I have to populate table cell from database and images are on device.
I've to store that image in imageDataObject
, how to convert that UIImage
to NSData
.
Please suggest, I tried many solution but it's not converting back that NSData
to UIImage
.
cell.textLabel.text = [[offlineImageListArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] imageName];
UIImage *thumbnail = [self retrieveImageFromDevice:[[offlineImageListArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] imageName]];
NSData* data = ??????????;
ImageData *imageDataObject = [[ImageData alloc] initWithImageId:[[offlineImageListArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row]imageId]
imageName:[[offlineImageListArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] imageName] imageData:data];
[imagesArray addObject:imageDataObject];
To convert UIImage
to NSData
, use either UIImageJPEGRepresentation(UIImage *image, CGFloat compressionQuality)
or UIImagePNGRepresentation(UIImage *image)
To convert NSData
to UIImage
, use [UIImage imageWithData:imageData]
So your example could look like this:
cell.textLabel.text = [[offlineImageListArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] imageName];
UIImage *thumbnail = [self retrieveImageFromDevice:[[offlineImageListArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] imageName]];
NSData* data = UIImagePNGRepresentation(thumbnail);
ImageData *imageDataObject = [[ImageData alloc] initWithImageId:[[offlineImageListArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row]imageId] imageName:[[offlineImageListArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] imageName] imageData:data];
[imagesArray addObject:imageDataObject];
References: https://developer.apple.com/LIBRARY/IOS/documentation/UIKit/Reference/UIKitFunctionReference/Reference/reference.html
https://developer.apple.com/Library/ios/documentation/UIKit/Reference/UIImage_Class/Reference/Reference.html
Try With this:
Use this for convert UIImage
to NSData
.
NSData *imagedata = UIImagePNGRepresentation(thumbnail);
Try this for image data convert back to UIImage
UIImage *image= [UIImage imageWithData:imagedata];
in Swift version:
let imageData = UIImagePNGRepresentation(image!)!
let imageFromData = UIImage(data: imageData)
Use if-let block with Data to prevent app crash & safe execution of code, as function UIImagePNGRepresentation returns an optional value.
if let img = UIImage(named: "TestImage.png") {
if let data:Data = UIImagePNGRepresentation(img) {
// Handle operations with data here...
}
}
Note: Data is Swift 3 class. Use Data instead of NSData with
Swift 3
Generic image operations (like png & jpg both):
if let img = UIImage(named: "TestImage.png") { //UIImage(named: "TestImage.jpg")
if let data:Data = UIImagePNGRepresentation(img) {
handleOperationWithData(data: data)
} else if let data:Data = UIImageJPEGRepresentation(img, 1.0) {
handleOperationWithData(data: data)
}
}
*******
func handleOperationWithData(data: Data) {
// Handle operations with data here...
if let image = UIImage(data: data) {
// Use image...
}
}
By using extension:
extension UIImage {
var pngRepresentationData: Data? {
return UIImagePNGRepresentation(img)
}
var jpegRepresentationData: Data? {
return UIImageJPEGRepresentation(self, 1.0)
}
}
*******
if let img = UIImage(named: "TestImage.png") { //UIImage(named: "TestImage.jpg")
if let data = img.pngRepresentationData {
handleOperationWithData(data: data)
} else if let data = img.jpegRepresentationData {
handleOperationWithData(data: data)
}
}
*******
func handleOperationWithData(data: Data) {
// Handle operations with data here...
if let image = UIImage(data: data) {
// Use image...
}
}