))")
print("Candidates:\t\(word) -> \(String(describing: candidates))")
}
return true
}
print("Result: \(newString)")
}
}
func edits(word: String) -> Set<String> {
if word.isEmpty { return [] }
let splits = word.indices.map {
(word[word.startIndex..<$0], word[$0..<word.endIndex])
}
let deletes = splits.map { $0.0 + String($0.1.dropFirst()) }
let transposes: [String] = splits.map { left, right in
if let fst = right.first {
let drop1 = String(right.dropFirst())
if let snd = drop1.first {
let drop2 = String(drop1.dropFirst())
return "\(left)\(snd)\(fst)\(drop2)"
}
}
return ""
}.filter { !$0.isEmpty }
let alphabet = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
let replaces = splits.flatMap { left, right in
alphabet.map { "\(left)\($0)\(String(right.dropFirst()))" }
}
let inserts = splits.flatMap { left, right in
alphabet.map { "\(left)\($0)\(right)" }
}
let setString = [String(deletes.first!)] + transposes + replaces + inserts
return Set(setString)
}
struct SpellChecker {
var knownWords: [String:Int] = [:]
mutating func train(word: String) {
if let idx = knownWords[word] {
knownWords[word] = idx + 1
}
else {
knownWords[word] = 1
}
}
init?(contentsOfFile file: String) {
do {
let text = try String(contentsOfFile: file, encoding: .utf8).lowercased()
let words = text.unicodeScalars.split(whereSeparator: { !("a"..."z").contains($0) }).map { String($0) }
for word in words { self.train(word: word) }
}
catch {
return nil
}
}
func knownEdits2(word: String) -> Set<String>? {
var known_edits: Set<String> = []
for edit in edits(word: word) {
if let k = known(words: edits(word: edit)) {
known_edits.formUnion(k)
}
}
return known_edits.isEmpty ? nil : known_edits
}
func known<S: Sequence>(words: S) -> Set<String>? where S.Iterator.Element == String {
let s = Set(words.filter { self.knownWords.index(forKey: $0) != nil })
return s.isEmpty ? nil : s
}
func candidates(word: String) -> Set<String> {
guard let result = known(words: [word]) ?? known(words: edits(word: word)) ?? knownEdits2(word: word) else {
return Set<String>()
}
return result
}
func correct(word: String) -> String {
return candidates(word: word).reduce(word) {
(knownWords[$0] ?? 1) < (knownWords[$1] ?? 1) ? $1 : $0
}
}
}
Will output you:
Correct: mny -> Optional("may")
Candidates: mny -> Optional(Set(["any", "ny", "may", "many"]))
people unchanged
say unchanged
there unchanged
is unchanged
a unchanged
error unchanged
in unchanged
this unchanged
sentence unchanged
Result: may people say there is a error in this sentence
Please, consider that we took first correction candidate.
Need first to clarify ourselves the word order and understand the sentence context.
I'm a beginner with Swift, and I'm trying to figure out how can I read what has been copied to the clipboard On macOS (Swift 3)? I've searched a lot but can't seem to find anything that works.
A few of the things I've tried from online:
var pasteboardItems: [NSPasteboardItem]? { get }
print("\(pasteboardItems)")
and
let pb = NSPasteboard.general()
pb.string(forType: NSPasteboardTypeString)
print("\(pb)")
and
let pasteboard = UIPasteboard.general
if let string = pasteboard.string {
// text was found and placed in the "string" constant
}
and lastly
func paste(sender: AnyObject?) {
let pasteboard = NSPasteboard.generalPasteboard()
if let nofElements = pasteboard.pasteboardItems?.count {
if nofElements > 0 {
// Assume they are strings
var strArr: Array<String> = []
for element in pasteboard.pasteboardItems! {
if let str = element.stringForType("public.utf8-plain-text") {
strArr.append(str)
}
}
// Exit if no string was read
if strArr.count == 0 { return }
// Perform the paste operation
dataSource.cmdPaste(strArr)
}
}
}
Works for Swift 3 and Swift 4
// Set string to clipboard
let pasteboard = NSPasteboard.general
pasteboard.declareTypes([NSPasteboard.PasteboardType.string], owner: nil)
pasteboard.setString("Good Morning", forType: NSPasteboard.PasteboardType.string)
var clipboardItems: [String] = []
for element in pasteboard.pasteboardItems! {
if let str = element.string(forType: NSPasteboard.PasteboardType(rawValue: "public.utf8-plain-text")) {
clipboardItems.append(str)
}
}
// Access the item in the clipboard
let firstClipboardItem = clipboardItems[0] // Good Morning
Another Swift 4 Solution
// Write to pasteboard
let pasteboard = NSPasteboard.general
pasteboard.declareTypes([NSPasteboard.PasteboardType.string], owner: nil)
pasteboard.setString("Good Morning", forType: NSPasteboard.PasteboardType.string)
// Read from pasteboard
let read = pasteboard.pasteboardItems?.first?.string(forType: .string)
Times have changed. In Swift 3+ you would do it like this: (if you are only interested in strings)
func clipboardContent() -> String?
