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

It's a very good to understand do you pass prefix as Tyler Sheaffer told. But for some reason you may need this prefix that describe the mime-type in the beginning of the base64 string, so I suggest this piece of code to pass some options before encoding (Swift 5):

extension UIImage {

    enum Format: String {
        case png = "png"
        case jpeg = "jpeg"
    }

    func toBase64(type: Format = .jpeg, quality: CGFloat = 1, addMimePrefix: Bool = false) -> String? {
        let imageData: Data?
        switch type {
        case .jpeg: imageData = jpegData(compressionQuality: quality)
        case .png:  imageData = pngData()
        }
        guard let data = imageData else { return nil }

        let base64 = data.base64EncodedString(options: Data.Base64EncodingOptions.lineLength64Characters)

        var result = base64
        if addMimePrefix {
            let prefix = "data:image/\(type.rawValue);base64,"
            result = prefix + base64
        }
        return result
    }
}