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Twitter api text field value is truncated

why text field value is truncated and how can i get complete value. As of now i am trying to get text field value like below

do {
       if let responseObject = try NSJSONSerialization.JSONObjectWithData(response, options: []) as? [String:AnyObject],
           arrayStatuses = responseObject["statuses"] as? [[String:AnyObject]] {
               let arrTweets:NSMutableArray = NSMutableArray()
               for status in arrayStatuses {
                   let text = status["text"]!
                   print(status["text"]!)
               }
       }
}

output is

RT @WarfareWW: #Russia/#India may hold launches of BrahMos cruise missiles from Su-30MKI vs sea/grnd trgts at the end of this year https://…

three dots at the end of line. i need to print complete text without truncation.

Twitter sample search result JSON Data

{
      "created_at": "Mon Aug 01 08:07:43 +0000 2016",
      "id": 760024194079916032,
      "id_str": "760024194079916032",
      "text": "RT @khalidasopore: #KEXIT #KASHEXIT #KashmirKillings #Inida #Pakistan Just trend it my dear Indians to save #Kashmir from Pak Goons https:/…",
      "truncated": false
}
Solution

  • The Twitter API has been changed recently, to support new rules regarding the 280 characters limit.

    1. To get the full text of the tweet, add parameter tweet_mode with value extended to your request parameters.
    2. Field text in the JSON response has been replaced by full_text

    More info here: https://dev.twitter.com/overview/api/upcoming-changes-to-tweets