How to allow user to pick the image with Swift?
Complete copy-paste working image picker for swift 4 based on @user3182143 answer:
import Foundation
import UIKit
class ImagePickerManager: NSObject, UIImagePickerControllerDelegate, UINavigationControllerDelegate {
var picker = UIImagePickerController();
var alert = UIAlertController(title: "Choose Image", message: nil, preferredStyle: .actionSheet)
var viewController: UIViewController?
var pickImageCallback : ((UIImage) -> ())?;
override init(){
super.init()
let cameraAction = UIAlertAction(title: "Camera", style: .default){
UIAlertAction in
self.openCamera()
}
let galleryAction = UIAlertAction(title: "Gallery", style: .default){
UIAlertAction in
self.openGallery()
}
let cancelAction = UIAlertAction(title: "Cancel", style: .cancel){
UIAlertAction in
}
// Add the actions
picker.delegate = self
alert.addAction(cameraAction)
alert.addAction(galleryAction)
alert.addAction(cancelAction)
}
func pickImage(_ viewController: UIViewController, _ callback: @escaping ((UIImage) -> ())) {
pickImageCallback = callback;
self.viewController = viewController;
alert.popoverPresentationController?.sourceView = self.viewController!.view
viewController.present(alert, animated: true, completion: nil)
}
func openCamera(){
alert.dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)
if(UIImagePickerController .isSourceTypeAvailable(.camera)){
picker.sourceType = .camera
self.viewController!.present(picker, animated: true, completion: nil)
} else {
let alertController: UIAlertController = {
let controller = UIAlertController(title: "Warning", message: "You don't have camera", preferredStyle: .alert)
let action = UIAlertAction(title: "OK", style: .default)
controller.addAction(action)
return controller
}()
viewController?.present(alertController, animated: true)
}
}
func openGallery(){
alert.dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)
picker.sourceType = .photoLibrary
self.viewController!.present(picker, animated: true, completion: nil)
}
func imagePickerControllerDidCancel(_ picker: UIImagePickerController) {
picker.dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)
}
//for swift below 4.2
//func imagePickerController(_ picker: UIImagePickerController, didFinishPickingMediaWithInfo info: [String : Any]) {
// picker.dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)
// let image = info[UIImagePickerControllerOriginalImage] as! UIImage
// pickImageCallback?(image)
//}
// For Swift 4.2+
func imagePickerController(_ picker: UIImagePickerController, didFinishPickingMediaWithInfo info: [UIImagePickerController.InfoKey : Any]) {
picker.dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)
guard let image = info[.originalImage] as? UIImage else {
fatalError("Expected a dictionary containing an image, but was provided the following: \(info)")
}
pickImageCallback?(image)
}
@objc func imagePickerController(_ picker: UIImagePickerController, pickedImage: UIImage?) {
}
}
Call it from your viewcontroller like this:
ImagePickerManager().pickImage(self){ image in
//here is the image
}
Also don't forget to include the following keys in your info.plist:
<key>NSCameraUsageDescription</key>
<string>This app requires access to the camera.</string>
<key>NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription</key>
<string>This app requires access to the photo library.</string>
For Swift 3:
First, you need to add the following key in info.plist:
<key>NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription</key> <string>This app requires access to the photo library.</string>Your View controller needs to conform to the following protocols:
UIImagePickerControllerDelegate,UINavigationControllerDelegate:class ImagePickerViewController: UIViewController,UIImagePickerControllerDelegate, UINavigationControllerDelegate {}You need to declare the UIImage you will be useing to bind the returned/selected image:
@IBOutlet weak var myImageView: UIImageView! @IBoutlet weak var upLoadImageBtn:UIImage! let imagePicker = UIImagePickerController()Set the pickerImage delegate to be your ViewController:
imagePicker.delegate = selfFor the upload button, you will need to link to the following image in order to fire the action and display the image picker:
