Best way to parse URL string to get values for keys?

Question

I need to parse a URL string like this one:

&ad_eurl=http://www.youtube.com/video/4bL4FI1Gz6s&hl=it_IT&iv_logging_level=3&ad_flags=0&ends         


        

Answer 1

To get query parameters as a dict:

extension URL {
    var parameters: [String: String] {
        var parameters = [String: String]()
        if let urlComponents = URLComponents(url: self, resolvingAgainstBaseURL: false),
            let queryItems = urlComponents.queryItems {
            for queryItem in queryItems where queryItem.value != nil {
                parameters[queryItem.name] = queryItem.value
            }
        }
        return parameters
    }
}

or return Optional if this more convenient in your case.