How to read from a plist with Swift 3 iOS app

Same way you have done in Swift 2.3 or lower just syntax is changed.

if let path = Bundle.main.path(forResource: "fileName", ofType: "plist") {    //If your plist contain root as Array    if let array = NSArray(contentsOfFile: path) as? [[String: Any]] {    }    ////If your plist contain root as Dictionary    if let dic = NSDictionary(contentsOfFile: path) as? [String: Any] {    }}

Note: In Swift it is better to use Swift's generic type Array and Dictionary instead of NSArray and NSDictionary.

Edit: Instead of NSArray(contentsOfFile: path) and NSDictionary(contentsOfFile:) we can also use PropertyListSerialization.propertyList(from:) to read data from plist file.

if let fileUrl = Bundle.main.url(forResource: "fileName", withExtension: "plist"),   let data = try? Data(contentsOf: fileUrl) {       if let result = try? PropertyListSerialization.propertyList(from: data, options: [], format: nil) as? [[String: Any]] { // [String: Any] which ever it is             print(result)       }}

As Swift 4 introduces Codable

Step 1: Load the Plist File from bundle.

Step 2: Use PropertyListDecoder for the decoding of property list values into semantic Decodable types.

Step 3: Create Codable Struct

Complete code -

 func setData() {        // location of plist file        if let settingsURL = Bundle.main.path(forResource: "JsonPlist", ofType: "plist") {            do {                var settings: MySettings?                let data = try Data(contentsOf: URL(fileURLWithPath: settingsURL))                    let decoder = PropertyListDecoder()                settings = try decoder.decode(MySettings.self, from: data)                    print("toolString is \(settings?.toolString ?? "")")                print("DeviceDictionary is \(settings?.deviceDictionary?.phone ?? "")")                print("RootPartArray is \(settings?.RootPartArray ?? [""])")            } catch {                print(error)            }        }    }}struct MySettings: Codable {    var toolString: String?    var deviceDictionary: DeviceDictionary?    var RootPartArray: [String]?    private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {        case toolString = "ToolString"        case deviceDictionary = "DeviceDictionary"        case RootPartArray    }    struct DeviceDictionary: Codable {        var phone: String?        init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {            let values = try decoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)            phone = try values.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .phone)        }    }    init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {        let values = try decoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)        toolString = try values.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .toolString)        deviceDictionary = try values.decodeIfPresent(DeviceDictionary.self, forKey: .deviceDictionary)        RootPartArray = try values.decodeIfPresent([String].self, forKey: .RootPartArray)    }}

Sample Plist file -> https://gist.github.com/janeshsutharios/4b0fb0e3edeff961d3e1f2829eb518db

Here is a Swift 3 implementation, based on Nirav D's answer:

    /// Read Plist File.    ///    /// - Parameter fileURL: file URL.    /// - Returns: return plist content.    func ReadPlist(_ fileURL: URL) -> [String: Any]? {        guard fileURL.pathExtension == FileExtension.plist, let data = try? Data(contentsOf: fileURL) else {            return nil        }        guard let result = try? PropertyListSerialization.propertyList(from: data, options: [], format: nil) as? [String: Any] else {            return nil        }        print(result)        return result    }