How can I customize a tableView cell to have a gradient shadow across the bottom of the cell similar to the orange tableView cells in the Health App.
I would like to make it as close to this as possible.
This is what I currently have, I've added the separation between the cells by using a white border and added a radius of 8 for the corners.
What can I add to make the gradient?
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cellIdentifier: String = "stockCell"
let myCell: UITableViewCell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: cellIdentifier)!
myCell.textLabel?.textAlignment = .center
myCell.textLabel?.font = .boldSystemFont(ofSize: 18)
myCell.textLabel?.textColor = UIColor.white
myCell.layer.backgroundColor = UIColor(red:0.86, green:0.25, blue:0.25, alpha:1.0).cgColor
let item: StockModel = feedItems[indexPath.row] as! StockModel
myCell.layer.cornerRadius = 8.0
myCell.layer.masksToBounds = true
myCell.layer.borderColor = UIColor.white.cgColor
myCell.layer.borderWidth = 5.0
myCell.layer.cornerRadius = 20
myCell.clipsToBounds = true
}
I believe instead of casting a "gradient shadow" across the bottom of the cell, you just want the cell to have a background gradient from a lighter color on the top to a darker color in the bottom.
I usually use en extension of UIView for adding gradients to views:
extension UIView {
func setGradient(colors: [CGColor]) {
let gradient = CAGradientLayer()
gradient.frame = self.bounds
gradient.colors = colors
self.layer.insertSublayer(gradient, at: 0)
}
}
Then, try using something like this in your code:
myCell.setGradient([cgColorLight, cgColorDark])
This sometimes doesn't work if you do some custom drawing in your view's layers, but I believe it should be okay for your needs.
You can do both horizontal and vertical gradients with the following but define the following variables:
typealias GradientPoints = (startPoint: CGPoint, endPoint: CGPoint)
enum GradientOrientation {
case topRightBottomLeft
case topLeftBottomRight
case horizontal
case vertical
var startPoint: CGPoint {
return points.startPoint
}
var endPoint: CGPoint {
return points.endPoint
}
var points: GradientPoints {
switch self {
case .topRightBottomLeft:
return (CGPoint.init(x: 0.0, y: 1.0), CGPoint.init(x: 1.0, y: 0.0))
case .topLeftBottomRight:
return (CGPoint.init(x: 0.0, y: 0.0), CGPoint.init(x: 1, y: 1))
case .horizontal:
return (CGPoint.init(x: 0.0, y: 0.5), CGPoint.init(x: 1.0, y: 0.5))
case .vertical:
return (CGPoint.init(x: 0.0, y: 0.0), CGPoint.init(x: 0.0, y: 1.0))
}
}
}
And create an extension for uiview as follows:
extension UIView{
func applyGradient(withColours colours: [UIColor], gradientOrientation orientation: GradientOrientation) {
let gradient: CAGradientLayer = CAGradientLayer()
gradient.frame = self.bounds
gradient.colors = colours.map { $0.cgColor }
gradient.startPoint = orientation.startPoint
gradient.endPoint = orientation.endPoint
self.layer.insertSublayer(gradient, at: 0)
}
}
Please add these lines in your cell class.
let gradient = CAGradientLayer()
gradient.frame = self.view.bounds;
gradient.startPoint = CGPoint(x: 0, y: 0)
gradient.endPoint = CGPoint(x: 0, y: 1)
gradient.colors = [UIColor.green.cgColor, UIColor.white.cgColor];
self.view.layer.insertSublayer(gradient, at: 0)
In my app i'm adding the gradient layer to UIView and UIToolBar but it doesn't fill the views exactly
let gradient:CAGradientLayer = CAGradientLayer()
gradient.frame = self.vw_gradientForToolBar.bounds
gradient.colors = [hexStringToUIColor(hex: "#5d8f32").cgColor,hexStringToUIColor(hex: "#04667f").cgColor]
gradient.startPoint = CGPoint(x: 0, y: 0)
gradient.endPoint = CGPoint(x: 0.5, y: 0)
UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(CGSize(width: 1, height: 1), false, 0.0)
let img : UIImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()!
UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
self.toolBar.setBackgroundImage(img, forToolbarPosition: .any, barMetrics: .default)
vw_gradientForToolBar.layer.addSublayer(gradient)
View Hirarchy
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It's a little tough to tell exactly what you have going on, based on the images you posted, however... This may simplify things for you.
