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Sachinthana Aluvihare
Sachinthana Aluvihare

Reputation: 59

How to convert json string into a dictionary with swift 3?

Im trying to covert this string into a dictionary

{
    "sender_id": 7,
    "Sender_name": Testchumthree Tester,
    "message": 42,
    "Sender_image": https://graph.facebook.com/v2.10/281359099024687/picture?type=normal,
    "timestamp": "0",
    "group_id": 50
}

Below is what i found so far.

func convertToDictionary(text: String) -> [String: Any]? {
    if let data = text.data(using: .utf8) {
        do {
            return try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data, options: []) as? [String: Any]
        } catch {
            print(error.localizedDescription)
        }
    }
    return nil
}

But this i get an error saying the data is not in the correct format. Any help would be much appreciated.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1272

Answers (1)

Julian
Julian

Reputation: 9140

The problem with your JSON is that strings are not properly formatted. There must be quotes around them and depending on the library "/" must also be escaped.

Try using this:

{
    "sender_id": 7,
    "Sender_name": "Testchumthree Tester",
    "message": 42,
    "Sender_image": "https:\/\/graph.facebook.com\/v2.10\/281359099024687\/picture?type=normal",
    "timestamp": "0",
    "group_id": 50
}

Upvotes: 1

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