Parsing Json Files in Swift 3 - json

Question

I would like to parse a local JSON file but I am unaware of how to do so in Swift 3
My Current Code doesn't seem to work
I keep receiving this error:
'jsonObject' produces 'Any', not the expected contextual result type 'NSArray'
import UIKit
import Alamofire
import SwiftyJSON
class ViewController: UIViewController
{
var allEntries: String!
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
}
override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
func LoadAllQuestionsAndAnswers
{
let path = Bundle.main.path(forResource: "content", ofType: "json")
let jsonData : NSData = NSData(contentsOfFile: path!)!
allEntries = JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: jsonData, options: JSONSerialization.ReadingOptions.mutableContainers, error: nil) as String
NSLog(allEntries)
}
}
I am loading the data from this json file "content.json"
[
{
"id" : "1",
"question": "What is the fastest fish in the ocean?",
"answers": [
"Sailfish",
"Lion Fish",
"Flounder",
"Tiger Shark",
"Swordfish"
],
"difficulty": "1"
},
{
"id" : "2",
"question": "Which animal has the most legs?",
"answers": [
"Millipede",
"Shrimp",
"Octopus",
"Dog",
"Lion"
],
"difficulty": "1"
}
]

Answer 1

let path = Bundle.main.path(forResource: "sample", ofType: "son")
let jsonData = try? NSData(contentsOfFile: path!, options: NSData.ReadingOptions.mappedIfSafe)
print(jsonData!)
let jsonResult: NSDictionary = try! JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: jsonData as! Data, options: JSONSerialization.ReadingOptions.mutableContainers) as! NSDictionary
// save below sample json in a file and name it as sample.json
{
"blogs": [
{
"id": 111,
"url": "http://roadfiresoftware.com/blog/",
"name": "Roadfire Software Blog"
},
{
"id": 345,
"url": "https://developer.apple.com/swift/blog/",
"name": "Swift Developer Blog"
}
]
}

Answer 2

The root object of the JSON is an array
var allEntries = [[String:Any]]()
...
allEntries = try! JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: jsonData, options: []) as! [[String:Any]]
mutableContainers is not needed at all in Swift