Open AppStore through button

Question

Could you guys help me to translate the following code into Swift?

[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@\"itms://itunes.apple.com         


        

Answer 1

In Swift 4.2 and Xcode 10.2

You have two ways to open App Store or iTunes Store

If you want to open App Store use https or if you want to open iTunes Store use itms

Ex: https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/yourAppName/id14****4?mt=8 //For App Store

itms://itunes.apple.com/in/app/yourAppName/id14****4?mt=8 //For iTunes Store

Method 1: This is simple direct and old approach

let url  = NSURL(string: "https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/smsdaddy/id1450172544?mt=8")//itms   https
    if UIApplication.shared.canOpenURL(url! as URL) {
        UIApplication.shared.openURL(url! as URL)
    }

Method 2: New approach

if let url = URL(string: "https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/smsdaddy/id1450172544?ls=1&mt=8") {
   if #available(iOS 10.0, *) {
       UIApplication.shared.open(url, options: [:], completionHandler: nil)
   } else {
       // Earlier versions
       if UIApplication.shared.canOpenURL(url as URL) {
          UIApplication.shared.openURL(url as URL)
       }
   }
}