NSURL URLWithString: is null with non-english accented characters

Question

I have the following string...

NSString *googleSearchString = @\"http://www.google.com/search?q=lyrics+%22Tænder+På+Dig%22+%22Jakob+Sveistrup%22\";
         


        

Answer 1

Use this for SWIFT 4:

let url = myURLString.addingPercentEncoding(withAllowedCharacters: .urlQueryAllowed)
let myURL = URL(string: url)