First, keep in mind that Layers do not auto-scale, so when your tool bar changes size (different devices, device rotation, etc), you want your gradient layer to also resize. Best way to do that is to use a UIView subclass and override layoutSubviews().
So, add this class to your code:
class GradientView: UIView {
override class var layerClass: AnyClass {
return CAGradientLayer.self
}
override func layoutSubviews() {
let gradientLayer = layer as! CAGradientLayer
gradient.colors = [hexStringToUIColor(hex: "#5d8f32").cgColor,hexStringToUIColor(hex: "#04667f").cgColor]
gradientLayer.startPoint = CGPoint(x: 0, y: 0)
gradientLayer.endPoint = CGPoint(x: 0.5, y: 0)
}
}
Then in your controller's viewDidLoad() function:
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
let vwGrad = GradientView()
vwGrad.frame = toolBar.frame
vwGrad.autoresizingMask = [.flexibleWidth, .flexibleHeight]
self.toolBar.insertSubview(vwGrad, at: 0)
}
Note: you would no longer need your vw_gradientForToolBar (which, I'm assuming, is a UIView connected via #IBOutlet).
I'm trying to add gradient to an UILabel in a collectionViewCell. To add gradient I'm using this function:
extension UIView
{
func gradient(colors: [Any], startPoint: CGPoint, endPoint: CGPoint, opacity: Float, location: [NSNumber]?) {
let gradientLayer = CAGradientLayer()
gradientLayer.frame = bounds
gradientLayer.colors = colors
gradientLayer.startPoint = startPoint
gradientLayer.endPoint = endPoint
gradientLayer.opacity = opacity
gradientLayer.locations = location
layer.addSublayer(gradientLayer)
}
}
and in my collectionViewCell :
#IBOutlet weak var discount: UILabel!
override func awakeFromNib() {
super.awakeFromNib()
discount.gradient(colors: [green,blue], startPoint: CGPoint(x: 0.0, y: 0.5), endPoint: CGPoint(x: 1.0, y: 0.5), opacity: 1, location: [0.5,0.5])
}
But it's not showing anything. Adding shadow works fine but adding gradient not showing anything. Why is that happen?
Update your extension to
extension UIView
{
func gradient(colors: [CGColor], startPoint: CGPoint, endPoint: CGPoint, opacity: Float, location: [NSNumber]?) {
let gradientLayer = CAGradientLayer()
gradientLayer.frame = bounds
gradientLayer.colors = colors
gradientLayer.startPoint = startPoint
gradientLayer.endPoint = endPoint
gradientLayer.opacity = opacity
gradientLayer.locations = location
layer.addSublayer(gradientLayer)
}
}
Call it from collectionView class as
override func layoutSubviews() {
discount.gradient(colors: [UIColor.blue.cgColor, UIColor.green.cgColor], startPoint: CGPoint.init(x: 0.5, y: 0.0), endPoint: CGPoint.init(x: 0.5, y: 1.0), opacity: 1.0, location: [0,1])
}
Tested and working.
Whenever I add a sublayer to a view I like to make sure the frame is always updated in layoutSubviews:
public override func layoutSubviews() {
super.layoutSubviews()
gradientLayer.frame = bounds
}
You'll need to keep a reference to the gradient layer as a property in your view.
If you have used cocoapods, the Chameleon Framework offers a very easy solution to creating gradient colors. To use it, install cocoapods, then install Chameleon Framework. Put
import ChameleonFramework
at the top of the UIViewController.
The link for the usage after the installation is below.
https://github.com/ViccAlexander/Chameleon#gradient-colors-1
It looks like it as is easy as the line of code below if you are using Swift.
UIColor(gradientStyle:UIGradientStyle, withFrame:CGRect, andColors:[UIColor])
Just set the background of your UILabel using that line of code above.
