Can I turn a list or dictionary to a String list in swift?

List to String
I want to make something like there’s a list [123] and i want it to be “[123]” using code in swift. Do you have any idea?

My tries:

Attempt One

String([123]) // error: expression not clear because of not enough content

Attempt Two

[123] as! String // error: unknown error

Dictionary to String

I have a dict like [“123”:[“123:”123”]] and I want it to be string, like this: “[“123”:[“123”:”123”]]”

Dictionary Type: Dictionary<String, Dictionary<String, String>>

I tried using

• String() method
• as! String!
• as! String
• as? String?

But these dont work, pls helppppppp

I will thank you very much if your answer is helpful 😀

>Solution :

You can achieve it easily with joined() method. First, you will also need to map your array elements to string.

print("[" + [123].map(String.init).joined() + "]")
// prints "[123]"

And with more items in the array:

print("[" + [1, 2, 3].map(String.init).joined(separator: ", ") + "]")
// prints "[1, 2, 3]"

You can customise the output to your needs with separator parameter.

print("[" + [1, 2, 3].map(String.init).joined(separator: "") + "]")
// prints "[123]"

Additional Resources:

• ListFormatter in Apple Documentation
• "Formatter" from NSHipster Blog, section on ListFormatter.

Dictionaries Question:

Here is a solution for your dictionary problem, with this code you should be able to modify it to your needs.

extension String {
    var wrappedInBrackets: String { "[" + self + "]" }
}

extension Dictionary where Key == String, Value == String {
    var formatted: String {
        map { $0.key + ": " + $0.value }
            .joined(separator: ", ")
            .wrappedInBrackets
    }
}

extension Dictionary where Key == String, Value == [String: String] {
    var formatted: String {
        map { $0.key + ": " + $0.value.formatted }
            .joined(separator: ", ")
            .wrappedInBrackets
    }
}

print(["a": ["b": "c"]].formatted)
// prints "[a: [b: c]]"