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I am using xcode, making a swift application.

I have this optional value which I printed into the console using: 

    print(myData)

Here is the optional

Optional({
    "avatar_content_type" = "image/png";
    "avatar_file_name" = "add_a_photo_three-b04cdb4bcfc59b603590d88567e359115b3bbc63acfde789bd6f2caa3a1410ce.png";
    "avatar_file_size" = 17312;
    "avatar_updated_at" = "2016-05-24T22:36:17.000Z";
    "cover_image_file_name" = "<null>";
    "cover_image_url" = "/images/_staging/og-image-alt.png";
    "created_at" = "2016-05-24T22:36:17.000Z";
    creator = "<null>";
    description = "";
    id = 246;
    "mycount" = 0;
    name = "Spring/Summer";
    size = 0;
    "updated_at" = "2016-05-24T22:36:26.000Z";
    user =     {
        "avatar_content_type" = "image/png";
        "avatar_file_name" = "upload.png";
        "avatar_file_size" = 5534390;
        "avatar_updated_at" = "2015-12-26T22:07:02.000Z";
        bio = "Chief";
        "created_at" = "2015-11-09T02:20:42.000Z";
        "date_of_birth" = "1982-07-29";
        email = "person@site.com";
        "first_name" = Joseph;
        gender = male;
        id = 3;
        "is_private" = 0;
        "last_name" = Romulus;
        "next_stand_number" = "<null>";
        "profile_image_medium_url" = "/images/users/original/3.png/?1451167622";
        "profile_image_thumb_url" = "/images/users/thumb/3.png/?1451167622";
        provider = "<null>";
        uid = "<null>";
        "updated_at" = "2016-06-09T18:38:47.000Z";
        "user_name" = Joe;
        "user_token" = "############";
    };
    "user_id" = 3;
})

I am trying to do this 

let created_at_raw = data["created_at"] as! String

but it gives this error:

fatal error: unexpectedly found nil while unwrapping an Optional value

I am used to using Dictionaries, but this isnt one and I am confused on how to just get the value from here: "created_at" = "2016-05-24T22:36:17.000Z";

EDIT 1

More code:

    let created_at_raw = data["created_at"] as! String
    let formatter : NSDateFormatter = NSDateFormatter()
    formatter.dateFormat = "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS'Z'"
    formatter.timeZone = NSTimeZone(name: "UTC")
    self.created_at = formatter.dateFromString(created_at_raw)!

EDIT 2 

class MYUserStuff: MYObject {
  private var created_at : NSDate

  init(data: Dictionary<String, AnyObject>) {

...


    if let created_at_raw = data["created_at"] as? String {
        let formatter : NSDateFormatter = NSDateFormatter()
        formatter.dateFormat = "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS'Z'"
        formatter.timeZone = NSTimeZone(name: "UTC")
        self.created_at = formatter.dateFromString(created_at_raw)!
    }
...

}

gives the error:

.swift:18:5: Property 'self.created_at' not initialized at implicitly generated super.init call
rmaddy
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You are receiving this error, because non optional values have to be defined at initialization. You need to make the variable created_at an optional type with a question mark after the data type

class MYUserStuff: MYObject {
    private var created_at : NSDate?

    init(data: Dictionary<String, AnyObject>) {

    ...


    if let created_at_raw = data["created_at"] as? String {
        let formatter : NSDateFormatter = NSDateFormatter()
        formatter.dateFormat = "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS'Z'"
        formatter.timeZone = NSTimeZone(name: "UTC")
        self.created_at = formatter.dateFromString(created_at_raw)!
    }

   ...
}

I recommend reading this article to familiarize yourself with optionals and non optionals
A Beginner’s Guide to Optionals in Swift

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