UnsafeMutablePointer to UTF8 String

Question

I have a UnsafeMutablePointer pointing at a C string, I want to convert the bytes at this pointer to a Swift String, the data is a C string, so UTF8.

Is it possible to iterate byte by byte until NULL? Or some easier way?

We are talink Objective-C here, i take it. `let str = String.fromCString(x)` — Swordfish, Oct 17 '18 at 16:01

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 17 '18 at 16:10

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CChar is an alias for Int8, so you can use CChar-based methods here.

let str = String(cString: pointer)

answered Oct 17 '18 at 16:10

Rob Napier

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