In my iPhone app, I'd like to alter the headers on my UITableView. How can I keep the same gradient/alpha/nice looking style of the gray, default headers, except change the color of it?
If you want to apply a gradient then you could create a custom view class and then override drawRect: and use CoreGraphics to draw a gradient
e.g.
- (void) drawRect:(CGRect)rect
{
CGContextRef currentContext = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
CGGradientRef glossGradient;
CGColorSpaceRef rgbColorspace;
size_t num_locations = 2;
CGFloat locations[2] = { 0.0, 1 };
const CGFloat *startColorComponents = CGColorGetComponents(startColor.CGColor);
const CGFloat *endColorComponents = CGColorGetComponents(endColor.CGColor);
CGFloat components[8] = { startColorComponents[0], startColorComponents[1], startColorComponents[2], startColorComponents[3], // Start color
endColorComponents[0], endColorComponents[1], endColorComponents[2], endColorComponents[3] }; // End color
rgbColorspace = CGColorSpaceCreateDeviceRGB();
glossGradient = CGGradientCreateWithColorComponents(rgbColorspace, components, locations, num_locations);
CGRect currentBounds = self.bounds;
CGPoint topCenter = CGPointMake(CGRectGetMidX(currentBounds), 0.0f);
CGPoint bottomCenter = CGPointMake(CGRectGetMidX(currentBounds), CGRectGetMidY(currentBounds));
CGContextDrawLinearGradient(currentContext, glossGradient, topCenter, bottomCenter, 0);
CGGradientRelease(glossGradient);
CGColorSpaceRelease(rgbColorspace);
}
Then do as per Sachin's suggestion but use your custom view class instead.
you can use this
- (UIView *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView viewForHeaderInSection:(NSInteger)section{
UIView *headerView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero];
headerView.backgroundColor = [UIColor lightGrayColor];
return headerView;
}
Related
I am trying to draw an image like below with libraries in iOS; but i couldn't.
I think it is very easy to draw but i couldn't achieve.
After i accomplish to draw i will place a label over it.
Use this as your drawRect method:
- (void)drawRect:(CGRect)rect
//// General Declarations
CGContextRef context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
//// Shadow Declarations
UIColor* shadow = [UIColor blackColor];
CGSize shadowOffset = CGSizeMake(1, 1);
CGFloat shadowBlurRadius = 2;
//// Frames
CGRect frame = rect;
//// Abstracted Graphic Attributes
CGRect shadowBoxRect = CGRectMake(CGRectGetMinX(frame) + 0, CGRectGetMinY(frame) + 0, 40, 40);
CGFloat shadowBoxCornerRadius = 4;
//// ShadowBox Drawing
UIBezierPath* shadowBoxPath = [UIBezierPath bezierPathWithRoundedRect: shadowBoxRect cornerRadius: shadowBoxCornerRadius];
[[UIColor lightGrayColor] setFill];
[shadowBoxPath fill];
////// ShadowBox Inner Shadow
CGRect shadowBoxBorderRect = CGRectInset([shadowBoxPath bounds], -shadowBlurRadius, -shadowBlurRadius);
shadowBoxBorderRect = CGRectOffset(shadowBoxBorderRect, -shadowOffset.width, -shadowOffset.height);
shadowBoxBorderRect = CGRectInset(CGRectUnion(shadowBoxBorderRect, [shadowBoxPath bounds]), -1, -1);
UIBezierPath* shadowBoxNegativePath = [UIBezierPath bezierPathWithRect: shadowBoxBorderRect];
[shadowBoxNegativePath appendPath: shadowBoxPath];
shadowBoxNegativePath.usesEvenOddFillRule = YES;
CGContextSaveGState(context);
{
CGFloat xOffset = shadowOffset.width + round(shadowBoxBorderRect.size.width);
CGFloat yOffset = shadowOffset.height;
CGContextSetShadowWithColor(context,
CGSizeMake(xOffset + copysign(0.1, xOffset), yOffset + copysign(0.1, yOffset)),
shadowBlurRadius,
shadow.CGColor);
[shadowBoxPath addClip];
CGAffineTransform transform = CGAffineTransformMakeTranslation(-round(shadowBoxBorderRect.size.width), 0);
[shadowBoxNegativePath applyTransform: transform];
[[UIColor grayColor] setFill];
[shadowBoxNegativePath fill];
}
CGContextRestoreGState(context);
}
Inner shadows are hard to do with CoreGraphics -- basically, you need to negate your path and draw a drop shadow below it, clipped to your original path.
