Convert between UIImage and Base64 string

Question

Does anyone know how to convert a UIImage to a Base64 string, and then reverse it?

I have the below code; the original image before encoding is good, bu

Answer 1

Swift 4

enum ImageFormat {
    case png
    case jpeg(CGFloat)
}

extension UIImage {
    func base64(format: ImageFormat) -> String? {
        var imageData: Data?

        switch format {
        case .png: imageData = UIImagePNGRepresentation(self)
        case .jpeg(let compression): imageData = UIImageJPEGRepresentation(self, compression)
        }

        return imageData?.base64EncodedString()
    }
}

extension String {
    func imageFromBase64() -> UIImage? {
        guard let data = Data(base64Encoded: self) else { return nil }

        return UIImage(data: data)
    }
}