Convert String from JSON to UIImage

Question

I'm receiving some JSON data from a webservice, which includes an image represented as a Sting. How can I convert this string into an image?

The JSON data is in an NSDictionary, and the Image data is the Object form the "Content"-key:

if let newBannerContentString = newBanner.objectForKey("Content") as? String {
    let someImage = UIImage(contentsOfFile: newBannerContentString)
}

This returns nil to someImage.

John Tracid · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-16 21:47:34Z

2

If string is base64 encoded you could create NSData from that string and image from that data.

if let newBannerContentString = newBanner.objectForKey("Content") as? String {
    let data = NSData(base64EncodedString: newBannerContentString, options: NSDataBase64DecodingOptions.IgnoreUnknownCharacters);
    let someImage = UIImage(data: data!);
}

edited Aug 16, 2015 at 21:47

answered Aug 16, 2015 at 21:39

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