Print the size (megabytes) of Data in Swift
Use yourData.count and divide by 1024 * 1024. Using Alexanders excellent suggestion:
func stackOverflowAnswer() {
if let data = #imageLiteral(resourceName: "VanGogh.jpg").pngData() {
print("There were \(data.count) bytes")
let bcf = ByteCountFormatter()
bcf.allowedUnits = [.useMB] // optional: restricts the units to MB only
bcf.countStyle = .file
let string = bcf.string(fromByteCount: Int64(data.count))
print("formatted result: \(string)")
}
}
With the following results:
There were 28865563 bytes
formatted result: 28.9 MB
If your goal is to print the size to the use, use ByteCountFormatter
import Foundation
let byteCount = 512_000 // replace with data.count
let bcf = ByteCountFormatter()
bcf.allowedUnits = [.useMB] // optional: restricts the units to MB only
bcf.countStyle = .file
let string = bcf.string(fromByteCount: Int64(byteCount))
print(string)
You can use count
of Data object and still you can use length
for NSData
Swift 5.1
extension Int {
var byteSize: String {
return ByteCountFormatter().string(fromByteCount: Int64(self))
}
}
Usage:
let yourData = Data()
print(yourData.count.byteSize)
Following accepted answer I've created simple extension:
extension Data {
func sizeString(units: ByteCountFormatter.Units = [.useAll], countStyle: ByteCountFormatter.CountStyle = .file) -> String {
let bcf = ByteCountFormatter()
bcf.allowedUnits = units
bcf.countStyle = .file
return bcf.string(fromByteCount: Int64(count))
}}