Optional Data -> String Conversion

Prefer failable String(bytes:encoding:) initializer when converting Data to String

  • Identifier: optional_data_string_conversion
  • Enabled by default: Yes
  • Supports autocorrection: No
  • Kind: lint
  • Analyzer rule: No
  • Minimum Swift compiler version: 5.0.0
  • Default configuration:
    KeyValue
    severity warning

Non Triggering Examples

String(data: data, encoding: .utf8)

String(bytes: data, encoding: .utf8)

String(UTF8.self)

String(a, b, c, UTF8.self)

String(decoding: data, encoding: UTF8.self)

Triggering Examples

String(decoding: data, as: UTF8.self)