Swift: How to expand a tilde in a path String

Question

How can I expand a path String with a tilde in Swift? I have a string like \"~/Desktop\" and I\'d like to use this path with the NSFileManager methods,

Answer 1

Return string:

func expandingTildeInPath(_ path: String) -> String {
    return path.replacingOccurrences(of: "~", with: FileManager.default.homeDirectoryForCurrentUser.path)
}

Return URL:

func expandingTildeInPath(_ path: String) -> URL {
    return URL(fileURLWithPath: path.replacingOccurrences(of: "~", with: FileManager.default.homeDirectoryForCurrentUser.path))
}

If OS less than 10.12, replace

FileManager.default.homeDirectoryForCurrentUser

with

URL(fileURLWithPath: NSHomeDirectory()