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-Extension:

extension UIImage{
     func toBase64() -> String{
          var imageData = UIImagePNGRepresentation(self)
          return imageData.base64EncodedStringWithOptions(.allZeros)
     }
}