loading user images works in simulator but not on the iphone xcode 6 Swift - ios

Question

Im trying to load(and upload) images in my app(by picture path).
This is working in my simulator. everything works there. only when im trying to do this on the iphone itself it won't work and i see just the empty UIImageviews.
The paths are loaded the same as in the simulator. And originate from:
PHImageManager.defaultManager().requestImageDataForAsset(asset, options: nil)
{
imageData,dataUTI,orientation,info in
cell.setString(info["PHImageFileSandboxExtensionTokenKey"] as String,name:dataUTI as String)
}
And the PHImageFileSandboxExtentionTokenKey is split into the data and the url when loading the image.
this results in the simulator as :
/Users/Twizzler/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/3E671415-8B83-44DA-870F-19BF2BC11F8F/data/Containers/Data/Application/8872109F-3784-40EB-BEB6-4E9FDABE013D/Documents/1613945_10200645161051698_4122753901212984922_n.jpg
and in the iphone as:
/private/var/mobile/Media/DCIM/102APPLE/IMG_2607.JPG
Im loading the image like this:
let image = UIImage(named: "/private/var/mobile/Media/DCIM/102APPLE/IMG_2607.JPG")
cell.imageView.image = image
in this case i put the image url hardcoded (this is in the final app an array of images)
I don't get an error or stack trace. When placeing a breakpoint im seeing the image information in the same way as the simulator
as suggested by the answer im now trying to load them as follows:
let image = UIImage(contentsOfFile: "/private/var/mobile/Media/DCIM/102APPLE/IMG_2607.JPG")
cell.imageView.image = image
This isn't working and i can't upload the files

Answer 1

That’s not how imageNamed works—as the documentation states, that looks for an image with the given name inside your app’s bundle. Try imageWithContentsOfFile.

Answer 2

Well i fixed it! after some puzzling days im now using this way to access upload and
cell.imageView.image = UIImage(data: array[indexPath.row][0] as NSData)
This shows the image. I can save the NSData in the CoreData and reload the image on this way.
To lighten the load on the system im using this:
cellData.checked = 1
var imageData = UIImageJPEGRepresentation(cell.imageView.image, 1)
self.array.append([imageData,cellData.imageData] )
let myObj : ViewControllerImagePicker = self.parentViewController as ViewControllerImagePicker
let textfield: UILabel = myObj.amountLabel! as UILabel
textfield.text = String(self.array.count )
cell.textLabel.alpha = 1
this code is being called when there is clicked on a cell. by setting the cellData.imageData i can recall the cells (when clicking back to the collection view)
I do not know if the way im doing it is correct or works with more that 10 files because of data usage problems. But in my case with a max of 6 selected pictures it works like a charm

Answer 3

The simulator works completely different than a real device when it comes to files, the app bundle and sandboxing.
For starters the simulator will let you write to and add or change files in your app bundle. iOS running on a real device won't let you do this.
You can't hardcode any paths in your app. Even if it works today or on your device in test mode that doesn't mean it will work on a released version. And even if it does it could stop working on any update. Apple several times has changed where things are stored and the path structure in the phone. And where you are allowed to write.
Make bundle calls to get the path locations of standard folders.
Use the assets library to load images from the photo library, or to save them there.
There are tons of resources and tutorials online on how to do this.