how to open an URL in Swift3
All you need is:
guard let url = URL(string: "http://www.google.com") else {
return //be safe
}
if #available(iOS 10.0, *) {
UIApplication.shared.open(url, options: [:], completionHandler: nil)
} else {
UIApplication.shared.openURL(url)
}
Above answer is correct but if you want to check you canOpenUrl
or not try like this.
let url = URL(string: "http://www.facebook.com")!
if UIApplication.shared.canOpenURL(url) {
UIApplication.shared.open(url, options: [:], completionHandler: nil)
//If you want handle the completion block than
UIApplication.shared.open(url, options: [:], completionHandler: { (success) in
print("Open url : \(success)")
})
}
Note: If you do not want to handle completion you can also write like this.
UIApplication.shared.open(url, options: [:])
No need to write completionHandler
as it contains default value nil
, check apple documentation for more detail.
If you want to open inside the app itself instead of leaving the app you can import SafariServices and work it out.
import UIKit
import SafariServices
let url = URL(string: "https://www.google.com")
let vc = SFSafariViewController(url: url!)
present(vc, animated: true, completion: nil)