how to get the JSONArray from jsonObject in Swift 3.1 - ios

Question

{
"status": true,
"status_code": 1,
"content": [
{
"cat_id": "3",
"cat_name": "Food",
"cat_parentid": "2"
},
{
"cat_id": "4",
"cat_name": "Entertainment",
"cat_parentid": "2"
},
{
"cat_id": "5",
"cat_name": "Cars",
"cat_parentid": "2"
},
{
"cat_id": "12",
"cat_name": "Personal Care",
"cat_parentid": "2"
}
],
"message": "Success"
}
UPDATE
do {
//create json object from data
if let json = try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data, options: .mutableContainers) as? [String: Any] {
completion((json as? AnyObject)!) //here completion callback will return the jsonObject to my UIViewController.
}
} catch let error {
print(error.localizedDescription)
}
this is my JSONObject. I am very new to the swift. how to get the content JSONArray and further process in swift.? Anybody can help me? Help will be appreciated.

Answer 1

This code checks if the status is true, gets the array for key content and prints all values in the array.
The array is clearly [[String:String]] so cast the object to this specific type.
do {
//create json object from data
if let json = try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data) as? [String: Any] {
if let status = json["status"] as? Bool, status == true {
if let content = json["content"] as? [[String:String]] {
for category in content {
let id = category["cat_id"]
let name = category["cat_name"]
let parentId = category["cat_parentid"]
print(id , name, parentId)
}
}
}
}
} catch let error {
print(error.localizedDescription)
}
PS: As always, never use .mutableContainers in Swift. It's meaningless

Answer 2

Check whether your json has content array
if let content = json["content"] as? [Dictionary<String, AnyObject>] {
print(content) // it will give you content array
}

Answer 3

Get content array like this:
let allContent = json["content"] as? [[String: Any]]
Full sample:
do {
//create json object from data
if let json = try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data, options: .mutableContainers) as? [String: Any] {
if let allContent = json["content"] as? [[String: Any]] {
for content in allContent {
let catId = content["cat_id"] as? String
let catName = content["cat_name"] as? String
let catParentId = content["cat_parentid"] as? String
print(">> catid=" + catId!)
print(">> catName=" + catName!)
print(">> catparentID=" + catParentId!)
}
}
}
} catch let error {
print(error.localizedDescription)
}

Answer 4

let content = dict.objectForKey("content")! as NSArray
Then you can get json of single object for parsing by
for var cat in content
{
print(cat)
}

Answer 5

Another alternative way, by using the library.
First, import JSON library for Swift - SwiftyJSON and use the code:
import SwiftyJSON
let json = JSON(<jsonObject data>)
let contentArray: Array<JSON> = json["content"].arrayValue
Library Integration
If you're using cocoapods then use this pod:
pod 'SwiftyJSON'
OR else just drag SwiftyJSON.swift to the project tree.

Answer 6

you can extract you data by providing key
if let array = result["content"] as? Array<AnyObject> {
print(arry)
}

Answer 7

You can access like below
if let filePath = Bundle.main.path(forResource: "sample", ofType: "json"), let data = FileManager().contents(atPath: filePath) {
do {
let dicRes = try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data, options: .allowFragments) as? [String: Any]
let contentArray = dicRes?["content"]
print("contentArray == \(contentArray)")
} catch {
}
}