Xcode 6 error 'URLWithString' is unavailable?

Question

Please help a newbie here. I'm sure this is stupid simple.

I'm following along and learning Xode nicely, but I'm stumped on a basic connection to a URL:

var text = textField.text var url = NSURL.URLWithString(text) var request = NSURLRequest(URL: url) webView.loadRequest(request) 

I'm getting the following error for the second line above:

'URLWithString' is unavailable: use object construction 'NSURL(string:)'

(code is part of a brief tutorial at: http://www.lynda.com/articles/build-first-ios-app-swift)

Answer 1

Apple changed some of the Swift methods recently, so I've found a few Swift tutorials to be out of date just like what you've encountered. Luckily, it's telling you exactly what to do instead:

Swift 3 update: var url = URL(string:text)

Swift 2: var url = NSURL(string:text)

Answer 2

Use the initializer NSURL(string:):

var url = NSURL(string: text)