You can take a look at PaintCode and it will show you the code. It has a 15-min demo mode if you don't want to purchase it, that should be enough for your needs.
You could try this:
#import <QuartzCore/QuartzCore.h>
and in your code , after making the your view set these:
self.layer.cornerRadius = x;
self.layer.masksToBounds = TRUE;
This allows you to have rounded corners on your view. And if you calculate the radius to match your view , you should get the desired look.
- (id)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame
{
self = [super initWithFrame:frame];
if (self) {
self.backgroundColor = [UIColor grayColor];
}
return self;
}
- (void)drawRect:(CGRect)rect
{
CGContextRef context =UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
CGContextSetRGBStrokeColor(context, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
// And draw with a blue fill color
CGContextSetRGBFillColor(context, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0);
// Draw them with a 2.0 stroke width so they are a bit more visible.
CGContextSetLineWidth(context, 2.0);
CGContextAddRect(context, self.bounds);
CGContextStrokePath(context);
// Close the path
CGContextClosePath(context);
// Fill & stroke the path
CGContextDrawPath(context, kCGPathFillStroke);
self.layer.cornerRadius = self.bounds.size.width/12;
self.layer.masksToBounds = TRUE;
}
I think it will be helpful to you.
Try the below code where myView is the UIView to which you want to set the shadow.
myView.layer.cornerRadius = 5.0f;
myView.layer.masksToBounds = YES;
[myView.layer setShadowColor:[[UIColor blackColor] colorWithAlphaComponent: 0.5]];
[myView.layer setShadowOffset:CGSizeMake(0, -1)];
Hope this helps.-
From http://replyz.com/c/1244746-does-anyone-know-the-exact-cgcolorref-used-to-create-the-selection-highlight-when-using-uitableviewcellselectionstyleblue#
I saw someone did it with Code and he said the highlighted color is from a UIImage.
Where can I find the image?
(I want to highlight a UIButton with the UITableViewCellSelectionStyleBlue color)
I found the link http://replyz.com/c/1244746-does-anyone-know-the-exact-cgcolorref-used-to-create-the-selection-highlight-when-using-uitableviewcellselectionstyleblue# including some code which can be used to create the highlight. And I create a new UIImage with the Code.
Here is the code:
+ (UIImage *) imageForSelectedBlue {
CGRect rect = CGRectMake(0, 0, 10, 10);
UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(rect.size);
CGContextRef context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
size_t num_locations = 2;
CGFloat locations[2] = { 0.0, 1.0 };
CGFloat components[8] = { 0.021, 0.548, 0.962, 1.000, 0.008, 0.364, 0.900, 1.000 };
CGColorSpaceRef rgbColorspace = CGColorSpaceCreateDeviceRGB();
CGGradientRef selectionGradient = CGGradientCreateWithColorComponents(rgbColorspace, components, locations, num_locations);
CGPoint startPoint = CGPointMake(CGRectGetMidX(rect), CGRectGetMinY(rect));
CGPoint endPoint = CGPointMake(CGRectGetMidX(rect), CGRectGetMaxY(rect));
CGContextDrawLinearGradient(context, selectionGradient, startPoint, endPoint, 0);
CGGradientRelease(selectionGradient);
CGColorSpaceRelease(rgbColorspace);
UIImage *img = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();
UIGraphicsEndImageContext();
return img;
}
Actually, you can set the background image of the button. It is more efficient.