{
return NSPasteboard.general.pasteboardItems?.first?.string(forType: .string)
}
Another solution.
class ViewController : NSViewController {
#IBAction func pasteMenuItemAction(_ sender: NSMenuItem) {
let p = NSPasteboard.general
let x = p.readObjects(forClasses: [NSString.self], options: nil)
let s = x as! [NSString]
if 0 < s.count {
print(s[0])
}
}
}
That func pasteMenuItemAction() is bound to an Edit > Paste menu item.
I use writeObjects() for Edit > Copy. So it is natural for me to use its counterpart readObjects() here.
Confirmed with Xcode 9.2, Swift 4
Added:
One of the solutions for Edit > Copy:
#IBAction func copyMenuItemAction(_ sender: NSMenuItem) {
let t = "Hello!"
let p = NSPasteboard.general
p.clearContents()
p.writeObjects([t as NSPasteboardWriting])
}
That func copyMenuItemAction() is bound to an Edit > Copy menu item.
Easier ✅ Swift 4:
#IBAction func pasteAction(_ sender: Any) {
guard let stringToPaste: String = UIPasteboard.general.items.last?.first?.value as? String else { return }
MYTEXTVIEW.text = stringToPaste
}
I want to be able to retrieve this string in one of my functions... but thats not really the problem I've done that before. But this time instead the string is defined as and if let inside the function and can't be found anywhere else inside the function. I want to be able to use that same value (fileloaction) a string outside of that function but it can't be found.
Here's my code:
func extract_json(data:NSString)
{
var parseError: NSError?
let jsonData:NSData = data.dataUsingEncoding(NSASCIIStringEncoding)!
let json: AnyObject?
do {
json = try NSJSONSerialization.JSONObjectWithData(jsonData, options: [])
} catch let error as NSError {
parseError = error
json = nil
}
if (parseError == nil)
{
if let works_list = json as? NSArray
{
for (var i = 0; i < works_list.count ; i++ )
{
if let fileList = works_list[i] as? NSDictionary
{
if let fileName = fileList["filename"] as? String
{
TableData1.append(fileName)
//if let country_code = country_obj["post_text"] as? String
//{
//TableData1.append(country_name + " [" + country_code + "]")
//}
}
this is the function
if let filelocation = fileList["filelocation"] as? String
{
TableData1.append(filelocation)
}
if let mime = fileList["mime"] as? String
{
TableData1.append(mime)
}
}
}
}
}
do_table_refresh();
}
That string fileloaction cant be found anywhere else in that function so for that reason I can't use it anywhere else that I'd need to like here:
override func prepareForSegue(segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: AnyObject?) {
extract_json(filelocation)
// selectedFileLocation = "http://192.168.1.14:8080/Works/uploads/1445557983_putty.docx"
selectedFileLocation = filelocation
if(segue.identifier == "detailView") {
let vc = segue.destinationViewController as! DisplayWorksViewController
vc.selectedFileLocation = selectedFileLocation
vc.selectedLabel = selectedLabel
print("selectedFileLocation = \(vc.selectedFileLocation)")
}
}
The scope of the fileLocation variable is limited within your function extract_json if block.
To access the value of it across all the functions/ methods of the view controller, Create a variable in your controller and assign the fileLocation value to it. Later use that variable to access.
Hope it helps.