[ios] Check for internet connection with Swift

Create a new Swift file within your project, name it Reachability.swift. Cut & paste the following code into it to create your class.

import Foundation
import SystemConfiguration

public class Reachability {

    class func isConnectedToNetwork() -> Bool {

        var zeroAddress = sockaddr_in(sin_len: 0, sin_family: 0, sin_port: 0, sin_addr: in_addr(s_addr: 0), sin_zero: (0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0))
        zeroAddress.sin_len = UInt8(sizeofValue(zeroAddress))
        zeroAddress.sin_family = sa_family_t(AF_INET)

        let defaultRouteReachability = withUnsafePointer(&zeroAddress) {
            SCNetworkReachabilityCreateWithAddress(kCFAllocatorDefault, UnsafePointer($0))
        }

        var flags: SCNetworkReachabilityFlags = SCNetworkReachabilityFlags(rawValue: 0)
        if SCNetworkReachabilityGetFlags(defaultRouteReachability!, &flags) == false {
             return false
        }

        let isReachable = flags == .Reachable
        let needsConnection = flags == .ConnectionRequired

        return isReachable && !needsConnection

    }
}

You can check internet connection anywhere in your project using this code:

if Reachability.isConnectedToNetwork() {
    println("Internet connection OK")
} else {
    println("Internet connection FAILED")
}

If the user is not connected to the internet, you may want to show them an alert dialog to notify them.

if Reachability.isConnectedToNetwork() {
    println("Internet connection OK")
} else {
    println("Internet connection FAILED")
    var alert = UIAlertView(title: "No Internet Connection", message: "Make sure your device is connected to the internet.", delegate: nil, cancelButtonTitle: "OK")
    alert.show()
}

Explanation:

We are making a reusable public class and a method which can be used anywhere in the project to check internet connectivity. We require adding Foundation and System Configuration frameworks.

In the public class Reachability, the method isConnectedToNetwork() -> Bool { } will return a bool value about internet connectivity. We use a if loop to perform required actions on case. I hope this is enough. Cheers!

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