iOS SDWebImage fade in new image

Question

I\'ve been using SDWebImage on my iPhone app to handle all of the image loading. I am using a placeholder image, and I want to crossfade or fade in the new image once it loads.

Answer 1

This extension code worked better for me.

extension UIImageView {
  public func setImageWithFadeFromURL(url: NSURL, placeholderImage placeholder: UIImage? = nil, animationDuration: Double = 0.3) {
     self.sd_setImageWithURL(url, placeholderImage: placeholder) { (fetchedImage, error, cacheType, url) in
        if error != nil {
            print("Error loading Image from URL: \(url)\n(error?.localizedDescription)")
        }

        self.alpha = 0
        self.image = fetchedImage
        UIView.transitionWithView(self, duration: (cacheType == .None ? animationDuration : 0), options: .TransitionCrossDissolve, animations: { () -> Void in
            self.alpha = 1
        }, completion: nil)
    }
  }

  public func cancelImageLoad() {
    self.sd_cancelCurrentImageLoad()
  }
}