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iOS Build a Playlist Browser with Swift Building the Music Library and Playlist Models Using a Playlist Instance

Posted by nicolasmanient
nicolasmanient
482 Points

cannot assign a value of type "string!" to a value of type "string?"

I have some error in my code :

    title = playlistDictionary["title"] as! String!

cannot assign a value of type "string!" to a value of type "string?"

I tried many possibilities but i don't find the solution :(

Sean Mateer
Sean Mateer
9,330 Points
Sean Mateer
Sean Mateer
9,330 Points

I've been having some problems here as well. The error goes away if I use the following syntax, though I'm not entirely sure it's correct

title = playlistDictionary["title"] as? String

It seems as though swift has made some updates since this video was made. I'm on xcode 6.3.2.

2 Answers

bos anac
bos anac
149 Points
bos anac
bos anac
149 Points

Having the same problem. Hopefully someone knows the answer! :)

thomas lotocki
thomas lotocki
3,230 Points
thomas lotocki
thomas lotocki
3,230 Points

This syntax works on my end no probs:

title = playlistDictionary["title"] as! String!