converting AnyObject to Array list of Strings in swift - swift

Question

I'm new to swift and i'm extracting data from Parse database.
The data column is stored as array in the database
i managed to extract it as AnyObject and now i want to display each item. AnyObject is displaying as 1 entry instead of array list
class PeopleTable: UITableViewController {
//let textCellIdentifier = "TextCell"
//var window: UIWindow?
//let emptyArray: [AnyObject] = []
var userFriends: [AnyObject] = []
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
queryForTable()
print(userFriends)
}
func queryForTable() {
let relationQuery = PFQuery(className:"User_info")
relationQuery.whereKey("userID", equalTo:"id123")
var userfrnds = try? relationQuery.findObjects()
for eachFriend in userfrnds! {
self.userFriends.append(eachFriend["friends"])
}
}
print(userFriends) command Out Put :
[(
Rudzani,
Terrence,
Thendelano,
"Big-T",
Smallboy
)]
i want the out put to be :
Rudzani,
Terrence,
Thendelano,
"Big-T",
Smallboy
How do i convert AnyObject to Array list of Strings

Answer 1

userFriends is an array in an array, the printed output is of type [[String]].
var userFriends = []
Then get the inner array
let users = userFriends[0]
and join the items
let users = userFriends[0].joinWithSeparator(", ")
As the type is distinct, any further type casting is not needed.
Edit: You have probably to cast the type after retrieving the object
do {
let userfrnds = try relationQuery.findObjects()
for eachFriend in userfrnds {
self.userFriends.append(eachFriend["friends"] as! [String])
}
} catch let error as NSError {
print(error)
}