How to convert string to URL in swift

Question

I want to convert below String to URL

www.mydomain.com/key=अक्षय

I tried let urlToSend = URL(string: "www.mydomain.com/key=अक्षय")! but it returns nil.

I'm getting that 'अक्षय' keyword from textField, it could be in any local language.

It works fine with English but not working with local language.

I used let url = URL(string: "www.mydomain.com")?.appendingPathComponent("key=अक्षय") it gives www.mydomain.com/key=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%AF

but now I want to www.mydomain.com/key=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%AF to www.mydomain.com/key=अक्षय

"www.mydomain.com/key=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%AF" is the valid url. Please explain what you mentioned "but now I want to www.mydomain.com/key=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%AF to www.mydomain.com/key=अक्षय"... You could also check my answer. — Ahmad F
– Ahmad F, Commented Jan 3, 2018 at 10:45

Oliver K · Accepted Answer · 2018-01-03 10:52:06Z

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You need to encode the URL.

let urlString = "www.mydomain.com/key=अक्षय".addingPercentEncoding(withAllowedCharacters: .urlPathAllowed)
let url = URL(string: urlString!)

let decodedUrl = urlString?.removingPercentEncoding

Keep in mind that you shouldn't force unwrap URL's and strings, use if let or guard statements.

edited Jan 3, 2018 at 10:52

answered Jan 3, 2018 at 10:27

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Akshay Phulare Over a year ago

but I want to back 'www.mydomain.com%2Fkey=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7‌%E0%A4%AF' to 'www.mydomain.com/key=अक्षय'

Oliver K Over a year ago

Updated my answer.

Ahmad F · Accepted Answer · 2018-01-03 10:52:39Z

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When working with URLs as strings, you should encode them to be valid as a URL; One of the most popular examples of encoding the URL is that the " " (space) would be encoded as "%20".

So in your case the encoded value of your url should be:

www.mydomain.com%2Fkey=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%AF

As you noticed the value of the key is changed

from: "अक्षय"

to:"%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%AF"

which will let the URL to be valid.

How to:

you could get the above result like this:

let string = "www.mydomain.com/key=अक्षय"

if let encodedString  = string.addingPercentEncoding(withAllowedCharacters: .urlHostAllowed), let url = URL(string: encodedString) {
    print(url) // www.mydomain.com%2Fkey=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%AF
}

Note that there is optional binding for both the encoded string and the url for the purpose of being safe.

Decoding the URL:

You could also returns to the original unencoded url (decoding it) like this:

let decodedString = "www.mydomain.com%2Fkey=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%AF"

if let unwrappedDecodedString = decodedString.removingPercentEncoding {
    print(unwrappedDecodedString) // www.mydomain.com/key=अक्षय
}

Again, optional binding to be safe.

edited Jan 3, 2018 at 10:52

answered Jan 3, 2018 at 10:39

Ahmad F

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Akshay Phulare Over a year ago

but I want to back 'www.mydomain.com%2Fkey=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%AF' to 'www.mydomain.com/key=अक्षय'

Ahmad F Over a year ago

@AkshayPhulare to make sure that I got it, you want to let "www.mydomain.com%2Fkey=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%AF" to be decoded to "www.mydomain.com/key=अक्षय", is it correct?

Tejas Ardeshna · Accepted Answer · 2018-01-03 10:24:59Z

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Try this thing:

    let strURL = "www.mydomain.com/key=अक्षय".addingPercentEncoding(withAllowedCharacters: .urlHostAllowed)
    let url = URL(string: strURL!)

Or you can use:

let strURL = "www.mydomain.com/key=अक्षय".addingPercentEncoding(withAllowedCharacters: .urlPathAllowed)
let url = URL(string: strURL!)

answered Jan 3, 2018 at 10:24

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Akshay Phulare Over a year ago

but I want to back 'www.mydomain.com%2Fkey=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7‌%E0%A4%AF' to 'www.mydomain.com/key=अक्षय'

Tejas Ardeshna Over a year ago

Just add strURL.removingPercentEncoding and again you will get your source string

Gereon · Accepted Answer · 2018-01-03 10:35:01Z

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Instead of dealing with percent encodings explicitly, you can also build the URL piece by piece, using appendingPathComponent:

let url = URL(string: "www.mydomain.com")?.appendingPathComponent("key=अक्षय")
// www.mydomain.com/key=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%AF

answered Jan 3, 2018 at 10:35

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Akshay Phulare Over a year ago

but I want to back 'www.mydomain.com%2Fkey=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7‌%E0%A4%AF' to 'www.mydomain.com/key=अक्षय'

Gereon Over a year ago

Not sure what you mean by "I want to back" exactly. If you're talking about reversing the percent encodings, try .removePercentEncoding on url.absoluteString.

Kathiresan Murugan · Accepted Answer · 2018-01-03 11:44:04Z

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Swift3.0

let baseUrl = "www.mydomain.com/key=अक्षय" // base url

let encodedUrl : String! = baseUrl.addingPercentEncoding(withAllowedCharacters: CharacterSet.urlQueryAllowed) // remove the spaces in the url string

let typeUrl = URL(string: encodedUrl)! // convert the string into url

print(typeUrl)  // www.mydomain.com/key=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%AF

For Checking purpose

if let unwrappedDecodedString = encodedUrl.removingPercentEncoding {
        print(decodedString) // www.mydomain.com/key=अक्षय
}

answered Jan 3, 2018 at 11:44

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