Is there a clean way to convert a CNPostalAddress to a CNMutablePostalAddress?

Question

I want to modify the values of a CNPostalAddress, which I obtained from the postalAddress property of a CLPlacemark.

Since CNPostalAddress has immutable properties, I want to convert it to a CNMutablePostalAddress. However, there doesn't seem to be a clean way to do that. My current method is this:

extension CNPostalAddress {
    var mutableAddress: CNMutablePostalAddress {
        let address = CNMutablePostalAddress()

        address.city = city
        address.country = country
        address.postalCode = postalCode
        address.state = state
        address.street = street

        [...]

        return address
    }
}

Is there a better way to do this conversion?

Answer 1

CNPostalAddress is a class that extends NSObject. This means you have access to mutableCopy.

let contact = ... // some CNPostalAddress instance obtained elsewhere
let newContact = contact.mutableCopy() as! CNMutablePostalAddress
newContact.city = "Here"

No need to copy individual properties.

Or as an update to your extension:

extension CNPostalAddress {
    var mutableAddress: CNMutablePostalAddress {
        return mutableCopy() as! CNMutablePostalAddress
    }
}

let contact = ... // some CNPostalAddress instance obtained elsewhere
let newContact = contact.mutableAddress
newContact.city = "Here"