[button setBackgroundImage:buttonBackgroundPressed forState:UIControlStateHighlighted];
I am trying to do a custom tab bar with a transparent triangle that points into the tab bar's view.
Right now I am drawing a linear gradient and a gloss in the drawRect method for the background of this tab bar. I just need to add the transparent triangle on there. I know how to draw a triangle. I just need to know how to make it transparent to show the background beneath the tab bar view.
Anyone know how to do this?
Update
Here is the current code:
void drawGlossAndGradient(CGContextRef context, CGRect rect, CGColorRef startColor, CGColorRef endColor)
{
drawLinearGradient(context, rect, startColor, endColor);
CGColorRef glossColor1 = [UIColor colorWithRed:1.0 green:1.0
blue:1.0 alpha:0.35].CGColor;
CGColorRef glossColor2 = [UIColor colorWithRed:1.0 green:1.0
blue:1.0 alpha:0.1].CGColor;
CGRect topHalf = CGRectMake(rect.origin.x, rect.origin.y,
rect.size.width, rect.size.height/2);
drawLinearGradient(context, topHalf, glossColor1, glossColor2);
}
void drawLinearGradient(CGContextRef context, CGRect rect, CGColorRef startColor, CGColorRef endColor)
{
CGColorSpaceRef colorSpace = CGColorSpaceCreateDeviceRGB();
CGFloat locations[] = { 0.0, 1.0 };
NSArray *colors = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:(__bridge id)startColor, (__bridge id)endColor, nil];
CGGradientRef gradient = CGGradientCreateWithColors(colorSpace, (__bridge CFArrayRef) colors, locations);
CGPoint startPoint = CGPointMake(CGRectGetMidX(rect), CGRectGetMinY(rect));
CGPoint endPoint = CGPointMake(CGRectGetMidX(rect), CGRectGetMaxY(rect));
CGContextSaveGState(context);
CGContextAddRect(context, rect);
CGContextClip(context);
CGContextDrawLinearGradient(context, gradient, startPoint, endPoint, 0);
CGContextRestoreGState(context);
CGGradientRelease(gradient);
CGColorSpaceRelease(colorSpace);
}
- (void)drawTriangle
{
CGContextRef context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
CGPoint pt1 = CGPointMake(0.0f, 0.0f);
CGPoint pt2 = CGPointMake(10.0f, 10.0f);
CGPoint pt3 = CGPointMake(20.0f, 0.0f);
CGPoint vertices[] = {pt1, pt2, pt3, pt1};
CGContextBeginPath(context);
CGContextAddLines(context, vertices, 3);
CGContextClosePath(context);
CGContextClip(context);
}
- (void)drawRect:(CGRect)rect
{
CGContextRef context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
CGColorRef lightColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:65.0f/255.0f green:64.0f/255.0f
blue:66.0f/255.0f alpha:1.0].CGColor;
CGColorRef darkColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:37.0/255.0 green:31.0/255.0
blue:32.0/255.0 alpha:1.0].CGColor;
[self drawTriangle];
CGRect viewRect = self.bounds;
drawGlossAndGradient(context, viewRect, lightColor, darkColor);
}
I added the clip suggested below but that just made my background with the gradient and the gloss dissappear and the triangle become gray. Does anyone know what I am doing wrong here?
If you draw this gradient in drawRect: method just add clipping path before it.
Example:
-(void)drawRect:(CGRect)rect {
CGContextRef ctx = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
CGPoint vertices[] = {coordinates of vertices};
CGContextBeginPath(ctx);
CGContextAddLines(ctx, vertices, sizeof(vertices)/sizeof(CGPoint));
CGContextClosePath(ctx);
CGContextClip(ctx);
// draw the gradient
}
Vertices - is an array with 7 points. 1 point per each corner of self.bounds and 3 points which are define the triangle.
