How to convert string to unicode(UTF-8) string in Swift?
In Objective I could write smth like that:
NSString *str = [[NSString alloc] initWithUTF8String:[strToDecode cStringUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]];
how to do smth similar in Swift?
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Maybe you can change how you decode it when you receive it? Like stackoverflow.com/questions/31733254/… , is this similar?Eric Aya– Eric Aya2016-05-07 11:55:01 +00:00Commented May 7, 2016 at 11:55
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Thanks, but it does not fit for me. simply speaking I need to convert this : let string = "ÐаÑпаÑи пÑогÑали ÑÑÑбоÐ" to this let result = "Карпати програли футбол" . I did it with online converters converting to Unicode(UTF-8)Dirder– Dirder2016-05-07 12:15:13 +00:00Commented May 7, 2016 at 12:15
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Swift 4 and 5 I have created a String extension
extension String {
func utf8DecodedString()-> String {
let data = self.data(using: .utf8)
let message = String(data: data!, encoding: .nonLossyASCII) ?? ""
return message
}
func utf8EncodedString()-> String {
let messageData = self.data(using: .nonLossyASCII)
let text = String(data: messageData!, encoding: .utf8) ?? ""
return text
}
}
2 Comments
Josh O'Connor
youre missing a 'c' in your second function (you wrote fun utf8EncodedString())
Gurjinder Singh
@JoshO'Connor Thanks!!
Swift 4:
let str = String(describing: strToDecode.cString(using: String.Encoding.utf8))
answered Feb 26, 2018 at 10:58
Alessandro Ornano
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Use this code,
let str = String(UTF8String: strToDecode.cStringUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding))
hope its helpful
5 Comments
Dirder
thanks, but this way does solve my problem. I like before got incorrectly displayed not Latin symbols :-(
Dirder
I have a string like this: " @ Rock-ЦиÑаÑа: Deep Purple " with unicode symbols (cyrilic etc). When I use online converter to Unicode(UTF-8) I can convert that to this: "@ Rock-Цитата: Deep Purple" Question is: How to do that in Swift?
Dirder
simply speaking I need to convert this : let string = "ÐаÑпаÑи пÑогÑали ÑÑÑбоÐ" to this let result = "Карпати програли футбол" . I did it with online converters converting to Unicode(UTF-8)
Tyson Vignesh
what is the online converter please mention here and from what format to UTF-8 please mention the two formats also
Manish Nahar
let cString = qString.cString(using: String.Encoding.utf8)