how to convert JSON-String into Array of Dictionaries in iOS Swift 3

Question

I have this String

[{\"label\":\"Issue Name\",\"value\":\"my dirst iOS \",\"_id\":\"issueName\"},{\"label\":\"Issue DueDate\",\"value\":\"15-12-2016\",\"_id\":\"dueDate\"}]

I want to convert it to type [NSDictionary] for example;

[
  {
    "label": "Issue Name",
    "value": "my dirst iOS ",
    "_id": "issueName"
  },
  {
    "label": "Issue DueDate",
    "value": "15-12-2016",
    "_id": "dueDate"
  }
]

Can someone tell me how to do that. I Have Already Tried How to convert a JSON string to a dictionary?

Possible duplicate of [How to convert a JSON string to a dictionary?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/30480672/how-to-convert-a-json-string-to-a-dictionary) — FelixSFD, Dec 15 '16 at 11:28
This does exactly describe how to parse JSON in Swift 1, 2 and 3 — FelixSFD, Dec 15 '16 at 11:28
can you explain why the already answered question did not help? Did you get error messages? — Volker, Dec 15 '16 at 11:29
server team should remove slash before each key and value and then by parsing with jsonserialization solve your issue — Shobhakar Tiwari, Dec 15 '16 at 11:39

junaidsidhu · Accepted Answer · 2016-12-15T11:36:02.953

4

first try to remove the slashes

stringJson.stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString("\\", withString: "")

then convert it with JsonConverter

func convertToDictionary(text: String) -> Any? {

     if let data = text.data(using: .utf8) {
         do {
             return try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data, options: []) as? Any
         } catch {
             print(error.localizedDescription)
         }
     }

     return nil

}

then

    if let list = self.convertToDictionary(text: stringJson) as? [AnyObject] {

       print(list);
    }

edited Dec 15 '16 at 11:36

answered Dec 15 '16 at 11:33

junaidsidhu

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Right. But note hatim your highest level is a json ARRAY, so take that out first. – Fattie Dec 15 '16 at 11:34
returning any in this case – junaidsidhu Dec 15 '16 at 11:36
Its showing error on returning "ANY" as "jsonResult produce "Any" not the expected contextual result type"[String: Any]"" – hatim Dec 15 '16 at 11:49
Sorry my bad, i made a mistake in my code, I am not able to up vote the answer till u edit, please make an edit so that i can up vote – hatim Dec 15 '16 at 13:16

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 23 '20 at 06:41

Swift 5 Easy way

//MARK:- Calling
if let list = self.convertToDictionary(text: stringJson) as? [AnyObject] {

   print(list);
}


//MARK:- Remove the Slashes
let text = stringJson.replacingOccurrences(of: "\\", with: "")

//MARK:- Convert it with JsonConverter
func convertToDictionary(text: String) -> Any? {

 if let data = text.data(using: .utf8) {
     do {
         return try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data, options: []) as? Any
     } catch {
         print(error.localizedDescription)
     }
 }

 return nil

}

how to convert JSON-String into Array of Dictionaries in iOS Swift 3

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