How to convert a swift String to CFString

Question

How can i create a CFString from a native swift String or NSString in swift

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Answer 1

If you want to convert a non-literal string, you have to cast it to NSString.

let replacement = "World"
let string = "Hello, \(replacement)"

let cfstring:CFString = string as NSString

Swift knows how to convert a swift string to an NSString and an NSString to a CFString, but seems not to know how to do both steps in one.