I'm trying to convert a UIImage to a base64 string with the goal of uploading it to a back-end server.
However, the conversion code I found in this article (which should be Apple's own implementation) generates an invalid string:
Convert between UIImage and Base64 string
After upload, I get this image:
[Failty image that is decoded from iOS converted base64 1
Instead of this:
[Correct image decoded from an online base64 conversion tool2
I tested the upload results using Postman and the back-end handles a valid base64 image correctly, so I narrowed the bug down to the base64 conversion itself. Here's my code:
public extension UIImage
{
func base64Encode() -> String?
{
guard let imageData = UIImagePNGRepresentation(self) else
{
return nil
}
let base64String = imageData.base64EncodedStringWithOptions(NSDataBase64EncodingOptions.Encoding64CharacterLineLength)
let fullBase64String = "data:image/png;base64,\(base64String))"
return fullBase64String
}
}
Any idea how I could fix my base64 output on my iOS device before I upload it to the server?
Do it something like this:
For Encoding:
data.base64EncodedStringWithOptions([])
For decoding:
let url = URL(string: String(format:"data:application/octet-stream;base64,%@",base64String))
do {
let data = try Data(contentsOf: url!)
}catch {
}