Swift HTTP GET Example

GET Example Swift

            let session = NSURLSession.sharedSession()
            let url = NSURL(string: "http://someurl.com")
            
            let request = NSMutableURLRequest(URL: url!)
            request.HTTPMethod = "GET"
            
            let task = session.dataTaskWithRequest(request, completionHandler: {data, response, error -> Void in
                if (data != nil) {
                    let res = response as! NSHTTPURLResponse!;
                    if 200..<300 ~= res.statusCode {
                        do {
                            let jsonData:NSDictionary = try NSJSONSerialization.JSONObjectWithData(data!, options:NSJSONReadingOptions.MutableContainers ) as! NSDictionary
                            
                            // parsing resonse
                            let username:String = jsonData.valueForKey("username") as! String
                            print(username)
                        } catch _ as NSError {
                            
                        }
                    }
                }
            })
            task.resume()
        }