Swift

Download Image (JPG, GIF, etc.) to Base64

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Demonstrates how to download an image, or any type of file, to get the data in base64 encoding format. Swift

func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    let http = CkoHttp()!
    http.keepResponseBody = true

    let bd = CkoBinData()!

    success = http.downloadBd(url: "https://www.chilkatsoft.com/images/starfish.jpg", binData: bd)
    var statusCode: Int = http.lastStatus.intValue
    if success == false {
        if statusCode == 0 {
            // Unable to either send the request or get the response.
            print("\(http.lastErrorText!)")
        }
        else {
            // We got a response, but the status code was not in the 200s
            print("Response status code: \(statusCode)")
            // Examine the response body.
            print("Response body:")
            print("\(http.lastResponseBody!)")
        }

        print("Download failed.")

    }
    else {
        print("Download success, response status = \(statusCode)")

        var base64_image_data: String? = bd.getEncoded(encoding: "base64")
        print("image data in base64 format:")
        print("\(base64_image_data!)")
    }


}