How to load local files in compose multiplatform project?

[findjigar]

We've local images in Android's drawable-nodpi folder and ios app's Assets.xcassets folder.

Now we have defined name of the images in common code of compose multiplatfrom project using String name of the image.

For example, for image named about_app_icon, how do we load this image via common code using AsyncImage API? We get the name of the image via ViewModel in composable like viewModel.icon

PS: Is there a better way to load local images?

[colinrtwhite]

Coil is able to load anything on the file system through Okio or any network URLs via Ktor from common code. Assets aren't well supported in multiplatform at the moment unfortunately. I'm waiting to see how Compose Multiplatform's resource support evolves (it's very early) before integrating with it.

In the meantime you'll have to add your own Fetchers that transform a Uri into an ImageSource if you want to load resources/assets.