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wachter
1,594 PointsUnexpectedly found nil while unwrapping an optional value
This is the code I'm using and for some reason the console displays the title of this post.
private let apiKey = ""//32 letters and numbers
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
let baseURL = NSURL(string: "https://api.forecast.io/forecast/\(apiKey)")
let forecastURL = NSURL(string: "37.8267,-122.423", relativeToURL : baseURL)
let sharedSession = NSURLSession.sharedSession()
let downloadTask : NSURLSessionDownloadTask = sharedSession.downloadTaskWithURL(forecastURL!, completionHandler: { (location: NSURL!, response: NSURLResponse!, error: NSError!) -> Void in
if (error == nil) {
let dataObject = NSData(contentsOfURL: location)
let weatherDictionary : NSDictionary = NSJSONSerialization.JSONObjectWithData(
dataObject!, options: nil, error: nil) as! NSDictionary
println(weatherDictionary)
}
})
downloadTask.resume()
}
The error seems to come from the weatherDictionary. Thanks for any help.
2 Answers

Caleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 PointsI believe you are supposed to us an "if-let" statement instead of a !.

Caleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 PointsI'm not sure, I'm new to Swift.
wachter
1,594 Pointswachter
1,594 Pointshow would I go about changing it to "if let" the correct way? When I tried it told me the data type was not convertible or something.