For example:
(0) (1) (3) (4)
_____ ________________
| \ / |
| V |
| (2) |
(6) |_______________________|(5)
CGPoint vertices[7] = {CGPointZero, // origin
p1, p2, p3, // vertices of the triangle
{self.bounds.size.width, 0},
{self.bounds.size.width, self.bounds.size.height},
{0, self.bounds.size.height}
}
If anybody needs, this is a code to draw a colored triangle in a UITableView without using UIImageView. This method is good because, the size of triangle can vary and it is drawn programmatically. Also, you can probably change colors and make triangle transparent.
#implementation RRTriangleView
- (id)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame
{
self = [super initWithFrame:frame];
if (self) {
CGMutablePathRef path = CGPathCreateMutable();
CGPathMoveToPoint(path, NULL, 0.0, 0.0);
CGPathAddLineToPoint(path, NULL, - self.bounds.size.height / 2.0, self.bounds.size.height / 2.0);
CGPathAddLineToPoint(path, NULL, 0.0, self.bounds.size.height);
CGPathAddLineToPoint(path, NULL, 0.0f, 0.0f);
CAShapeLayer *shapeLayer = [CAShapeLayer layer];
[shapeLayer setPath:path];
[shapeLayer setFillColor:[COLOR_CUSTOM_LIGHT_BLUE CGColor]];
[shapeLayer setStrokeColor:[COLOR_CUSTOM_LIGHT_BLUE CGColor]];
[shapeLayer setPosition:CGPointMake(self.bounds.size.width, 0.0f)];
[[self layer] addSublayer:shapeLayer];
CGPathRelease(path);
}
return self;
}
Init this TriangleView and add it to your cell, when it is selected :
- (RRTriangleView *)triangleView
{
if (! _triangleView) {
_triangleView = [[RRTriangleView alloc] initWithFrame:self.bounds];
_triangleView.layer.backgroundColor = [[UIColor clearColor] CGColor];
_triangleView.clipsToBounds = NO;
}
return _triangleView;
}
- (void)setSelected:(BOOL)selected animated:(BOOL)animated
{
//[super setSelected:selected animated:animated];
if (selected) {
[self addSubview:self.triangleView];
}
else {
[self.triangleView removeFromSuperview];
}
}
The size of triangleView is like your cell's view, it is transparent and it is drawn above.
I beleive that
[view setBackgroundColor:[UIColor clearColor]];
[view setOpaque:NO];
will make your view transparent.
I setup a custom UITableViewCell and am subclassing it from UITableViewCell.
I am using it in my table and everything works except when I select the cell, it highlights the default blue but the text is gone. Once I diselect the text is back. Does anyone know how to fix it?
This is the custom cell code I am using
#import "TableViewCell.h"
#implementation TableViewCell
#synthesize text;
- (id)initWithStyle:(UITableViewCellStyle)style reuseIdentifier:(NSString *)reuseIdentifier {
if (self = [super initWithStyle:style reuseIdentifier:reuseIdentifier]) {
}
return self;
}
- (void)setText:(NSString *)string {
text = [string copy];
[self setNeedsDisplay];
}
- (void)setSelected:(BOOL)selected animated:(BOOL)animated {
[super setSelected:selected animated:animated];
}
- (void)drawRect:(CGRect)rect {
CGContextRef c = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
CGGradientRef myGradient;
CGColorSpaceRef myColorspace;
size_t num_locations = 2;
CGFloat locations[2] = {0.0, 1.0};
CGFloat components[8] = {0.8f, 0.8f, 0.8f, 1.0f, // Bottom Colour: Red, Green, Blue, Alpha.
