Convert Swift Set to NSMutableSet

Question

I can convert from NSMutableSet to Set no problem, but I'm running into problems when doing the reverse.

E.g. this works:

let nsSet = NSMutableSet(array: ["a", "b"])
let swiftSet = nsSet as! Set<String>

But when I try:

let nsSet2 = swiftSet as? NSMutableSet

nsSet2 ends up being nil.

Answer 1

Looks like swift Sets need to be converted to NSSet first:

let nsSet2 = NSMutableSet(set: set as NSSet)

Or shorthand:

let nsSet2 = NSMutableSet(set: set)

Or to go from NSSet to Swift Set and back to NSSet:

let nsSet = NSMutableSet(array: ["a", "b"])
let set = nsSet as! Set<String>
let nsSet2 = set as NSSet
let nsSet3 = NSMutableSet(set: nsSet2)