How to Convert duration form youtube api in swift?

Question

I'm new swift developer i don't know how to convert duration from youtube api to normal time format?

Here is your answer, http://stackoverflow.com/a/16254918/2713079 — itsji10dra, May 05 '16 at 10:26
This answer are convert from normal date to iOS But i want to convert from iOS to normal? — sony, May 05 '16 at 10:29
Can you give an example of the date in the format that it is provided from youtube api? and an example of what format you'd like to convert it to? — mohonish, May 05 '16 at 10:33

score 10 · Answer 1 · edited Nov 07 '16 at 06:27

A simpler implementation considering return value in hh:mm:ss format only.

extension String {

    func getYoutubeFormattedDuration() -> String {

        let formattedDuration = self.stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString("PT", withString: "").stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString("H", withString: ":").stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString("M", withString: ":").stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString("S", withString: "")

        let components = formattedDuration.componentsSeparatedByString(":")
        var duration = ""
        for component in components {
            duration = duration.characters.count > 0 ? duration + ":" : duration
            if component.characters.count < 2 {
                duration += "0" + component
                continue
            }
            duration += component
        }

        return duration

    }

}

**Swift 3

  func getYoutubeFormattedDuration() -> String {

    let formattedDuration = self.replacingOccurrences(of: "PT", with: "").replacingOccurrences(of: "H", with:":").replacingOccurrences(of: "M", with: ":").replacingOccurrences(of: "S", with: "")

    let components = formattedDuration.components(separatedBy: ":")
    var duration = ""
    for component in components {
        duration = duration.characters.count > 0 ? duration + ":" : duration
        if component.characters.count < 2 {
            duration += "0" + component
            continue
        }
        duration += component
    }

    return duration

}

Sample Results:

"PT3H2M31S".getYoutubeFormattedDuration() //returns "03:02:31"
"PT2M31S".getYoutubeFormattedDuration() //returns "02:31"
"PT31S".getYoutubeFormattedDuration() //returns "31"

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 05 '16 at 10:45

Using String Extension:

extension String{

    func formatDurationsFromYoutubeAPItoNormalTime (targetString : String) ->String{

        var timeDuration : NSString!
        let string: NSString = targetString

        if string.rangeOfString("H").location == NSNotFound && string.rangeOfString("M").location == NSNotFound{

            if string.rangeOfString("S").location == NSNotFound {
                timeDuration = NSString(format: "00:00")
            } else {
                var secs: NSString = targetString
                secs = secs.substringFromIndex(secs.rangeOfString("PT").location + "PT".characters.count)
                secs = secs.substringToIndex(secs.rangeOfString("S").location)

                timeDuration = NSString(format: "00:%02d", secs.integerValue)
            }
        }
        else if string.rangeOfString("H").location == NSNotFound {
            var mins: NSString = targetString
            mins = mins.substringFromIndex(mins.rangeOfString("PT").location + "PT".characters.count)
            mins = mins.substringToIndex(mins.rangeOfString("M").location)

            if string.rangeOfString("S").location == NSNotFound {
                timeDuration = NSString(format: "%02d:00", mins.integerValue)
            } else {
                var secs: NSString = targetString
                secs = secs.substringFromIndex(secs.rangeOfString("M").location + "M".characters.count)
                secs = secs.substringToIndex(secs.rangeOfString("S").location)

                timeDuration = NSString(format: "%02d:%02d", mins.integerValue, secs.integerValue)
            }
        } else {
            var hours: NSString = targetString
            hours = hours.substringFromIndex(hours.rangeOfString("PT").location + "PT".characters.count)
            hours = hours.substringToIndex(hours.rangeOfString("H").location)

            if string.rangeOfString("M").location == NSNotFound && string.rangeOfString("S").location == NSNotFound {
                timeDuration = NSString(format: "%02d:00:00", hours.integerValue)
            } else if string.rangeOfString("M").location == NSNotFound {
                var secs: NSString = targetString
                secs = secs.substringFromIndex(secs.rangeOfString("H").location + "H".characters.count)
                secs = secs.substringToIndex(secs.rangeOfString("S").location)

