[ios] Convert Json string to Json object in Swift 4

I try to convert JSON string to a JSON object but after JSONSerialization the output is nil in JSON.

Response String:

[{\"form_id\":3465,\"canonical_name\":\"df_SAWERQ\",\"form_name\":\"Activity 4 with Images\",\"form_desc\":null}]

I try to convert this string with my code below:

let jsonString = response.result.value
let data: Data? = jsonString?.data(using: .utf8)
let json = (try? JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data, options: [])) as? [String:AnyObject]
 print(json ?? "Empty Data")

I tried the solutions here, and as? [String:AnyObject] worked for me:

do{
    if let json = stringToParse.data(using: String.Encoding.utf8){
        if let jsonData = try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: json, options: .allowFragments) as? [String:AnyObject]{
            let id = jsonData["id"] as! String
            ...
        }
    }
}catch {
    print(error.localizedDescription)

}

I used below code and it's working fine for me. :

let jsonText = "{\"userName\":\"Bhavsang\"}"
var dictonary:NSDictionary?
    
if let data = jsonText.dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding) {
        
     do {
            dictonary =  try NSJSONSerialization.JSONObjectWithData(data, options: [.allowFragments]) as? [String:AnyObject]
        
            if let myDictionary = dictonary
              {
                  print(" User name is: \(myDictionary["userName"]!)")
              }
            } catch let error as NSError {
            
            print(error)
         }
}

Using JSONSerialization always felt unSwifty and unwieldy, but it is even more so with the arrival of Codable in Swift 4. If you wield a [String:Any] in front of a simple struct it will ... hurt. Check out this in a Playground:

import Cocoa

let data = "[{\"form_id\":3465,\"canonical_name\":\"df_SAWERQ\",\"form_name\":\"Activity 4 with Images\",\"form_desc\":null}]".data(using: .utf8)!

struct Form: Codable {
    let id: Int
    let name: String
    let description: String?

    private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
        case id = "form_id"
        case name = "form_name"
        case description = "form_desc"
    }
}

do {
    let f = try JSONDecoder().decode([Form].self, from: data)
    print(f)
    print(f[0])
} catch {
    print(error)
}

With minimal effort handling this will feel a whole lot more comfortable. And you are given a lot more information if your JSON does not parse properly.