If your goal is making gradient text then you must to the following:
Embed your label in a UIView and connect outlet (say discountContainer)
Add a gradient layer to that view (instead of label).
discountContainer.gradient(colors: [green,blue], startPoint: CGPoint(x: 0.0, y: 0.5), endPoint: CGPoint(x: 1.0, y: 0.5), opacity: 1, location: [0.5,0.5])
Set the label as the views mask
discountContainer.mask = discount
Result:
EDITED:
If you need to make gradient only on the background then you should keep the reference to CAGradientLayer.
extension UIView
{
func gradient(colors: [Any], startPoint: CGPoint, endPoint: CGPoint, opacity: Float, location: [NSNumber]?) -> CAGradientLayer {
let gradientLayer = CAGradientLayer()
gradientLayer.frame = bounds
gradientLayer.colors = colors
gradientLayer.startPoint = startPoint
gradientLayer.endPoint = endPoint
gradientLayer.opacity = opacity
gradientLayer.locations = location
layer.addSublayer(gradientLayer)
return layer
}
}
and in your collectionViewCell:
#IBOutlet weak var discount: UILabel!
var gradientLayer: CAGradientLayer?
override func awakeFromNib() {
super.awakeFromNib()
gradientLayer = discount.gradient(colors: [green,blue], startPoint: CGPoint(x: 0.0, y: 0.5), endPoint: CGPoint(x: 1.0, y: 0.5), opacity: 1, location: [0.5,0.5])
}
public override func layoutSubviews() {
super.layoutSubviews()
gradientLayer?.frame = bounds
}
is it possible to create a custom ui progress view with a gradient from left to right?
I've tried it with the following code:
let gradientLayer = CAGradientLayer()
gradientLayer.frame = self.frame
gradientLayer.anchorPoint = CGPoint(x: 0, y: 0)
gradientLayer.position = CGPoint(x: 0, y: 0)
gradientLayer.startPoint = CGPoint(x: 0.0, y: 0.0);
gradientLayer.endPoint = CGPoint(x: 1.0, y: 0.0);
gradientLayer.colors = [
UIColor.red,
UIColor.green
]
// Convert to UIImage
self.layer.insertSublayer(gradientLayer, at: 0)
self.progressTintColor = UIColor.clear
self.trackTintColor = UIColor.black
But unfortunately the gradient is not visible. Any other ideas?
Looking at UIProgressView documentation, there's this property:
progressImage
If you provide a custom image, the progressTintColor property is ignored.
With that in mind, the laziest way to do this would be to create your gradient image and set it as the progressImage
I adapted this extension to make it a little cleaner, scaleable, and safer.
fileprivate extension UIImage {
static func gradientImage(with bounds: CGRect,
colors: [CGColor],
locations: [NSNumber]?) -> UIImage? {
let gradientLayer = CAGradientLayer()
gradientLayer.frame = bounds
gradientLayer.colors = colors
// This makes it horizontal
gradientLayer.startPoint = CGPoint(x: 0.0,
y: 0.5)
gradientLayer.endPoint = CGPoint(x: 1.0,
y: 0.5)
UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(gradientLayer.bounds.size)
gradientLayer.render(in: UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext()!)
guard let image = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext() else { return nil }
UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
return image`
}
}
Now that we've got a way to create a gradient image "on the fly", here's how to use it:
let gradientImage = UIImage.gradientImage(with: progressView.frame,
colors: [UIColor.red.cgColor, UIColor.green.cgColor],
locations: nil)
From there, you'd just set your progressView's progressImage, like so:
// I'm lazy...don't force unwrap this
progressView.progressImage = gradientImage!
progressView.setProgress(0.75, animated: true)
I had the same problem and solved it by creating a gradient custom view which I then convert to an image and assign it as the progress view track image.
I then flip the progress horizontally so that the progress bar becomes the background and the track image becomes the foreground.
This has the visual effect of revealing the gradient image underneath.
You just have to remember to invert your percentages which is really simple, see example buttons and code below:
SWIFT 3 Example:
class ViewController: UIViewController {
#IBOutlet weak var progressView: UIProgressView!
#IBAction func lessButton(_ sender: UIButton) {
let percentage = 20
let invertedValue = Float(100 - percentage) / 100
progressView.setProgress(invertedValue, animated: true)
}
#IBAction func moreButton(_ sender: UIButton) {
let percentage = 80
let invertedValue = Float(100 - percentage) / 100
progressView.setProgress(invertedValue, animated: true)
}
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
//create gradient view the size of the progress view
let gradientView = GradientView(frame: progressView.bounds)
//convert gradient view to image , flip horizontally and assign as the track image
progressView.trackImage = UIImage(view: gradientView).withHorizontallyFlippedOrientation()
//invert the progress view
progressView.transform = CGAffineTransform(scaleX: -1.0, y: -1.0)
progressView.progressTintColor = UIColor.black
progressView.progress = 1
}
}
extension UIImage{
convenience init(view: UIView) {
UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(view.frame.size)
view.layer.render(in: UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext()!)
let image = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
self.init(cgImage: (image?.cgImage)!)