@IBAction func upLoadImageBtnPressed(_ sender: AnyObject) { imagePicker.allowsEditing = false imagePicker.sourceType = .photoLibrary /* The sourceType property wants a value of the enum named UIImagePickerControllerSourceType, which gives 3 options: UIImagePickerControllerSourceType.PhotoLibrary UIImagePickerControllerSourceType.Camera UIImagePickerControllerSourceType.SavedPhotosAlbum */ present(imagePicker, animated: true, completion: nil) }Your View controller needs to implement the delegate methods for the image picker delegates:
// MARK: - ImagePicker Delegate func imagePickerController(_ picker: UIImagePickerController, didFinishPickingMediaWithInfo info: [String : Any]) { if let pickedImage = info[UIImagePickerControllerOriginalImage] as? UIImage { myImageView.contentMode = .scaleAspectFit myImageView.image = pickedImage } /* Swift Dictionary named “info”. We have to unpack it from there with a key asking for what media information we want. We just want the image, so that is what we ask for. For reference, the available options are: UIImagePickerControllerMediaType UIImagePickerControllerOriginalImage UIImagePickerControllerEditedImage UIImagePickerControllerCropRect UIImagePickerControllerMediaURL UIImagePickerControllerReferenceURL UIImagePickerControllerMediaMetadata */ dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil) } func imagePickerControllerDidCancel(_ picker: UIImagePickerController) { dismiss(animated: true, completion:nil) }
If you just want let the user choose image with UIImagePickerController use this code:
import UIKit
class ViewController: UIViewController, UINavigationControllerDelegate, UIImagePickerControllerDelegate {
@IBOutlet var imageView: UIImageView!
@IBOutlet var chooseBuuton: UIButton!
var imagePicker = UIImagePickerController()
@IBAction func btnClicked() {
if UIImagePickerController.isSourceTypeAvailable(.savedPhotosAlbum){
print("Button capture")
imagePicker.delegate = self
imagePicker.sourceType = .savedPhotosAlbum
imagePicker.allowsEditing = false
present(imagePicker, animated: true, completion: nil)
}
}
func imagePickerController(picker: UIImagePickerController!, didFinishPickingImage image: UIImage!, editingInfo: NSDictionary!){
self.dismiss(animated: true, completion: { () -> Void in
})
imageView.image = image
}
}
I will give you best understandable coding for pick the image,refer this
func tableView(tableView: UITableView!, didSelectRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath!)
{
var alert:UIAlertController=UIAlertController(title: "Choose Image", message: nil, preferredStyle: UIAlertControllerStyle.ActionSheet)
var cameraAction = UIAlertAction(title: "Camera", style: UIAlertActionStyle.Default)
{
UIAlertAction in
self.openCamera()
}
var gallaryAction = UIAlertAction(title: "Gallary", style: UIAlertActionStyle.Default)
{
UIAlertAction in
self.openGallary()
}
var cancelAction = UIAlertAction(title: "Cancel", style: UIAlertActionStyle.Cancel)
{
UIAlertAction in
}
// Add the actions
picker?.delegate = self
alert.addAction(cameraAction)
alert.addAction(gallaryAction)
alert.addAction(cancelAction)
self.presentViewController(alert, animated: true, completion: nil)
}
func openCamera()
{
if(UIImagePickerController .isSourceTypeAvailable(UIImagePickerControllerSourceType.Camera))
{
picker!.sourceType = UIImagePickerControllerSourceType.Camera
self .presentViewController(picker!, animated: true, completion: nil)
}
else
{
let alertWarning = UIAlertView(title:"Warning", message: "You don't have camera", delegate:nil, cancelButtonTitle:"OK", otherButtonTitles:"")
alertWarning.show()
}
}
func openGallary()
{
picker!.sourceType = UIImagePickerControllerSourceType.PhotoLibrary
self.presentViewController(picker!, animated: true, completion: nil)
}
//PickerView Delegate Methods
func imagePickerController(picker: UIImagePickerController, didFinishPickingMediaWithInfo info: [NSObject : AnyObject])
{
picker .dismissViewControllerAnimated(true, completion: nil)
imageView.image=info[UIImagePickerControllerOriginalImage] as? UIImage
}
func imagePickerControllerDidCancel(picker: UIImagePickerController)
{
println("picker cancel.")
}
Have a nice day:-)