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iOS

Posted by Siddhant Nair
Siddhant Nair
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Why does this error always show up when I try to open a web link?

Im playing around with web urls but all apps I make with them start sending this error at some point please help me I'm unable to solve this problem

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()
    webView.loadRequest(URLRequest(url: URL(string: "https://www.google.com")!)) //<--
}

//Thread 1: Fatal error: Unexpectedly found nil while unwrapping an Optional value

Taylor Smith
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Taylor Smith
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Taylor Smith
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Taylor Smith
iOS Development Techdegree Graduate 14,153 Points

It looks like you might still be using the deprecated UIWebView. try this:

 let request = URLRequest(url: URL(string: "https://www.google.com")!)
 webView.load(request)

also don't forget to import WebKit at the top. Hope this helps!