iphonecocoa-touchuikitcore-graphicsquartz-2d

How to obtain a CGImageRef from the content of an UIView?


I have an UIView where I was drawing some stuff inside -drawRect:. Now I need a CGImageRef from this graphics context or bitmap of the UIView. Is there an easy way to get that?


Solution

  • Like this (typed from memory, so it might not be 100% correct):

    // Get a UIImage from the view's contents
    UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(view.bounds.size, view.opaque, view.contentScaleFactor);
    CGContextRef context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
    [view.layer renderInContext:context];
    UIImage *image = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();
    UIGraphicsEndImageContext();
    
    // Convert UIImage to CGImage
    CGImageRef cgImage = image.CGImage;