0.9f, 0.9f, 0.9f, 1.0}; // Top Colour: Red, Green, Blue, Alpha.
myColorspace = CGColorSpaceCreateDeviceRGB();
myGradient = CGGradientCreateWithColorComponents (myColorspace, components,
locations, num_locations);
CGColorSpaceRelease(myColorspace);
CGPoint startPoint, endPoint;
startPoint.x = 0.0;
startPoint.y = self.frame.size.height;
endPoint.x = 0.0;
endPoint.y = 0.0;
CGContextDrawLinearGradient (c, myGradient, startPoint, endPoint, 0);
const CGFloat topSepColor[] = { 0.8f, 0.8f, 0.8f, 1.0f }; // Cell Seperator Colour - Top
CGGradientRelease(myGradient);
CGContextSetStrokeColor(c, topSepColor);
CGContextMoveToPoint(c, 0.0, 0.0);
CGContextSetLineWidth(c, 1.0);
CGContextSetLineCap(c, kCGLineCapRound);
CGContextAddLineToPoint(c, self.frame.size.width, 0.0);
CGContextStrokePath(c);
const CGFloat bottomSepColor[] = { 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f, 1.0f }; // Cell Seperator Colour - Bottom
CGContextSetStrokeColor(c, bottomSepColor);
CGContextMoveToPoint(c, 0.0, self.frame.size.height);
CGContextSetLineWidth(c, 1.0);
CGContextSetLineCap(c, kCGLineCapRound);
CGContextAddLineToPoint(c, self.frame.size.width, self.frame.size.height);
CGContextStrokePath(c);
[[UIColor blackColor] set];
[text drawInRect:CGRectMake(10, self.frame.size.height / 3.5, self.frame.size.width - 20, self.frame.size.height - 10) withFont:[UIFont boldSystemFontOfSize:15] lineBreakMode:UILineBreakModeWordWrap];
}
- (void)dealloc {
[super dealloc];
[text release];
}
#end
Apple advises againts overriding UITableViewCell's -drawRect. If you really want to do custom drawing, do it in UIView subclass and then add the instance of that class as UITableViewCell's content view. Also Apple encourages using UIImageView as cell's background view instead of custom-drawn UIView subclasses (where possible, of course). That applies not only to cell's background view. As far as I see it, it's possible to use UIImageView in your case since drawing code in -drawRect is not parametrized in any way, that is, doesn't have external dependencies.
May be you should take a look at that: http://cocoawithlove.com/2009/04/easy-custom-uitableview-drawing.html
But if you don't want to take another approach, there's a highlightedTextColor property of UILabel
See: UITableViewCell: How to prevent blue selection background w/o borking isSelected property?
Check your settings for UITableViewCellStyle, and UITableViewCellSelectionStyle. They're explained in the UITableViewCell Class Reference. The default selection style has a blue background which may be "masking" your text while in that state.
I have not really done much programming with Core Graphics. And I tend to stick with QuartzCore now that it does a lot of what I need through the layer property :)
However, I have a UIView, which is currently gradient. I'd like to add rounded corners to this UIView and the layer property does not do this when I draw the gradient:
- (void)drawRect:(CGRect)rect {
CGContextRef currentContext = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
CGGradientRef glossGradient;
CGColorSpaceRef rgbColorspace;
size_t num_locations = 2;
CGFloat locations[2] = { 0.0, 1.0 };
CGFloat components[8] = { 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.95, // Start color
1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.60 }; // End color
rgbColorspace = CGColorSpaceCreateDeviceRGB();
glossGradient = CGGradientCreateWithColorComponents(rgbColorspace, components, locations, num_locations);
CGRect currentBounds = self.bounds;
CGPoint topCenter = CGPointMake(CGRectGetMidX(currentBounds), 0.0f);
CGPoint midCenter = CGPointMake(CGRectGetMidX(currentBounds), CGRectGetMaxY(currentBounds));
CGContextDrawLinearGradient(currentContext, glossGradient, topCenter, midCenter, 0);
CGGradientRelease(glossGradient);
CGColorSpaceRelease(rgbColorspace);
}
I am not really sure where I should be rounding in the drawRect method. Thanks.
Have you checked previous question postings? I read one a while back about masking UIViews. I think the same applies pretty much on all objects which use drawRect
How to mask a square image into an image with round corners in the iPhone SDK?
