Make images with name initials like Gmail in Swift programmatically for iOS

Question

I need to display a profile pic of every user corresponding to his name in a UITableView. Until the image is downloaded I need to show an image with his name\'s first alphabet l

Answer 1

Add the code from here. I suggest you also add SnapKit

Add this code to however you are generating cells:

let profileView = UIView()
cell.addSubview(profileView)
profileView.snp_makeConstraints { (make) -> Void in
    make.left.equalTo(cell).offset(10)
    make.centerY.equalTo(cell)
    make.height.width.equalTo(30)
//Your color
profileView.backgroundColor = UIColor.greenColor()
let firstLetter = UILabel()
profileView.addSubview(firstLetter)
firstLetter.text = yourString[0]
//Add constraint for it, I suggest using SnapKit in which case
firstLetter.snp_makeConstraints { (make) -> Void in
     make.center.equalTo(profileView)
}