Swift string input
Swift string input has become a lot easier than since I posted an article about it. In my previous article Swift string input required you to create your own function to read a input line. Then one viewer commented on my YouTube video a different method for Linux users. His method had a readLine function. When I tested this with Xcode in OS X it worked just fine. And I’m almost sure it wasn’t that easy about a year ago.
Here is the function we need to use http://swiftdoc.org/v2.2/func/readLine/
I tried to test it with Playground too, but I could not get it to work there.
Swift string input example
import Foundation
print("What is your name? ")
if let yourName = readLine() {
print("Hello, \(yourName)")
}
The output will be something like this.
What is your name?
Ronny
Hello, Ronny
If this is all new to you, and want to have a look at the old method. Just for the fun of it. You will find that in this article http://soltveit.org/xcode-swift-string-input-in-command-line/
If you want to see a video on how to do it, you can see it below. I have updated my old video. It is still out there, but go for the updated version.
Thats how you do String input with Swift for OS X now (and Linux).
Happy coding!
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