Using the iPad Photo Library

The iPad is great for storing content, and, with the right apps, great for editing that content. By integrating the iPad Photo Library with your apps, you can directly access any image stored on the device and use it within your application. In this hour’s tutorial, we’re going to display the library, allow the user to pick a photo, and then display it within a UIImageView in the application interface.

The magic that makes this possible is the UIImagePickerController class. This class will give us a view controller that we can display via popover, and a corresponding view where the user can navigate their photos and videos.