How to allow user to pick the image with Swift?

Question

I am writing my first iOS application (iPhone only) with Swift. The main application view should allow user to choose the image from the photo gallery.

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Answer 1

XCODE 10.1 / SWIFT 4.2 :

1. Add required permissions (others mentioned)

2. Add this class to your view:

---

    import UIKit

    import Photos

    import Foundation

class UploadImageViewController: UIViewController, UIImagePickerControllerDelegate , UINavigationControllerDelegate {

        @IBOutlet weak var imgView: UIImageView!

        let imagePicker = UIImagePickerController()

        override func viewDidLoad() {

            super.viewDidLoad()

            checkPermission()

            imagePicker.delegate = self
            imagePicker.allowsEditing = false
            imagePicker.sourceType = .photoLibrary
        }

        @IBAction func btnSetProfileImageClickedCamera(_ sender: UIButton) {
        }

        @IBAction func btnSetProfileImageClickedFromGallery(_ sender: UIButton) {
            self.selectPhotoFromGallery()
        }

        func selectPhotoFromGallery() {
            self.present(imagePicker, animated: true, completion: nil)
        }

        func imagePickerController(_ picker: UIImagePickerController, didFinishPickingMediaWithInfo info: [UIImagePickerController.InfoKey : Any]) {

            if let pickedImage = info[UIImagePickerController.InfoKey.originalImage] as? UIImage {
                    self.imgView.contentMode = .scaleAspectFit
                    self.imgView.image = pickedImage
                }

            dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)
        }


        func imagePickerControllerDidCancel(_ picker: UIImagePickerController){
            print("cancel is clicked")
        }


        func checkPermission() {
            let photoAuthorizationStatus = PHPhotoLibrary.authorizationStatus()
            switch photoAuthorizationStatus {
            case .authorized:
                print("Access is granted by user")
            case .notDetermined:
                PHPhotoLibrary.requestAuthorization({
                    (newStatus) in
                    print("status is \(newStatus)")
                    if newStatus ==  PHAuthorizationStatus.authorized {
                        /* do stuff here */
                        print("success")
                    }
                })
                print("It is not determined until now")
            case .restricted:
                // same same
                print("User do not have access to photo album.")
            case .denied:
                // same same
                print("User has denied the permission.")
            }
        }
    }

Answer 2

I will give you best understandable coding for pick the image,refer this

func tableView(tableView: UITableView!, didSelectRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath!) 
{
     var alert:UIAlertController=UIAlertController(title: "Choose Image", message: nil, preferredStyle: UIAlertControllerStyle.ActionSheet)
     var cameraAction = UIAlertAction(title: "Camera", style: UIAlertActionStyle.Default)
     {
        UIAlertAction in
        self.openCamera()
     }
     var gallaryAction = UIAlertAction(title: "Gallary", style: UIAlertActionStyle.Default)
     {
        UIAlertAction in
        self.openGallary()
     }
     var cancelAction = UIAlertAction(title: "Cancel", style: UIAlertActionStyle.Cancel)
     {
        UIAlertAction in
     }

    // Add the actions
     picker?.delegate = self
     alert.addAction(cameraAction)
     alert.addAction(gallaryAction)
     alert.addAction(cancelAction)
     self.presentViewController(alert, animated: true, completion: nil)
}
func openCamera()
{
    if(UIImagePickerController .isSourceTypeAvailable(UIImagePickerControllerSourceType.Camera))
    {
        picker!.sourceType = UIImagePickerControllerSourceType.Camera
        self .presentViewController(picker!, animated: true, completion: nil)
    }
    else
    {
        let alertWarning = UIAlertView(title:"Warning", message: "You don't have camera", delegate:nil, cancelButtonTitle:"OK", otherButtonTitles:"")
        alertWarning.show()
    }
}
func openGallary()
{
    picker!.sourceType = UIImagePickerControllerSourceType.PhotoLibrary
    self.presentViewController(picker!, animated: true, completion: nil)
}

//PickerView Delegate Methods
func imagePickerController(picker: UIImagePickerController, didFinishPickingMediaWithInfo info: [NSObject : AnyObject])
{
    picker .dismissViewControllerAnimated(true, completion: nil)
    imageView.image=info[UIImagePickerControllerOriginalImage] as? UIImage
}
func imagePickerControllerDidCancel(picker: UIImagePickerController)
{
    println("picker cancel.")
}

Have a nice day:-)

Answer 3

In Swift 5 you have to do this

class ViewController: UIViewController, UIImagePickerControllerDelegate, UINavigationControllerDelegate {

    @IBOutlet var imageView: UIImageView!
    var imagePicker = UIImagePickerController()

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        // Do any additional setup after loading the view.
    }

