The problem: In iOS 16.2, selecting multiple photos with PhotosPicker does not seem to allow me to access the selected photos' local identifiers. More accurately, the attribute itemItentifier is alway nil. In a single-selection mode, the itemIdentifier populates normally.
Example
I am selecting multiple photos with PhotosPicker as follows:
.photosPicker(isPresented: $showMultiplePhotoPicker,
selection: $photoSelections,
matching: .images,
photoLibrary: .shared()
)
and then observing changes in photoSelections as follows:
.onChange(of: photoSelections) { _ in
for selection in photoSelections {
print("Selection: \(selection)")
print("Item identifier: \(selection.itemIdentifier)")
What gets printed in the console:
Selection: PhotosPickerItem(_itemIdentifier: Optional("B84E8479-475C-4727-A4A4-B77AA9980897/L0/001"), _shouldExposeItemIdentifier: false, _supportedContentTypes: [<_UTCoreType 0x1b9bdda00> public.jpeg (not dynamic, declared)], _itemProvider: <PUPhotosFileProviderItemProvider: 0x60000112c090> {types = (
"public.jpeg"
)})
Item identifier: nil
So while the PhotosPickerItem has a value for _itemIdentifier, it's replaced by nil when accessing it via .itemIdentifier. The culprit here, I think, is _shouldExposeItemIdentifier: false: this value is true in a single-selection mode.
Any thought on this would be highly appreciated!
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