Type 'String!' does not conform to protocol 'Equatable'

Question

how to resolve this in swift iOS 8.0 ie Type 'String!' does not conform to protocol 'Equatable' Type 'String!' does not conform to protocol 'Equatable'

here is my code

func connection(connection: NSURLConnection, canAuthenticateAgainstProtectionSpace protectionSpace: NSURLProtectionSpace?) -> Bool
{
    return protectionSpace?.authenticationMethod == NSURLAuthenticationMethodServerTrust
// Here I got this error near == sign
}

func connection(connection: NSURLConnection, didReceiveAuthenticationChallenge challenge: NSURLAuthenticationChallenge?)
{
    if challenge?.protectionSpace.authenticationMethod == NSURLAuthenticationMethodServerTrust
    {
        if challenge?.protectionSpace.host == "www.myhost.com"

// Here I got this error near == sign

        {
            let credentials = NSURLCredential(forTrust: challenge!.protectionSpace.serverTrust)
            challenge!.sender.useCredential(credentials, forAuthenticationChallenge: challenge)
        }
    }

    challenge?.sender.continueWithoutCredentialForAuthenticationChallenge(challenge)
}

Answer 1

I disagree with the comments about simply upgrading to the latest release for a solution. It's a better practice to unwrap optionals with a nil check before doing other comparisons. I would rewrite your code (albeit a bit more verbose than need be) as follows, which should also fix your issue in all versions:

func connection(connection: NSURLConnection, canAuthenticateAgainstProtectionSpace protectionSpace: NSURLProtectionSpace?) -> Bool
{
    if let authenticationMethod = protectionSpace?.authenticationMethod 
    {
        return authenticationMethod == NSURLAuthenticationMethodServerTrust
    }

    return false
}

func connection(connection: NSURLConnection, didReceiveAuthenticationChallenge challenge: NSURLAuthenticationChallenge?)
{
    if let authenticationMethod = challenge?.protectionSpace.authenticationMethod
    {
        if authenticationMethod == NSURLAuthenticationMethodServerTrust
        {
            if challenge?.protectionSpace.host == "www.myhost.com"
            {
                let credentials = NSURLCredential(forTrust: challenge!.protectionSpace.serverTrust)
                challenge!.sender.useCredential(credentials, forAuthenticationChallenge: challenge)
            }
        }
    }

    challenge?.sender.continueWithoutCredentialForAuthenticationChallenge(challenge)
}