Swift: How to expand a tilde in a path String

Question

How can I expand a path String with a tilde in Swift? I have a string like \"~/Desktop\" and I\'d like to use this path with the NSFileManager methods,

Answer 1

Swift 4 Extension

public extension String {

    public var expandingTildeInPath: String {
        return NSString(string: self).expandingTildeInPath
    }

}