How to set a background image in Xcode using swift?

Question

How can I set a background image for my main view controller in Xcode 6 using swift? I know that you can do this in the assistant editor as below:

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Answer 1

Background Image from API in swift 4 (with Kingfisher) :

import UIKit
import Kingfisher

extension UIView {

func addBackgroundImage(imgUrl: String, placeHolder: String){
    let backgroundImage = UIImageView(frame: self.bounds)
    backgroundImage.kf.setImage(with: URL(string: imgUrl), placeholder: UIImage(named: placeHolder))
    backgroundImage.contentMode = UIViewContentMode.scaleAspectFill
    self.insertSubview(backgroundImage, at: 0)

}
}

Usage:

someview.addBackgroundImage(imgUrl: "yourImgUrl", placeHolder: "placeHolderName")