How can I encode a string to Base64 in Swift?

Question

I want to convert a string to Base64. I found answers in several places, but it does not work anymore in Swift. I am using Xcode 6.2. I believe the answer might be work in previous Xcode versions and not Xcode 6.2.

Could someone please guide me to do this in Xcode 6.2?

The answer I found was this, but it does not work in my version of Xcode:

var str = "iOS Developer Tips encoded in Base64"
println("Original: \(str)")

// UTF 8 str from original
// NSData! type returned (optional)
let utf8str = str.dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding)

// Base64 encode UTF 8 string
// fromRaw(0) is equivalent to objc 'base64EncodedStringWithOptions:0'
// Notice the unwrapping given the NSData! optional
// NSString! returned (optional)
let base64Encoded = utf8str.base64EncodedStringWithOptions(NSDataBase64EncodingOptions.fromRaw(0)!)
println("Encoded:  \(base64Encoded)")

// Base64 Decode (go back the other way)
// Notice the unwrapping given the NSString! optional
// NSData returned
let data = NSData(base64EncodedString: base64Encoded, options:   NSDataBase64DecodingOptions.fromRaw(0)!)

// Convert back to a string
let base64Decoded = NSString(data: data, encoding: NSUTF8StringEncoding)
println("Decoded:  \(base64Decoded)")

ref: http://iosdevelopertips.com/swift-code/base64-encode-decode-swift.html

Answer 1

Swift

import Foundation

extension String {

    func fromBase64() -> String? {
        guard let data = Data(base64Encoded: self) else {
            return nil
        }

        return String(data: data, encoding: .utf8)
    }

    func toBase64() -> String {
        return Data(self.utf8).base64EncodedString()
    }

}