13 replies to this topic

[Balachandhar]

Is it possible to have SensibleTableView display an Image that's stored as Binary Data in Core Data? I looked around for an Image Picker sample but couldn't really find anything.

 

 

SCPropertyTypeImagePicker is working, but it saves only the local path instead of storing the full image as binary data.

 

My goal is to save image as a binary data (should sync in server too), so when ever i log in from any mobile using my credential, i want to see the saved image.

 

thanks,

bala

 

 

[Tarek]

Hi bala,

 

There are many ways to implement this, but the easiest is probably to keep using your SCPropertyTypeImagePicker, but then implement its cellActions.saveImage and cellActions.loadImage to manually save and load the image in whichever format you want. For example, your code could look something like this:

 

SCPropertyDefinition *imagePropertyDef = [myEntityDef propertyDefinitionWithName:@"myImagePropertyName"];
imagePropertyDef.cellActions.saveImage = ^(SCImagePickerCell *imagePickerCell, NSIndexPath *indexPath, NSString *imagePath)
{
    UIImage *myImage = imagePickerCell.selectedImage;
    NSManagedObject *myCoreDataObject = (NSManagedObject *)imagePickerCell.boundObject;

    // Convert the myImage to binary here then write it in myCoreDataObject
};

imagePropertyDef.cellActions.loadImage = ^UIImage*(SCImagePickerCell *imagePickerCell, NSIndexPath *indexPath, NSString *imagePath)
{
    NSManagedObject *myCoreDataObject = (NSManagedObject *)imagePickerCell.boundObject;

    // Read the image binary data here and convert it to UIImage

    return myImage;
};

 

 

Hope this helps.

[Balachandhar]

Thanks Tarek,

 

But your code throws error.

 

Property 'saveImage' not found on object of type 'SCCellActions *'

 

this is my code

 

 SCPropertyDefinition *imagePropertyDef = [documentDef propertyDefinitionWithName:@"image"];

    imagePropertyDef.type = SCPropertyTypeImagePicker;

    imagePropertyDef.title = @"Document";

    

    imagePropertyDef.cellActions.saveImage = ^(SCImagePickerCell *imagePickerCell, NSIndexPath *indexPath, NSString *imagePath)

    {

        UIImage *myImage = imagePickerCell.selectedImage;

        NSManagedObject *myCoreDataObject = (NSManagedObject *)imagePickerCell.boundObject;

        

        // Convert the myImage to binary here then write it in myCoreDataObject

    };

[ozie]

Documentation says saveImage is for SCImagePickerCell.. so might have to do it a little different.. else STV has a little bug

try

    SCPropertyDefinition *imagePropertyDef = [documentDef propertyDefinitionWithName:@"image"];
    imagePropertyDef.type = SCPropertyTypeImagePicker;
    imagePropertyDef.title = @"Document";
    
    imagePropertyDef.cellActions.willConfigure = ^(SCTableViewCell *cell, NSIndexPath *indexPath)
    {
        SCImagePickerCell *pickerCell = (SCImagePickerCell*)cell;
        pickerCell.cellActions.saveImage = ^(SCImagePickerCell *imagePickerCell, NSIndexPath *indexPath, NSString *imagePath)
        {
            UIImage *myImage = imagePickerCell.selectedImage;
            NSManagedObject *myCoreDataObject = (NSManagedObject *)imagePickerCell.boundObject;
            
            // Convert the myImage to binary here then write it in myCoreDataObject
        };

    };

[Balachandhar]

Thanks Ozie,

 

its not helping. still it shows same error.

 

I am using STV 3.3, please let me know if there is any other way to achieve my requirement.

 

thanks,

bala.

[Dave Guerin]

Hi Balachandhar,

 

With STV 3.x you'll be looking for the SCTableViewModelDelegate methods:

 

- (void)tableViewModel:(SCTableViewModel *)tableModel saveImage:(UIImage *)image toPath:(NSString *)path forRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath

 

- (UIImage *)tableViewModel:(SCTableViewModel *)tableModel loadImageFromPath:(NSString *)path forRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath

 

HTH

[Tarek]

Hi bala,

 

Sorry I didn't realize you were using STV 3.0. The above code only works for STV 4.0+.

[Balachandhar]

were should i download STV 4.0 ? i can able to see only STV 3.xx in the download page. 

 

is it possible in stove 3.xx version? 

 

thanks,

bala

[ozie]

STV v4 is a paid update.. and well worth it:)

You wont be able to see it listed in the download page until you purchase it.. 

[Tarek]

Yes, it's possible with STV 3.x by using delegates, just as Dave has kindly mentioned above.

[ozie]

Hi bala,

 

There are many ways to implement this, but the easiest is probably to keep using your SCPropertyTypeImagePicker, but then implement its cellActions.saveImage and cellActions.loadImage to manually save and load the image in whichever format you want. For example, your code could look something like this:

 

SCPropertyDefinition *imagePropertyDef = [myEntityDef propertyDefinitionWithName:@"myImagePropertyName"];
imagePropertyDef.cellActions.saveImage = ^(SCImagePickerCell *imagePickerCell, NSIndexPath *indexPath, NSString *imagePath)
{
    UIImage *myImage = imagePickerCell.selectedImage;
    NSManagedObject *myCoreDataObject = (NSManagedObject *)imagePickerCell.boundObject;

    // Convert the myImage to binary here then write it in myCoreDataObject
};

imagePropertyDef.cellActions.loadImage = ^UIImage*(SCImagePickerCell *imagePickerCell, NSIndexPath *indexPath, NSString *imagePath)
{
    NSManagedObject *myCoreDataObject = (NSManagedObject *)imagePickerCell.boundObject;

    // Read the image binary data here and convert it to UIImage

    return myImage;
};

 

 

Hope this helps.

 

 

Tarek.. i used this code today, and it seems that imagePickerCell.selectedImage is anyways NIL

[Tarek]

Hi Ozie,

 

Perhaps you did not select an image yet?

[ozie]

yeah.. the cell displays the image..but while debugging the object myImage is null

[Tarek]

Thanks Ozie, fixed in 4.1.1.