How should I issue an alert that times out in swift

Question

I am using a UIAlertController to display a user alert that requires a user action. I would like to skip the user action and make the alert disappear after some time (say 10 seconds). What is the best approach to do that?

possible duplicate of [Dismiss UIAlertView after 5 Seconds Swift](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/27613926/dismiss-uialertview-after-5-seconds-swift) — Dharmesh Kheni, May 18 '15 at 11:07
The approach is applicable but the solution suggested by Chackle works 'almost' out of the box. — Syed Tariq, May 18 '15 at 13:26

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 18 '15 at 11:10

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Try this after creating your UIAlertViewController

var dispatchTime: dispatch_time_t = dispatch_time(DISPATCH_TIME_NOW, Int64(10.0 * Double(NSEC_PER_SEC))) 
dispatch_after(dispatchTime, dispatch_get_main_queue(), { 
    yourAlertViewController.dismissViewControllerAnimated(true, completion: nil)   
})

answered May 18 '15 at 11:10

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@SyedTariq Glad to hear it Syed – Chackle May 18 '15 at 13:52

Toye · Answer 2 · 2015-07-25T20:40:51.347

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This will work perfectly fine for you

    //Define & Initialize Alert (Example)
    var alert: UIAlertController = UIAlertController();      

    // Delay the execution (Dismiss AlertController) by 10 seconds
    dispatch_after(dispatch_time(DISPATCH_TIME_NOW, 10 * NSEC_PER_SEC), dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
        alert.dismissViewControllerAnimated(true, completion: nil)
    });

edited Jul 25 '15 at 20:40

answered May 18 '15 at 13:29

Toye

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How should I issue an alert that times out in swift

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