}
}
#IBDesignable
class GradientView: UIView {
private var gradientLayer = CAGradientLayer()
private var vertical: Bool = false
override func draw(_ rect: CGRect) {
super.draw(rect)
// Drawing code
//fill view with gradient layer
gradientLayer.frame = self.bounds
//style and insert layer if not already inserted
if gradientLayer.superlayer == nil {
gradientLayer.startPoint = CGPoint(x: 0, y: 0)
gradientLayer.endPoint = vertical ? CGPoint(x: 0, y: 1) : CGPoint(x: 1, y: 0)
gradientLayer.colors = [UIColor.green.cgColor, UIColor.red.cgColor]
gradientLayer.locations = [0.0, 1.0]
self.layer.insertSublayer(gradientLayer, at: 0)
}
}
}
George figured out a very clever method. If you want a more easy solution, open UIProgressView document, there is a property named progressImage.
so, i just make it work like this:
progressView.progressImage = UIImage(named: "your_gradient_progress_icon")
progressView.trackTintColor = UIColor.clear
after that:
progressView.setProgress(currentProgress, animated: true)
I have no idea how to set the background gradient on a button (without making the background gradient an image). This is so different from Android.
Here's a class I have to define a returnable gradient scheme:
import UIKit
extension CAGradientLayer {
func backgroundGradientColor() -> CAGradientLayer {
let topColor = UIColor(red: (0/255.0), green: (153/255.0), blue:(51/255.0), alpha: 1)
let bottomColor = UIColor(red: (0/255.0), green: (153/255.0), blue:(255/255.0), alpha: 1)
let gradientColors: [CGColor] = [topColor.CGColor, bottomColor.CGColor]
let gradientLocations: [Float] = [0.0, 1.0]
let gradientLayer: CAGradientLayer = CAGradientLayer()
gradientLayer.colors = gradientColors
gradientLayer.locations = gradientLocations
return gradientLayer
}
}
I can use this to set the background of my entire view with the following:
class ViewController: UIViewController {
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
let background = CAGradientLayer().backgroundGradientColor()
background.frame = self.view.bounds
self.view.layer.insertSublayer(background, atIndex: 0)
}
//...
}
But how can I access the view of the button and insert the sublayer or something like that?
Your code works fine. You just have to remember to set the gradient's frame every time. It is better to just make the gradient category also set the frame of the view for you.
That way you don't forget and it applies fine.
import UIKit
extension UIView {
func applyGradient(colours: [UIColor]) -> CAGradientLayer {
return self.applyGradient(colours: colours, locations: nil)
}
func applyGradient(colours: [UIColor], locations: [NSNumber]?) -> CAGradientLayer {
let gradient: CAGradientLayer = CAGradientLayer()
gradient.frame = self.bounds
gradient.colors = colours.map { $0.cgColor }
gradient.locations = locations
self.layer.insertSublayer(gradient, at: 0)
return gradient
}
}
class ViewController: UIViewController {
#IBOutlet weak var btn: UIButton!
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
self.btn.applyGradient(colours: [.yellow, .blue])
self.view.applyGradient(colours: [.yellow, .blue, .red], locations: [0.0, 0.5, 1.0])
}
}
Buttons are views. You apply gradients to it the same way you would apply it to any other view.
