Optional() in my text view - xcode

Question

For one of my static labels on my main story board, it prints out "Optional("United States"). However, I would like it to print out "United States". So my question is, how do I get rid of the "Optional" part? I've already tried doing:
if let p = placemarks!.first{
self.addressLabel.text = "\(p.country)"
}
I think the exclamation mark is supposed to "unwrap" some value right? However, even if I do p = placemarks!.first, it prints out "Optional("United States").
Below is the rest of my code just in case you would like some context:
//
// ViewController.swift
// Map Demo Rob 2
//
// Created by Jae Hyun Kim on 8/17/15.
// Copyright © 2015 Jae Hyun Kim. All rights reserved.
//
import UIKit
import CoreLocation
class ViewController: UIViewController, CLLocationManagerDelegate {
#IBOutlet weak var latitudeLabel: UILabel!
#IBOutlet weak var longitudeLabel: UILabel!
#IBOutlet weak var courseLabel: UILabel!
#IBOutlet weak var speedLabel: UILabel!
#IBOutlet weak var altitudeLabel: UILabel!
#IBOutlet weak var addressLabel: UILabel!
var manager: CLLocationManager!
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
manager = CLLocationManager()
manager.delegate = self
manager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyBest
manager.requestWhenInUseAuthorization()
manager.startUpdatingLocation()
// Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
}
override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
func locationManager(manager: CLLocationManager, didUpdateLocations locations: [CLLocation]) {
print(locations)
let userLocation: CLLocation = locations[0]
self.latitudeLabel.text = "\(userLocation.coordinate.latitude)"
self.longitudeLabel.text = "\(userLocation.coordinate.longitude)"
self.courseLabel.text = "\(userLocation.course)"
self.speedLabel.text = "\(userLocation.speed)"
self.altitudeLabel.text = "\(userLocation.altitude)"
CLGeocoder().reverseGeocodeLocation(userLocation, completionHandler: {(placemarks, error) -> Void in
print(userLocation)
if error != nil {
print(error)
return
}
else {
if let p = placemarks?.first{
self.addressLabel.text = "\(p.country)"
}
}
})
}
}

Answer 1

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if let p = placemarks!.first{
self.addressLabel.text = "\(p.country)"
}
p.country is an Optional<String>. You need to unwrap that aswell in order to output only it's content (if it exists).
if let country = placemarks?.first?.country {
self.addressLabel.text = country
}