How do I draw on an image in Swift?

Question

I need to be able to programmatically draw on an image, and save that image for later use. Say, draw a line on specific x and y coordinates on the image, save the image, and

Answer 1

Since iOS 10 you can use the UIGraphicImageRenderer, which has a better syntax and has some great features!

Swift 4

let renderer = UIGraphicsImageRenderer(size: view.bounds.size)
let image = renderer.image { context in
    // draw your image into your view
    context.cgContext.draw(UIImage(named: "myImage")!.cgImage!, in: view.frame)
    // draw even more...
    context.cgContext.setFillColor(UIColor.red.cgColor)
    context.cgContext.setStrokeColor(UIColor.black.cgColor)
    context.cgContext.setLineWidth(10)
    context.cgContext.addRect(view.frame)
    context.cgContext.drawPath(using: .fillStroke)
}