How do I add a radial gradient to a UIView?

Question

I have a UIView which I want to have a radial gradient, and I\'m wondering how to go about doing this?

Answer 1

Here's Karlis' answer in Swift 3:

override func draw(_ rect: CGRect) {

    // Setup view
    let colors = [UIColor.white.cgColor, UIColor.black.cgColor] as CFArray
    let locations = [ 0.0, 1.0 ] as [CGFloat]
    let radius = min((self.bounds.size.height / 2), (self.bounds.size.width / 2))
    let center = CGPoint.init(x: self.bounds.size.width / 2, y: self.bounds.size.height / 2)

    // Prepare a context and create a color space
    let context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext()
    context!.saveGState()
    let colorSpace = CGColorSpaceCreateDeviceRGB()

    // Create gradient object from our color space, color components and locations
    let gradient = CGGradient.init(colorsSpace: colorSpace, colors: colors, locations: locations)

    // Draw a gradient
    context!.drawRadialGradient(gradient!, startCenter: center, startRadius: 0.0, endCenter: center, endRadius: radius, options: CGGradientDrawingOptions(rawValue: 0))
    context?.restoreGState()
}