session.dataTaskWithURL completionHandler never called

Question

I have the following code :

let urlPath:String = apiURL + apiVersion + url + \"?api_key=\" + apiKey
let url = NSURL(string: urlPath)
let session = NSURLSessi         


        

Answer 1

The task never completes because it never gets started. You have to manually start the data task using its resume() method.

let urlPath = apiURL + apiVersion + url + "?api_key=" + apiKey
let url = NSURL(string: urlPath)!
let session = NSURLSession.sharedSession()

let task = session.dataTaskWithURL(url) { data, response, error in
    print("Task completed")
    // rest of the function...
}

task.resume()