bridgeToObjectiveC not available on Swift Beta 5

Question

I'm writing an app that uses bridgeToObjectiveC() on a String object. Since Beta 5 this is no longer available.

I'm trying to do this:

self.myList.filter{($0 as MyClass).name.bridgeToObjectiveC().localizedCaseInsensitiveContainsString(searchText)}

Which gives me the error:

'String' does not have a member named 'bridgeToObjectiveC'

What is the equivalent code in Beta 5?

possible duplicate of [bridgeToObjectiveC and makeObjectsPerformSelector in Swift beta 5](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25126188/bridgetoobjectivec-and-makeobjectsperformselector-in-swift-beta-5) — Martin R, Aug 05 '14 at 04:28
@MartinR He's talking about arrays, I'm talking about strings. No? — Patrick Bassut, Aug 05 '14 at 04:31
The problem is the same (bridgeToObjectiveC not available anymore) and the solution is the same ("... Instead, cast to/from the appropriate Foundation type"). — Martin R, Aug 05 '14 at 04:40

score 16 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 05 '14 at 04:29

16

Use as to cast to NSString for the same effect:

("string" as NSString).localizedCaseInsensitiveCompare("other string")

Or like this with optional chaining:

("string" as NSString?)?.localizedCaseInsensitiveCompare("other string")

answered Aug 05 '14 at 04:29

jstn

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 01 '15 at 07:03

3

try

_bridgeToObjectiveC()

instead of

bridgeToObjectiveC()

as follows:

self.myList.filter{($0 as MyClass).name._bridgeToObjectiveC().localizedCaseInsensitiveContainsString(searchText)}

edited Jul 01 '15 at 07:03

SteveFerg

answered Jul 01 '15 at 06:28

Timothy B

1

Swift 2.0 fix this problem. And this behaviour is working. var yearlyWorkDays = workDaysTxt.text._bridgeToObjectiveC().float – Durul Dalkanat Aug 31 '15 at 12:02

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