CLLocationDegrees to String variable in Swift

Question

Given that the code

var latitude = userLocation.coordinate.latitude

returns a CLLocationDegrees Object, how can I store the value in to a variable so that I can apply it as the text of a label.

I can print the variable to the console without any issues but obviously that doesn't help me too much!

Looking through the valuable options through the autocomplete i see there is a description;

var latitude = userLocation.coordinate.latitude.description

But this is returning me null?

Thanks

Bearnard

#29466905 – Agateware

Answer 1

You can turn it to a String using this code:

var oneString = String(userLocation.coordinate.latitude)

Pesthole

This works fine. Just make sure you are not passing an optional, which userLocation often is. – Discontinuity

Answer 2

since CLLocationDegrees is just a typedef for Double, you can easily assign it to a string var, ie:

var latitudeText:String = "\(userLocation.coordinate.latitude)"

Oba

note: the explicit type definiton is just optional, the assignment works without it ofc – Oba

This is the easiest solution on this page. Also works with : var lat = "\(result.location.coordinate.latitude)" – Youngstown

Cannot convert value of type 'CLLocationDegrees?' to specified type 'String' – Moss

Answer 3

let latitudeText = String(format: "%f", userLocation.coordinate.latitude)

Set the format paramater to your needs.

Zwinglian

Answer 4

nothing here worked for me. The closest I got was "Optional(37.8)" for a latitude value, I think because the CLLocationCoordinate2D is an optional class parameter. Here is what I ended up doing to get a plain string:

let numLat = NSNumber(double: (self.myLocation?.latitude)! as Double)
let stLat:String = numLat.stringValue

Haletta

Answer 5

var lat = userLocation.coordinate.latitude
var latData = String(stringInterpolationSegment: lat)

Abaft

Generally, answers are much more helpful if they include an explanation of what the code is intended to do, and why that solves the problem. – Morn

Answer 6

The simplest and easiest way of doing this is the following way.

1. Make an extension of CLLocationDegrees

   import Foundation
   import CoreLocation
   
   extension CLLocationDegrees {
   
    func toString() -> String {
         return "\(self)"
      }
   }
   

2. Use it like this

   print(searchedPlace.coordinate.latitude.toString())
   

Morville