Handle string and int received in json [duplicate] - ios

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I have a json which looks like so...
{
id = 123456;
isDeleted = 0;
name = testName;
parentId = "<null>"; // This can also be integer
plantId = 1223; // This can also be string
type = 1;
}
In the response above, I can get either a string or an int for both parentId & plantId. How can I handle both the cases..?
This is how my structure looks...
struct Root : Decodable {
let organizations : [Organization1]
}
struct Organization1 : Decodable {
let id: Int
let isDeleted: Bool
let name: String
let parentId: Int?
let type: Int
let plantId: String?
let loggedInUserId: Int?
}

Answer 1

You can do that like this
struct GeneralProduct: Decodable {
let id: Int
let isDeleted: Bool
let name: String
let parentId: String?
let type: Int
let plantId: String?
let loggedInUserId: Int?
init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
let container = try decoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)
id = try container.decode(Int.self, forKey: .id)
isDeleted = try container.decode(Bool.self, forKey: .isDeleted)
name = try container.decode(String.self, forKey: .id)
type = try container.decode(Int.self, forKey: .type)
loggedInUserId = try container.decode(Int.self, forKey: .loggedInUserId)
if let value = try? container.decode(Int.self, forKey: .parentId) {
parentId = String(value)
} else {
parentId = try container.decode(String.self, forKey: .id)
}
if let value = try? container.decode(Int.self, forKey: .plantId) {
plantId = String(value)
} else {
plantId = try container.decode(String.self, forKey: .id)
}
}
}