Picture Proof:
Video Proof:
https://i.imgur.com/ssDTqPu.mp4
It's this simple:
import UIKit
class ActualGradientButton: UIButton {
override func layoutSubviews() {
super.layoutSubviews()
gradientLayer.frame = bounds
}
private lazy var gradientLayer: CAGradientLayer = {
let l = CAGradientLayer()
l.frame = self.bounds
l.colors = [UIColor.systemYellow.cgColor, UIColor.systemPink.cgColor]
l.startPoint = CGPoint(x: 0, y: 0.5)
l.endPoint = CGPoint(x: 1, y: 0.5)
l.cornerRadius = 16
layer.insertSublayer(l, at: 0)
return l
}()
}
Here below you can find the solution for Swift3 (and Swift4 too) and a little bit extended (orientation helper):
typealias GradientPoints = (startPoint: CGPoint, endPoint: CGPoint)
enum GradientOrientation {
case topRightBottomLeft
case topLeftBottomRight
case horizontal
case vertical
var startPoint : CGPoint {
return points.startPoint
}
var endPoint : CGPoint {
return points.endPoint
}
var points : GradientPoints {
switch self {
case .topRightBottomLeft:
return (CGPoint(x: 0.0,y: 1.0), CGPoint(x: 1.0,y: 0.0))
case .topLeftBottomRight:
return (CGPoint(x: 0.0,y: 0.0), CGPoint(x: 1,y: 1))
case .horizontal:
return (CGPoint(x: 0.0,y: 0.5), CGPoint(x: 1.0,y: 0.5))
case .vertical:
return (CGPoint(x: 0.0,y: 0.0), CGPoint(x: 0.0,y: 1.0))
}
}
}
extension UIView {
func applyGradient(with colours: [UIColor], locations: [NSNumber]? = nil) {
let gradient = CAGradientLayer()
gradient.frame = self.bounds
gradient.colors = colours.map { $0.cgColor }
gradient.locations = locations
self.layer.insertSublayer(gradient, at: 0)
}
func applyGradient(with colours: [UIColor], gradient orientation: GradientOrientation) {
let gradient = CAGradientLayer()
gradient.frame = self.bounds
gradient.colors = colours.map { $0.cgColor }
gradient.startPoint = orientation.startPoint
gradient.endPoint = orientation.endPoint
self.layer.insertSublayer(gradient, at: 0)
}
}
#Zeb answer is great but just to clean it up and make it a little more swifty.
Computed read-only properties should avoid using get and returning Void is redundant:
typealias GradientPoints = (startPoint: CGPoint, endPoint: CGPoint)
enum GradientOrientation {
case topRightBottomLeft
case topLeftBottomRight
case horizontal
case vertical
var startPoint: CGPoint {
return points.startPoint
}
var endPoint: CGPoint {
return points.endPoint
}
var points: GradientPoints {
switch self {
case .topRightBottomLeft:
return (CGPoint(x: 0.0, y: 1.0), CGPoint(x: 1.0, y: 0.0))
case .topLeftBottomRight:
return (CGPoint(x: 0.0, y: 0.0), CGPoint(x: 1, y: 1))
case .horizontal:
return (CGPoint(x: 0.0, y: 0.5), CGPoint(x: 1.0, y: 0.5))
case .vertical:
return (CGPoint(x: 0.0, y: 0.0), CGPoint(x: 0.0, y: 1.0))
}
}
}
extension UIView {
func applyGradient(withColours colours: [UIColor], locations: [NSNumber]? = nil) {
let gradient: CAGradientLayer = CAGradientLayer()
gradient.frame = self.bounds
gradient.colors = colours.map { $0.cgColor }
gradient.locations = locations
self.layer.insertSublayer(gradient, at: 0)
}
func applyGradient(withColours colours: [UIColor], gradientOrientation orientation: GradientOrientation) {
let gradient: CAGradientLayer = CAGradientLayer()
gradient.frame = self.bounds
gradient.colors = colours.map { $0.cgColor }
gradient.startPoint = orientation.startPoint
gradient.endPoint = orientation.endPoint
self.layer.insertSublayer(gradient, at: 0)
}
}
If you want a gradient background on a button, rather than adding the gradient as a sublayer and changing its frame in layoutSubviews, I would instead just specify the layerClass of the button to be a CAGradientLayer, so the main layer is a gradient:
#IBDesignable
public class GradientButton: UIButton {
public override class var layerClass: AnyClass { CAGradientLayer.self }
private var gradientLayer: CAGradientLayer { layer as! CAGradientLayer }
#IBInspectable public var startColor: UIColor = .white { didSet { updateColors() } }
#IBInspectable public var endColor: UIColor = .red { didSet { updateColors() } }
// expose startPoint and endPoint to IB
#IBInspectable public var startPoint: CGPoint {
get { gradientLayer.startPoint }
set { gradientLayer.startPoint = newValue }
}
#IBInspectable public var endPoint: CGPoint {
get { gradientLayer.endPoint }
set { gradientLayer.endPoint = newValue }
}
// while we're at it, let's expose a few more layer properties so we can easily adjust them in IB
#IBInspectable public var cornerRadius: CGFloat {
get { layer.cornerRadius }
set { layer.cornerRadius = newValue }
}
#IBInspectable public var borderWidth: CGFloat {
get { layer.borderWidth }
set { layer.borderWidth = newValue }
}
#IBInspectable public var borderColor: UIColor? {
get { layer.borderColor.flatMap { UIColor(cgColor: $0) } }
set { layer.borderColor = newValue?.cgColor }
}
// init methods
public override init(frame: CGRect = .zero) {
super.init(frame: frame)
updateColors()
}
required init?(coder: NSCoder) {
super.init(coder: coder)
updateColors()
}
}
private extension GradientButton {
func updateColors() {
gradientLayer.colors = [startColor.cgColor, endColor.cgColor]
}
}
By setting the layerClass, it will just make the main layer be a gradient, which automatically is adjusted to the bounds of the button for you. This has an advantage that if you animate the changing of the button size (e.g. on rotation events or whatever), the gradient will be correctly animated, too.
