swiftyjson - Call can throw, but it is marked with 'try' and the error is not handled

Question

I am trying to use swiftyjson and I am getting an Error:

Call can throw, but it is marked with \'try\' and the error is not handled.

Answer 1

The SwiftyJSON initializer throws, the declaration is

public init(data: Data, options opt: JSONSerialization.ReadingOptions = []) throws

You have three options:

1. Use a do - catch block and handle the error (the recommended one).

   do {
      let json = try JSON(data: data)
      print(json)
   } catch {
      print(error)
      // or display a dialog
   }
   

2. Ignore the error and optional bind the result (useful if the error does not matter).

   if let json = try? JSON(data: data) {
      print(json)
   }
   

3. Force unwrap the result

   let json = try! JSON(data: data)
   print(json)
   

   Use this option only if it's guaranteed that the attempt will never fail (not in this case!). Try! can be used for example in FileManager if a directory is one of the default directories the framework creates anyway.

For more information please read Swift Language Guide - Error Handling