I am using XCode 7.2. My IOS application only connects to webservices with https Protocol..Why is that?

Question

My Code is as below.This code does not work. But the services with https protocol works..Pls help

override func viewDidLoad() {
            super.viewDidLoad()

            let urlPath = "http://xx.com"
            let reposURL: NSURL = NSURL(string: urlPath)!
            let URLrequest: NSURLRequest = NSURLRequest(URL: reposURL)
            let response: AutoreleasingUnsafeMutablePointer<NSURLResponse?>=nil
            // 2
            do{
            if let JSONData: NSData = try NSURLConnection.sendSynchronousRequest(URLrequest, returningResponse: response){
            //if let JSONData = NSData(contentsOfURL: reposURL!) {
                // 3
                if let json = try NSJSONSerialization.JSONObjectWithData(JSONData, options: NSJSONReadingOptions.MutableContainers) as? NSDictionary {
                    // 4
                    if let reposArray = json["items"] as? [NSDictionary] {
                        // 5
                        for item in reposArray {

                        }
                    }
               }
            }
            }catch{}
    }

Answer 1

Add App Transport Security Settings to your XCode .plist-file:

App Transport Security Settings   Dictionary   (1 item)

          Allow Arbitrary Loads   BOOLEAN      YES

Official documentation: https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documentation/General/Reference/InfoPlistKeyReference/Articles/CocoaKeys.html

Also see this source: http://iosdevtips.co/post/121756573323/ios-9-xcode-7-http-connect-server-error

Answer 2

Try this :

 func jsonParse()
    {
        let urlPath: String = "http://www.airforce.lk/test.php"
        let url: NSURL = NSURL(string: urlPath)!
        let request1: NSURLRequest = NSURLRequest(URL: url)
        let response: AutoreleasingUnsafeMutablePointer<NSURLResponse?>=nil
        do
        {
            let dataVal: NSData =   try NSURLConnection.sendSynchronousRequest(request1, returningResponse: response)
            let json: NSArray =  try (NSJSONSerialization.JSONObjectWithData(dataVal, options: NSJSONReadingOptions.MutableContainers) as? NSArray)!
            print("Synchronous\(json)")

            if let json: NSArray = try (NSJSONSerialization.JSONObjectWithData(dataVal, options: NSJSONReadingOptions.MutableContainers) as? NSArray)
            {
                print(json[0])
            }
        }
        catch
        {
        }
    }