And, it is not necessary, but it may be convenient to make this class an #IBDesignable, so one can set its properties in IB, and it will be correctly rendered in the storyboard/NIB with no additional code in the view controller. For example, I can customize the corners, border, and gradient colors and direction in IB:
Try this is working for me ,
let button = UIButton(frame: CGRect(x: 60, y: 150, width: 200, height: 60))
button.setTitle("Email", for: .normal)
button.backgroundColor = .red
button.setTitleColor(UIColor.black, for: .normal)
button.addTarget(self, action: #selector(self.buttonTapped), for: .touchUpInside)
// Apply Gradient Color
let gradientLayer:CAGradientLayer = CAGradientLayer()
gradientLayer.frame.size = button.frame.size
gradientLayer.colors =
[UIColor.white.cgColor,UIColor.green.withAlphaComponent(1).cgColor]
//Use diffrent colors
button.layer.addSublayer(gradientLayer)
self.view.addSubview(button)
You can add starting and end point of gradient color.
gradientLayer.startPoint = CGPoint(x: 0.0, y: 1.0)
gradientLayer.endPoint = CGPoint(x: 1.0, y: 1.0)
For more details description refer CAGradientLayer doc
I have tried all of them this is my button init inside of viewdidload
let button = UIButton()
button.setTitle("Alper", for: .normal)
button.layer.borderColor = UIColor.white.cgColor
button.layer.borderWidth = 1
view.addSubview(button)
button.anchor(top: nil, left: nil, bottom: logo.topAnchor, right: nil, paddingTop: 0, paddingLeft: 0, paddingBottom: 0, paddingRight: 0, height: 50, width: 100)
let gradientx = CAGradientLayer()
gradientx.colors = [UIColor.blue,UIColor.red]
gradientx.startPoint = CGPoint(x: 0.0, y: 0.5)
gradientx.endPoint = CGPoint(x: 1.0, y: 1.0)
gradientx.frame = button.bounds
button.layer.insertSublayer(gradientx, at: 0)
anchor is an extension, so this is irrelevant gradient.
There are already many answers there I want add what I did to achieve this. I use this custom Button GradientButton
import Foundation
import UIKit
class GradientButton: UIButton {
let gradientColors : [UIColor]
let startPoint : CGPoint
let endPoint : CGPoint
required init(gradientColors: [UIColor] = [UIColor.red, UIColor.blue],
startPoint: CGPoint = CGPoint(x: 0, y: 0.5),
endPoint: CGPoint = CGPoint(x: 1, y: 0.5)) {
self.gradientColors = gradientColors
self.startPoint = startPoint
self.endPoint = endPoint
super.init(frame: .zero)
}
required init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
fatalError("init(coder:) has not been implemented")
}
override func layoutSubviews() {
super.layoutSubviews()
let halfOfButtonHeight = layer.frame.height / 2
contentEdgeInsets = UIEdgeInsets(top: 10, left: halfOfButtonHeight, bottom: 10, right: halfOfButtonHeight)
layer.anchorPoint = CGPoint(x: 0.5, y: 0.5)
backgroundColor = UIColor.clear
// setup gradient
let gradient = CAGradientLayer()
gradient.frame = bounds
gradient.colors = gradientColors.map { $0.cgColor }
gradient.startPoint = startPoint
gradient.endPoint = endPoint
gradient.cornerRadius = 4
// replace gradient as needed
if let oldGradient = layer.sublayers?[0] as? CAGradientLayer {
layer.replaceSublayer(oldGradient, with: gradient)
} else {
layer.insertSublayer(gradient, below: nil)
}
// setup shadow
layer.shadowColor = UIColor.darkGray.cgColor
layer.shadowPath = UIBezierPath(roundedRect: bounds, cornerRadius: halfOfButtonHeight).cgPath
layer.shadowOffset = CGSize(width: 0.0, height: 1.0)
layer.shadowOpacity = 0.85