                timeDuration = NSString(format: "%02d:00:%02d", hours.integerValue, secs.integerValue)
            } else if string.rangeOfString("S").location == NSNotFound {
                var mins: NSString = targetString
                mins = mins.substringFromIndex(mins.rangeOfString("H").location + "H".characters.count)
                mins = mins.substringToIndex(mins.rangeOfString("M").location)

                timeDuration = NSString(format: "%02d:%02d:00", hours.integerValue, mins.integerValue)
            } else {
                var secs: NSString = targetString
                secs = secs.substringFromIndex(secs.rangeOfString("M").location + "M".characters.count)
                secs = secs.substringToIndex(secs.rangeOfString("S").location)
                var mins: NSString = targetString
                mins = mins.substringFromIndex(mins.rangeOfString("H").location + "H".characters.count)
                mins = mins.substringToIndex(mins.rangeOfString("M").location)

                timeDuration = NSString(format: "%02d:%02d:%02d", hours.integerValue, mins.integerValue, secs.integerValue)
            }
        }
        return timeDuration as String
    }

}

Usage:

override func viewWillAppear(animated: Bool) {

let youtubeVideoDurationString = "PT15M51S"   

let resultString = youtubeVideoDurationString.formatDurationsFromYoutubeAPItoNormalTime(youtubeVideoDurationString)
    print(resultString)

}

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 05 '16 at 11:18

To Convert Hour:Minute:Second format :-

Using String Extension:

extension String{

func parseVideoDurationOfYoutubeAPI(videoDuration: String?) -> String {

var videoDurationString = videoDuration! as NSString

var hours: Int = 0
var minutes: Int = 0
var seconds: Int = 0
let timeRange = videoDurationString.rangeOfString("T")

videoDurationString = videoDurationString.substringFromIndex(timeRange.location)
while videoDurationString.length > 1 {

    videoDurationString = videoDurationString.substringFromIndex(1)

    let scanner = NSScanner(string: videoDurationString as String) as NSScanner
    var part: NSString?

    scanner.scanCharactersFromSet(NSCharacterSet.decimalDigitCharacterSet(), intoString: &part)

    let partRange: NSRange = videoDurationString.rangeOfString(part! as String)

    videoDurationString = videoDurationString.substringFromIndex(partRange.location + partRange.length)
    let timeUnit: String = videoDurationString.substringToIndex(1)


    if (timeUnit == "H") {
        hours = Int(part as! String)!
    }
    else if (timeUnit == "M") {
        minutes = Int(part as! String)!
    }
    else if (timeUnit == "S") {
        seconds   = Int(part! as String)!
    }
    else{
    }

}
return String(format: "%02d:%02d:%02d", hours, minutes, seconds)

} }

Usage: override func viewWillAppear(animated: Bool) {

    let youtubeVideoDurationString = "PT15M51S"

    let result_Hour_Minute_Second = youtubeVideoDurationString.parseVideoDurationOfYoutubeAPI("PT15M51S") as String

    print("result_Hour_Minute_Second: \(result_Hour_Minute_Second)")

}

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 22 '20 at 05:43

In Swift 5

extension String {

func getYoutubeFormattedDuration() -> String {

    let formattedDuration = self.replacingOccurrences(of: "PT", with: "").replacingOccurrences(of: "H", with:":").replacingOccurrences(of: "M", with: ":").replacingOccurrences(of: "S", with: "")

    let components = formattedDuration.components(separatedBy: ":")
    var duration = ""
    for component in components {
        duration = duration.count > 0 ? duration + ":" : duration
        if component.count < 2 {
            duration += "0" + component
            continue
        }
        duration += component
    }

    return duration

}

}

Usage:

let youtubeVideoDurationString = "PT2M24S"
youtubeVideoDurationString.getYoutubeFormattedDuration() //returns 02:24

How to Convert duration form youtube api in swift?

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