How do I use SDImageView to download URL within a TableViewCell? - swift

Question

I am trying to use the SDImageView Cocoapod with a table view to retrieve a URL from a database and turning it into a viewable image. When I use the code bellow I don't get images in return, what is wrong with my code? Thanks!
var posts = [postStruct]()
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
let ref = Database.database().reference().child("Posts")
ref.observeSingleEvent(of: .value, with: { snapshot in
print(snapshot.childrenCount)
for rest in snapshot.children.allObjects as! [DataSnapshot] {
guard let value = rest.value as? Dictionary<String,Any> else { continue }
guard let title = value["Title"] as? String else { continue }
guard let downloadURL = value["Download URL"] as? String else { continue }
let post = postStruct(title: title, downloadURL: downloadURL)
self.posts.append(post)
}
self.posts = self.posts.reversed(); self.tableView.reloadData()
})
}
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
return posts.count
}
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "cell")
let imageView = cell?.viewWithTag(200) as! UIImageView
imageView.sd_setImage(with: URL(string: "downloadURL"), placeholderImage: UIImage(named: "placeholder.png"))
let label1 = cell?.viewWithTag(1) as! UILabel
label1.text = posts[indexPath.row].title
return cell!
}

Answer 1

You need to change SDWebimage syntax as ->
var posts = [postStruct]()
var downloadURL : String = ""
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
let ref = Database.database().reference().child("Posts")
ref.observeSingleEvent(of: .value, with: { snapshot in
print(snapshot.childrenCount)
for rest in snapshot.children.allObjects as! [DataSnapshot] {
guard let value = rest.value as? Dictionary<String,Any> else { continue }
guard let title = value["Title"] as? String else { continue }
downloadURL = value["Download URL"] as? String ?? ""
let post = postStruct(title: title, downloadURL: downloadURL)
self.posts.append(post)
}
self.posts = self.posts.reversed(); self.tableView.reloadData()
})
}
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
return posts.count
}
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "cell")
let imageView = cell?.viewWithTag(200) as! UIImageView
imageView.sd_setImage(with: URL(string: downloadURL), placeholderImage: UIImage(named: "placeholder.png"))
let label1 = cell?.viewWithTag(1) as! UILabel
label1.text = posts[indexPath.row].title
return cell!
}
Where downloadURL is url String.

Answer 2

You first need to pick the postStruct from the array and then the downloadURL. Change your override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell method with this.
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "cell")
let imageView = cell?.viewWithTag(200) as! UIImageView
let post = self.posts[indexPath.row];
imageView.sd_setImage(with: URL(string: post.downloadURL), placeholderImage: UIImage(named: "placeholder"))
let label1 = cell?.viewWithTag(1) as! UILabel
label1.text = posts[indexPath.row].title
return cell!
}