layer.shadowRadius = 4.0
}
override var isHighlighted: Bool {
didSet {
let newOpacity : Float = isHighlighted ? 0.6 : 0.85
let newRadius : CGFloat = isHighlighted ? 6.0 : 4.0
let shadowOpacityAnimation = CABasicAnimation()
shadowOpacityAnimation.keyPath = "shadowOpacity"
shadowOpacityAnimation.fromValue = layer.shadowOpacity
shadowOpacityAnimation.toValue = newOpacity
shadowOpacityAnimation.duration = 0.1
let shadowRadiusAnimation = CABasicAnimation()
shadowRadiusAnimation.keyPath = "shadowRadius"
shadowRadiusAnimation.fromValue = layer.shadowRadius
shadowRadiusAnimation.toValue = newRadius
shadowRadiusAnimation.duration = 0.1
layer.add(shadowOpacityAnimation, forKey: "shadowOpacity")
layer.add(shadowRadiusAnimation, forKey: "shadowRadius")
layer.shadowOpacity = newOpacity
layer.shadowRadius = newRadius
let xScale : CGFloat = isHighlighted ? 1.025 : 1.0
let yScale : CGFloat = isHighlighted ? 1.05 : 1.0
UIView.animate(withDuration: 0.1) {
let transformation = CGAffineTransform(scaleX: xScale, y: yScale)
self.transform = transformation
}
}
}
}
You can make GradientButton instance like this.
let button = GradientButton.init(gradientColors:[UIColor.black, UIColor.white], startPoint: CGPoint(x: 0, y: 0), endPoint: CGPoint(x: 0, y: 1))
For Swift
extension UIViewController {
func makeGradientColor(`for` object : AnyObject , startPoint : CGPoint , endPoint : CGPoint) -> CAGradientLayer {
let gradient: CAGradientLayer = CAGradientLayer()
gradient.colors = [(UIColor.red.cgColor), (UIColor.yellow.cgColor)]
gradient.locations = [0.0 , 1.0]
gradient.startPoint = startPoint
gradient.endPoint = endPoint
gradient.frame = CGRect(x: 0.0, y: 0.0, width: object.bounds.size.width, height: object.bounds.size.height)
return gradient
}
}
How to use ?
if let layers = btn.layer.sublayers{
for layer in layers {
if layer.isKind(of: CAGradientLayer.self) {
layer.removeFromSuperlayer()
}
}
}
let start : CGPoint = CGPoint(x: 0.0, y: 0.0)
let end : CGPoint = CGPoint(x: 1.0, y: 1.0)
let gradient: CAGradientLayer = self.makeGradientColor(for: cell.bgView, startPoint: start, endPoint: end)
btn.layer.insertSublayer(gradient, at: 0)
I've modified this great answer to improve the reusability of the button by adding init parameters for colors, radius, and gradient direction.
I also added updateGradientColors method as it might be useful if you want to change the gradient color at some point.
class GradientButton: UIButton {
private let colors: [UIColor]
private let cornerRadius: CGFloat
private let startPoint: CGPoint
private let endPoint: CGPoint
required init?(coder: NSCoder) { fatalError("init(coder:) has not been implemented") }
init(colors: [UIColor],
cornerRadius: CGFloat = 10,
startPoint: CGPoint = CGPoint(x: 0, y: 0.5),
endPoint: CGPoint = CGPoint(x: 1, y: 0.5)) {
self.colors = colors
self.cornerRadius = cornerRadius
self.startPoint = startPoint
self.endPoint = endPoint
super.init(frame: .zero)
}
override func layoutSubviews() {
super.layoutSubviews()
gradientLayer.frame = bounds
}
private lazy var gradientLayer: CAGradientLayer = {
let gl = CAGradientLayer()
gl.frame = self.bounds
gl.colors = colors.map { $0.cgColor }
gl.startPoint = startPoint
gl.endPoint = endPoint
gl.cornerRadius = cornerRadius
layer.insertSublayer(gl, at: 0)
return gl
}()
func updateGradientColors(_ colors: [UIColor]) {
gradientLayer.colors = colors.map { $0.cgColor }
}
}
Gradient Button with corner radius, start and End Points Code is here...
