How to crop a UIImageView to a new UIImage in 'aspect fit' mode?

Question

I would like to create a new UIImage by cropping the image inside a UIImageVie

Answer 1

Based on my other answer to a similar question I have written this method for a UIImageView category:

-(CGRect) cropRectForFrame:(CGRect)frame
{
    NSAssert(self.contentMode == UIViewContentModeScaleAspectFit, @"content mode must be aspect fit");

    CGFloat widthScale = self.bounds.size.width / self.image.size.width;
    CGFloat heightScale = self.bounds.size.height / self.image.size.height;

    float x, y, w, h, offset;
    if (widthScale

You can pass in the frame of your green rect (assuming it is a subview of the image view) and get the crop rect back for cropping the UIImage. Note that it only works for 'aspect fit' mode! I haven't tested it though. So, tell me if it works!