Converting String to Int with Swift
Updated answer for Swift 2.0+:
toInt()
method gives an error, as it was removed from String
in Swift 2.x. Instead, the Int
type now has an initializer that accepts a String
:
let a: Int? = Int(firstTextField.text)let b: Int? = Int(secondTextField.text)
Basic Idea, note that this only works in Swift 1.x (check out ParaSara's answer to see how it works in Swift 2.x):
// toInt returns optional that's why we used a:Int? let a:Int? = firstText.text.toInt() // firstText is UITextField let b:Int? = secondText.text.toInt() // secondText is UITextField // check a and b before unwrapping using ! if a && b { var ans = a! + b! answerLabel.text = "Answer is \(ans)" // answerLabel ie UILabel } else { answerLabel.text = "Input values are not numeric" }
Update for Swift 4
...let a:Int? = Int(firstText.text) // firstText is UITextFieldlet b:Int? = Int(secondText.text) // secondText is UITextField...
myString.toInt()
- convert the string value into int .
Swift 3.x
If you have an integer hiding inside a string, you can convertby using the integer's constructor, like this:
let myInt = Int(textField.text)
As with other data types (Float and Double) you can also convert by using NSString:
let myString = "556"let myInt = (myString as NSString).integerValue