从服务器加载图像:-

func downloadImage(from url: URL , success:@escaping((_ image:UIImage)->()),failure:@escaping ((_ msg:String)->())){
    print("Download Started")
    getData(from: url) { data, response, error in
        guard let data = data, error == nil else {
            failure("Image cant download from G+ or fb server")
            return
        }

        print(response?.suggestedFilename ?? url.lastPathComponent)
        print("Download Finished")
        DispatchQueue.main.async() {
             if let _img = UIImage(data: data){
                  success(_img)
            }
        }
    }
}
func getData(from url: URL, completion: @escaping (Data?, URLResponse?, Error?) -> ()) {
    URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: url, completionHandler: completion).resume()
}

用法:-

  if let url = URL(string: "http://www.apple.com/euro/ios/ios8/a/generic/images/og.png") {
                        self.downloadImage(from:url , success: { (image) in
                            print(image)

                        }, failure: { (failureReason) in
                            print(failureReason)
                        })
                    }

您可以使用pod SDWebImage来实现相同的功能。它很容易使用。你可以在SDWebImage这里获得文档

下面是示例代码

self.yourImage.sd_setImage(with: NSURL(string: StrUrl as String ) as URL!, placeholderImage: placeholderImage, options: SDWebImageOptions(rawValue: 0), completed: { (image, error, cacheType, imageURL) in
                if( error != nil)
                {
                    print("Error while displaying image" , (error?.localizedDescription)! as String)
                }
            })

(Swift 4更新) 为了直接回答最初的问题，下面是发布的Objective-C代码片段的快速等效版本。

let url = URL(string: image.url)
let data = try? Data(contentsOf: url!) //make sure your image in this url does exist, otherwise unwrap in a if let check / try-catch
imageView.image = UIImage(data: data!)

免责声明:

需要注意的是，Data(contentsOf:)方法将在执行代码的同一线程中同步下载url的内容，因此不要在应用程序的主线程中调用此方法。

让相同的代码异步运行，而不阻塞UI的简单方法是使用GCD:

let url = URL(string: image.url)

DispatchQueue.global().async {
    let data = try? Data(contentsOf: url!) //make sure your image in this url does exist, otherwise unwrap in a if let check / try-catch
    DispatchQueue.main.async {
        imageView.image = UIImage(data: data!)
    }
}

也就是说，在现实生活中的应用程序中，如果您希望获得最佳的用户体验并避免同一映像的多次下载，您可能还希望不仅下载它们，而且缓存它们。已经有相当多的库可以无缝地做到这一点，而且它们都非常易于使用。我个人推荐翠鸟:

import Kingfisher

let url = URL(string: "url_of_your_image")
// this downloads the image asynchronously if it's not cached yet
imageView.kf.setImage(with: url) 

就是这样

Swift 4.2和AlamofireImage

如果使用库不是问题，您可以通过AlamofireImage的帮助来完成。 我的样本来自它的Github

占位符图片

let imageView = UIImageView(frame: frame)
let url = URL(string: "https://httpbin.org/image/png")!
let placeholderImage = UIImage(named: "placeholder")!
imageView.af_setImage(withURL: url, placeholderImage: placeholderImage)

它有许多方便的功能和扩展工作与图像。从缓存到缩放和调整大小，甚至在图像上应用过滤器。如果图像在你的应用中很重要，我建议使用这个框架来节省你的时间。

供你参考:对于swift-2.0 Xcode7.0 beta2

extension UIImageView {
    public func imageFromUrl(urlString: String) {
        if let url = NSURL(string: urlString) {
            let request = NSURLRequest(URL: url)
            NSURLConnection.sendAsynchronousRequest(request, queue: NSOperationQueue.mainQueue()) {
            (response: NSURLResponse?, data: NSData?, error: NSError?) -> Void in
                self.image = UIImage(data: data!)
            }
        }
    }
}

使用Ascyimageview，你可以很容易地加载imageurl在imageview。

let image1Url：URL = URL（string： “（imageurl）” as String）！ imageview.imageURL=image1Url