Best way to parse URL string to get values for keys?

Question

I need to parse a URL string like this one:

&ad_eurl=http://www.youtube.com/video/4bL4FI1Gz6s&hl=it_IT&iv_logging_level=3&ad_flags=0&ends         


        

Answer 1

- (NSString *)getLoginTokenFromUrl:(NSString *)urlString {
    NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:urlString];
    NSArray *queryStrings = [url.query componentsSeparatedByString:@"&"];

    NSMutableDictionary *queryParams = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];
    for (NSString *qs in queryStrings) {
        // Get the parameter name
        NSArray *components = [qs componentsSeparatedByString:@"="];
        NSString *key = [components objectAtIndex:0];

        // Get the parameter value
        NSString *value;
        if (components.count > 1) {
            value = [components objectAtIndex:1];
        }
        else {
            value = @"";
        }
        value = [value stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:@"+" withString:@" "];
        value = [value stringByReplacingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];

        queryParams[key] = value;
    }

    return [queryParams objectForKey:@"login_token"];
}

Answer 2

A late solution to this in the form of a Swift 3 extension on URL

extension URL {

  func value(for paramater: String) -> String? {

    let queryItems = URLComponents(string: self.absoluteString)?.queryItems
    let queryItem = queryItems?.filter({$0.name == paramater}).first
    let value = queryItem?.value

    return value
  }

}

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Answer 3

If you're using NSURLComponents the following concise extension will also do the trick:

extension NSURLComponents {

    func getQueryStringParameter(name: String) -> String? {
        return (self.queryItems? as [NSURLQueryItem])
            .filter({ (item) in item.name == name }).first?
            .value()
    }

}

Answer 4

For iOS8 and above using NSURLComponents :

+(NSDictionary<NSString *, NSString *> *)queryParametersFromURL:(NSURL *)url {
    NSURLComponents *urlComponents = [NSURLComponents componentsWithURL:url resolvingAgainstBaseURL:NO];
    NSMutableDictionary<NSString *, NSString *> *queryParams = [NSMutableDictionary<NSString *, NSString *> new];
    for (NSURLQueryItem *queryItem in [urlComponents queryItems]) {
        if (queryItem.value == nil) {
            continue;
        }
        [queryParams setObject:queryItem.value forKey:queryItem.name];
    }
    return queryParams;
}

For iOS 8 below:

+(NSDictionary<NSString *, NSString *> *)queryParametersFromURL:(NSURL *)url    
    NSMutableDictionary<NSString *, NSString *> * parameters = [NSMutableDictionary<NSString *, NSString *> new];
    [self enumerateKeyValuePairsFromQueryString:url.query completionblock:^(NSString *key, NSString *value) {
        parameters[key] = value;
    }];
    return parameters.copy;
}

- (void)enumerateKeyValuePairsFromQueryString:(NSString *)queryString completionBlock:(void (^) (NSString *key, NSString *value))block {
    if (queryString.length == 0) {
        return;
    }
    NSArray *keyValuePairs = [queryString componentsSeparatedByString:@"&"];
    for (NSString *pair in keyValuePairs) {
        NSRange range = [pair rangeOfString:@"="];
        NSString *key = nil;
        NSString *value = nil;

        if (range.location == NSNotFound) {
            key = pair;
            value = @"";
        }
        else {
            key = [pair substringToIndex:range.location];
            value = [pair substringFromIndex:(range.location + range.length)];
        }

        key = [self decodedStringFromString:key];
        key = key ?: @"";

        value = [self decodedStringFromString:value];
        value = value ?: @"";

        block(key, value);
    }
}

+ (NSString *)decodedStringFromString:(NSString *)string {
    NSString *input = shouldDecodePlusSymbols ? [string stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:@"+" withString:@" " options:NSLiteralSearch range:NSMakeRange(0, string.length)] : string;
    return [input stringByReplacingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
}

Answer 5

This code is work in three cases

1.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWsl7C-y7EI&feature=youtu.be 2.http://youtu.be/lOvcFqQyaDY
3.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWsl7C-y7EI

NSArray *arr = [youtubeurl componentsSeparatedByString:@"v="];
 NSString *youtubeID;
if([arr count]>0)
{
    if([arr count]==1){
        youtubeID= [[youtubeurl componentsSeparatedByString:@"/"] lastObject];

    }
    else{
        NSArray *urlComponents = [[arr objectAtIndex:1] componentsSeparatedByString:@"&"];
        youtubeID=[urlComponents objectAtIndex:0];
    }
}

Answer 6

If you want to do the same thing in swift, you can use an extension.

extension NSURL {
    func queryDictionary() -> [String:String] {
        let components = self.query?.componentsSeparatedByString("&")
        var dictionary = [String:String]()

        for pairs in components ?? [] {
            let pair = pairs.componentsSeparatedByString("=")
            if pair.count == 2 {
                dictionary[pair[0]] = pair[1]
            }
        }

        return dictionary
    }
}