extension UIView {
func applyGradient(colours: [UIColor], cornerRadius: CGFloat?, startPoint: CGPoint, endPoint: CGPoint) {
let gradient: CAGradientLayer = CAGradientLayer()
gradient.frame = self.bounds
if let cornerRadius = cornerRadius {
gradient.cornerRadius = cornerRadius
}
gradient.startPoint = startPoint
gradient.endPoint = endPoint
gradient.colors = colours.map { $0.cgColor }
self.layer.insertSublayer(gradient, at: 0)
}
}
Usage :
self.yourButton.applyGradient(colours: [.red, .green], cornerRadius: 20, startPoint: CGPoint(x: 0, y: 0.5), endPoint: CGPoint(x: 1, y: 0.5))
class ButtonGradient : UIButton {
override func layoutSubviews() {
let layer : CAGradientLayer = CAGradientLayer()
layer.frame.size = self.frame.size
layer.frame.origin = CGPoint(x: 0, y: 0)
// layer.cornerRadius = CGFloat(frame.width / 20)
let color0 = UIColor(red:255/255, green:122/255, blue:0/255, alpha:1.0).cgColor
let color1 = UIColor(red:255/255, green:176/255, blue: 0/255, alpha:1.0).cgColor
let color2 = UIColor(red:250/255, green:98/255, blue: 44/255, alpha:1.0).cgColor
layer.locations = [0.5, 1.0]
layer.startPoint = CGPoint(x: 0.0, y: 0.5)
layer.endPoint = CGPoint(x: 0.5, y: 0.5)
layer.colors = [color2,color0,color1]
self.layer.insertSublayer(layer, at: 0)
}
}
After that directly assign "ButtonGredient" class to particular button in Storyboard.
Here, I have taken one UIView and add button in it.
#IBOutlet weak var btnCenter: UIButton!
#IBOutlet weak var viewCenter: UIView!
// Create a gradient layer
let gradient = CAGradientLayer()
// gradient colors in order which they will visually appear
gradient.colors = [UIColor.yello.cgColor, UIColor.blue.cgColor]
// Gradient from left to right
gradient.startPoint = CGPoint(x: 0.0, y: 0.5)
gradient.endPoint = CGPoint(x: 1.0, y: 0.5)
// set the gradient layer to the same size as the view
gradient.frame = viewCenter.bounds
// add the gradient layer to the views layer for rendering
viewCenter.layer.insertSublayer(gradient, at: 0)
// Tha magic! Set the button as the views mask
viewCenter.mask = btnCenter
//Set corner Radius and border Width of button
btnCenter.layer.cornerRadius = btnCenter.frame.size.height / 2
btnCenter.layer.borderWidth = 5.0
There are ways to work with initial layer without making sublayers.
import UIKit
#IBDesignable class GradientButton: UIButton {
#IBInspectable var startColor: UIColor = UIColor.white
#IBInspectable var endColor: UIColor = UIColor.white
#IBInspectable var cornerRadius = CGFloat(5.0)
override class var layerClass: AnyClass {
return CAGradientLayer.self
}
override func layoutSubviews() {
super.layoutSubviews()
//This is an advanced gradient we do not use for now
// (layer as! CAGradientLayer).startPoint = CGPoint(x: 0, y: 0)
// (layer as! CAGradientLayer).endPoint = CGPoint(x: 1, y: 1)
// (layer as! CAGradientLayer).locations = [0,1]
// Simple gradient
(layer as! CAGradientLayer).colors = [startColor.cgColor, endColor.cgColor]
layer.cornerRadius = cornerRadius
}
}
class GradientButton: UIButton {
var gradientLayer: CAGradientLayer? {
didSet {
layer.sublayers?.filter { $0 is CAGradientLayer }.forEach { $0.removeFromSuperlayer() }
if let gradientLayer = gradientLayer {
layer.insertSublayer(gradientLayer, at: 0)
}
}
}
override func layoutSubviews() {
super.layoutSubviews()
gradientLayer?.frame = self.bounds
}
}