Finding if a string contains a string in Swift 2.1

Question

No longer works.

var string = "hello Swift"

if string.rangeOfString("Swift") != nil{
    println("exists")
}

Will get you:

error: value of type 'String' has no member 'rangeOfString'

What is the new way to do this?

Seems to me that you are using Swift 1.2 not 2.1. Just update your Xcode to the latest version https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/xcode/id497799835?mt=12 — Leo Dabus, Oct 17 '15 at 02:54
The code snippet is to indicate the old answer no longer works, plus you will reach an error before println ever executes — Victor Lin, Oct 17 '15 at 02:59
the code works fine for me here Xcode 7.0.1. Exempt println() :) — Leo Dabus, Oct 17 '15 at 03:00
The accepted answer to the linked question explicitly mentions: *"PS. Don't forget to import Foundation"*. — Martin R, Oct 17 '15 at 07:48

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 17 '15 at 04:48

5

Import Foundation and you will be able to call rangeOfString.

answered Oct 17 '15 at 04:48

Gary Makin

indeed I was working in Playground, and could not get the rangeOfString method to work initially, but after I imported Foundation all went smooth. – IamMashed Dec 25 '15 at 17:33

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