    @IBAction func setPicture(_ sender: Any) {
        if UIImagePickerController.isSourceTypeAvailable(.photoLibrary){
            imagePicker.delegate = self
            imagePicker.sourceType = .photoLibrary
            imagePicker.allowsEditing = false

            present(imagePicker, animated: true, completion: nil)
        }
    }

    func imagePickerController(_ picker: UIImagePickerController, didFinishPickingMediaWithInfo info: [UIImagePickerController.InfoKey : Any]) {
        picker.dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)
        if let image = info[UIImagePickerController.InfoKey.originalImage] as? UIImage {
            imageView.image = image
        }

    }




}

Answer 4

For Swift 3.4.1, this code is working:

implements                                                             
class AddAdvertisementViewController : UINavigationControllerDelegate, UIImagePickerControllerDelegate, UIActionSheetDelegate  

var imagePicker = UIImagePickerController()                                
var file :UIImage!

 //action sheet tap on image

 func tapOnButton(){   
    let optionMenu = UIAlertController(title: nil, message: "Add Photo", preferredStyle: .actionSheet)

    let galleryAction = UIAlertAction(title: "Gallery", style: .default, handler:{
        (alert: UIAlertAction!) -> Void in
        self.addImageOnTapped()
    })

    let cameraAction = UIAlertAction(title: "Camera", style: .default, handler:{
        (alert: UIAlertAction!) -> Void in
        self.openCameraButton()
    })

    let cancleAction = UIAlertAction(title: "Cancel", style: .cancel, handler:{
        (alert: UIAlertAction!) -> Void in
        print("Cancel")
    })

    optionMenu.addAction(galleryAction)
    optionMenu.addAction(cameraAction)
    optionMenu.addAction(cancleAction)
    self.present(optionMenu, animated: true, completion: nil)
}


func openCameraButton(){
    if UIImagePickerController.isSourceTypeAvailable(UIImagePickerControllerSourceType.camera)
    {
        imagePicker = UIImagePickerController()
        imagePicker.delegate = self
        imagePicker.sourceType = UIImagePickerControllerSourceType.camera;
        imagePicker.allowsEditing = true
        self.present(imagePicker, animated: true, completion: nil)
    }
}


func addImageOnTapped(){
    if UIImagePickerController.isSourceTypeAvailable(UIImagePickerControllerSourceType.photoLibrary){
        imagePicker.delegate = self
        imagePicker.sourceType = UIImagePickerControllerSourceType.photoLibrary;
        imagePicker.allowsEditing = true
        self.present(imagePicker, animated: true, completion: nil)
    }
}

//picker pick image and store value imageview
func imagePickerController(_ picker: UIImagePickerController, didFinishPickingMediaWithInfo info: [String : Any]){
    if let image = info[UIImagePickerControllerOriginalImage] as? UIImage
    {
            file = image
            imgViewOne.image = image
        imagePicker.dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil);
    }
}

Answer 5

@IBAction func ImportImage(_ sender: Any)
{
    let image = UIImagePickerController()
    image.delegate = self

    image.sourceType = UIImagePickerController.SourceType.photoLibrary

    image.allowsEditing = false

    self.present(image, animated: true)
    {
        //After it is complete
    }


}

func imagePickerController(_ picker: UIImagePickerController, didFinishPickingMediaWithInfo info: [UIImagePickerController.InfoKey : Any]) {
    if let image = info[UIImagePickerController.InfoKey.originalImage] as? UIImage
    {
        myimage.image = image
    }
    else{
        //
    }
    self.dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)

    do {
        try context.save()
    } catch {
        print("Could not save. \(error), \(error.localizedDescription)")
    }

}

Add UINavigationControllerDelegate, UIImagePickerControllerDelegate delegates in the class definition

Answer 6

For Swift 4
This code working for me!!

import UIKit


class ViewController: UIViewController, UINavigationControllerDelegate, UIImagePickerControllerDelegate {

    @IBOutlet var imageView: UIImageView!
    @IBOutlet var chooseBuuton: UIButton!
    var imagePicker = UIImagePickerController()

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        imagePicker.delegate = self
    }
    @IBAction func btnClicked() {

    if UIImagePickerController.isSourceTypeAvailable(.savedPhotosAlbum) 
    {
        print("Button capture")
        imagePicker.sourceType = .savedPhotosAlbum;
        imagePicker.allowsEditing = false

        self.present(imagePicker, animated: true, completion: nil)
        }
    }

  @objc func imagePickerController(_ picker: UIImagePickerController, didFinishPickingMediaWithInfo info: [String : Any]) {
    let chosenImage = info[UIImagePickerControllerOriginalImage] as! UIImage
    imageView.image = chosenImage

    dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)
    }
}