Convert any object to boolean in swift? - ios

Question

I am getting a dictionary as JSON response from server.From that dictionary there is a key "error" now i want to get the value of "error" key.I know that error always will be either 0 or 1.So i tried to get it as boolean but it did not work for me.Please suggest how can i convert its value to boolean.
let error=jsonResult.objectForKey("error")
//this does not work for me
if(!error)
{
//proceed ahead
}

Answer 1

Bool does not contain an initializer that can convert Int to Bool. So, to convert Int into Bool, you can create an extension, i.e.
extension Bool
{
init(_ intValue: Int)
{
switch intValue
{
case 0:
self.init(false)
default:
self.init(true)
}
}
}
Now you can get the value of key error using:
if let error = jsonResult["error"] as? Int, Bool(error)
{
// error is true
}
else
{
// error does not exist/ false.
}

Answer 2

Very Simple Way: [Updated Swift 5]
Create a function:
func getBoolFromAny(paramAny: Any)->Bool {
let result = "\(paramAny)"
return result == "1"
}
Use the function:
if let anyData = jsonResult["error"] {
if getBoolFromAny(anyData) {
// error is true
} else {
// error is false
}
}
Also, if you want one line condition, then above function can be reduced like:
if let anyData = jsonResult["error"], getBoolFromAny(anyData) {
// error is true
} else {
// error is false
}

Answer 3

Updated
Considering jsonResult as NSDictionary and error value is Bool. you can check it by following way.
guard let error = jsonResult.object(forKey: "error") as? Bool else{
// error key does not exist / as boolean
return
}
if !error {
// not error
}
else {
// error
}

Answer 4

Your error is neither 0 or 1. It is an optional object. It is nil if there was no key "error" in your JSON, otherwise it's probably an NSNumber.
It is most likely that nil means "no error" and if it's not nil and contains a zero it means "no error" and if it's not nil and contains a one it means "error" and if it's not nil and contains anything else then something is badly wrong with your json.
Try this:
let errorObject = jsonResult ["error"]
if errorObject == nil or errorObject as? NSInteger == 0
When I say "try", I mean "try". You're the responsible developer here. Check if it works as wanted with a dictionary containing no error, with a dictionary containing an error 0 or 1, and a dictionary containing for example error = "This is bad".

Answer 5

Check equality between error and 0 instead:
let error = jsonResult.objectForKey("error")
if error == 0 {
// proceed
}

Answer 6

Another Important point here is, you're using Swift and parsing the repsonse as NSDictionary. I can say that because you're using objectForKey method. Best practice would be to parse it as Swift Dictionary.
It may look like Dictionary<String:AnyObject> or [String:AnyObject]
Then you can check for the error as :
if let error = jsonResult["error"] where error == 0 {
//your code
}

Answer 7

Below code worked for me
if let error = jsonResult["error"] as? Int where Bool(error)
{
// error is true
print("error is true")
}
else
{
// error does not exist/ false.
print("error is false")
}