Returning name from Firestore?

Question

I\'m trying to return a name after getting it on Firestore, but for some reason it\'s not working.

Here\'s my code:

func getName() -> String {

               


        

Answer 1

getDocuments is an asynchronous function. This means the name variable doesn't wait for the function to complete before continue executing. If you want to return the returned name from the document, you can take a look at the following code:

 func getName(_ completion: (String) -> ()) {
    db.collection("users").whereField("email", isEqualTo: user.email!).getDocuments { (snapshot, error) in
        if error != nil {
            print(error!)
        } else {
            for document in (snapshot?.documents)! {
                name = document.data()["name"] as! String
                completion(name)
            }
        }
    }
}

getName { name in
    print(name)
}