Here's what I did, and it works fine as far as I can tell.
First, I borrowed Mr NilObject's code snippet from the above mentioned post.
I modified it to fit in an object (as he wrote it as a C function instead of a method)
I subclass UIView to create my own custom view. I overload initWithRect: to make my background transparent.
So basically:
set transparent background (in init), or clipping will be uggly
in drawRect, first clip, then draw inside the clipped area
The following is a working example:
//
// TeleView.m
//
#import "TeleView.h"
#implementation TeleView
/**** in init methods, set background to transparent,
otherwise, clipping shows a black background ****/
- (id) initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame {
if((self = [super initWithFrame:frame])) {
[self setBackgroundColor:[UIColor colorWithWhite:0.0f alpha:0.0f]];
}
return self;
}
- (void) clipCornersToOvalWidth:(float)ovalWidth height:(float)ovalHeight
{
float fw, fh;
CGContextRef context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
CGRect rect = CGRectMake(0.0f, 0.0f, self.frame.size.width, self.frame.size.height);
if (ovalWidth == 0 || ovalHeight == 0) {
CGContextAddRect(context, rect);
return;
}
CGContextSaveGState(context);
CGContextTranslateCTM (context, CGRectGetMinX(rect), CGRectGetMinY(rect));
CGContextScaleCTM (context, ovalWidth, ovalHeight);
fw = CGRectGetWidth (rect) / ovalWidth;
fh = CGRectGetHeight (rect) / ovalHeight;
CGContextMoveToPoint(context, fw, fh/2);
CGContextAddArcToPoint(context, fw, fh, fw/2, fh, 1);
CGContextAddArcToPoint(context, 0, fh, 0, fh/2, 1);
CGContextAddArcToPoint(context, 0, 0, fw/2, 0, 1);
CGContextAddArcToPoint(context, fw, 0, fw, fh/2, 1);
CGContextClosePath(context);
CGContextRestoreGState(context);
}
-(void)drawRect:(CGRect)rect {
CGContextRef currentContext = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
/**** here is what I modified. ****/
[self clipCornersToOvalWidth:20.0f height:20.0f];
CGContextClip(currentContext);
/**** below this is your own code ****/
CGGradientRef glossGradient;
CGColorSpaceRef rgbColorspace;
size_t num_locations = 2;
CGFloat locations[2] = { 0.0, 1.0 };
CGFloat components[8] = { 1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.60, // Start color
0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.40 }; // End color
rgbColorspace = CGColorSpaceCreateDeviceRGB();
glossGradient = CGGradientCreateWithColorComponents(rgbColorspace, components, locations, num_locations);
CGRect currentBounds = self.bounds;
CGPoint topCenter = CGPointMake(CGRectGetMidX(currentBounds), 0.0f);
CGPoint midCenter = CGPointMake(CGRectGetMidX(currentBounds), CGRectGetMaxY(currentBounds));
CGContextDrawLinearGradient(currentContext, glossGradient, topCenter, midCenter, 0);
CGGradientRelease(glossGradient);
CGColorSpaceRelease(rgbColorspace);
}
#end
NSArray *colors = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:fromColor.CGColor,toColor.CGColor, nil];
NSNumber *stopOne = [NSNumber numberWithFloat:0.0];
NSNumber *stopTwo = [NSNumber numberWithFloat:1.0];
NSArray *locations = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:stopOne, stopTwo, nil];
CAGradientLayer *headerLayer = [CAGradientLayer layer];
headerLayer.colors = colors;
headerLayer.locations = locations;
headerLayer.borderColor = borderColor.CGColor; // border line color**strong text**
headerLayer.borderWidth = width;// For Thickness of border line
headerLayer.cornerRadius = radius;//For Rounded Corner if You want to make rounded Corner
headerLayer.frame = frame;
[view.layer insertSublayer:headerLayer atIndex:0];
Also make sure to import "QuartzCore" framework