How can I read a file in a swift playground

Question

Im trying to read a text file using a Swift playground with the following

let dirs : String[]? =    NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSSearchPathDirectory         


        

Answer 1

Swift 3 (Xcode 8)

The code below works in both iOS and macOS playgrounds. The text file ("MyText.txt" in this example) must be in the Resources directory of the playground. (Note: You may need to open the navigator window to see the directory structure of your playground.)

import Foundation

if let fileURL = Bundle.main.url(forResource:"MyText", withExtension: "txt")
{
    do {
        let contents = try String(contentsOf: fileURL, encoding: String.Encoding.utf8)
        print(contents)
    } catch {
        print("Error: \(error.localizedDescription)")
    }
} else {
    print("No such file URL.")
}