How to convert NSSet to [String] array?

Question

I have an NSSet of Strings, and I want to convert it into [String]. How do I do that?

Answer 1

let set = NSSet(array: ["a","b","c"])
let arr = set.allObjects as! [String]

Answer 2

If you have a Set<String>, you can use the Array constructor:

let set: Set<String> = // ...
let strings = Array(set)

Or if you have NSSet, there are a few different options:

let set: NSSet = // ...
let strings1 = set.allObjects as? [String] // or as!
let strings2 = Array(set as! Set<String>)
let strings3 = (set as? Set<String>).map(Array.init)

Answer 3

You could do something like this.

let set = //Whatever your set is
var array: [String] = []

for object in set {
     array.append(object as! String)
}

Answer 4

I would use map:

let nss = NSSet(array: ["a", "b", "a", "c"])

let arr = nss.map({ String($0) })  // Swift 2

let arr = map(nss, { "\($0)" })  // Swift 1