Can I load a UIImage from a URL?
You can do it this way (synchronously, but compact):
UIImage *image = [UIImage imageWithData:[NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:[NSURL URLWithString:MyURL]]];A much better approach is to use Apple's LazyTableImages to preserve interactivity.
You can try SDWebImage, it provides:
- Asynchronous loading
- Caching for offline use
- Place holder image to appear while loading
- Works well with UITableView
Quick example:
[cell.imageView setImageWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"http://www.domain.com/path/to/image.jpg"] placeholderImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"placeholder.png"]];
And the swift version :
let url = NSURL.URLWithString("http://live-wallpaper.net/iphone/img/app/i/p/iphone-4s-wallpapers-mobile-backgrounds-dark_2466f886de3472ef1fa968033f1da3e1_raw_1087fae1932cec8837695934b7eb1250_raw.jpg"); var err: NSError? var imageData :NSData = NSData.dataWithContentsOfURL(url,options: NSDataReadingOptions.DataReadingMappedIfSafe, error: &err) var bgImage = UIImage(data:imageData)