How to compare two strings ignoring case in Swift language?

Question

How can we compare two strings in swift ignoring case ? for eg :

var a = \"Cash\"
var b = \"cash\"

Is there any method that will return tru

Answer 1

Swift 4, I went the String extension route using caseInsensitiveCompare() as a template (but allowing the operand to be an optional). Here's the playground I used to put it together (new to Swift so feedback more than welcome).

import UIKit

extension String {
    func caseInsensitiveEquals(_ otherString: T?) -> Bool where T : StringProtocol {
        guard let otherString = otherString else {
            return false
        }
        return self.caseInsensitiveCompare(otherString) == ComparisonResult.orderedSame
    }
}

"string 1".caseInsensitiveEquals("string 2") // false

"thingy".caseInsensitiveEquals("thingy") // true

let nilString1: String? = nil
"woohoo".caseInsensitiveEquals(nilString1) // false