let gradient: CAGradientLayer = CAGradientLayer()
let colorTop = UIColor(red: 112.0/255.0, green: 219.0/255.0, blue: 155.0/255.0, alpha: 1.0).CGColor
let colorBottom = UIColor(red: 86.0/255.0, green: 197.0/255.0, blue: 238.0/255.0, alpha: 1.0).CGColor
gradient.colors = [colorTop, colorBottom]
gradient.startPoint = CGPoint(x: 0.0, y: 0.5)
gradient.endPoint = CGPoint(x: 1.0, y: 0.5)
gradient.frame = loginButton.bounds
gradient.cornerRadius = 5
loginButton.layer.addSublayer(gradient)
The resulting gradient runs off goes beyond the button's frame. Why does this happen?
Probably you are setting gradient layer in viewDidLoad() or viewWillAppear(). At that time controller did not calculated views sizes. At time you add this sublayer button size was not calculated yet, so sublayer size is wrong. So you should fix next things:
First of all you should add gradient at viewDidAppear(), at this point all view's sizes are calculated.
Second, you should use layer.insertSublayer(layer, atIndex:index) instead of addSublayer(layer). Because in your case sublayer will hide buttons native layer (title, background...)
You should recalculate your sublayer size in viewDidLayoutSubviews(). Because when your button will change it's size (while rotating for example), sublayer will not change it's frame, so you should change it by yourself.
Add clipsToBounds and cornerRadius to loginbutton. That should fix the problem.
loginButton.clipsToBounds = true
loginButton.layer.cornerRadius = 5;
Is your Login Button's frame correct?It seems correct when I reproduce
let loginButton = UIButton(frame: CGRect(x: 10, y: 50, width: 300, height: 30))
self.view.addSubview(loginButton)
let gradient:CAGradientLayer = CAGradientLayer()
let colorTop = UIColor(red: 112.0/255.0, green: 219.0/255.0, blue: 155.0/255.0, alpha: 1.0).CGColor
let colorBottom = UIColor(red: 86.0/255.0, green: 197.0/255.0, blue: 238.0/255.0, alpha: 1.0).CGColor
gradient.colors = [colorTop, colorBottom]
gradient.startPoint = CGPoint(x: 0.0, y: 0.5)
gradient.endPoint = CGPoint(x: 1.0, y: 0.5)
gradient.frame = loginButton.bounds
gradient.cornerRadius = 5
loginButton.layer.addSublayer(gradient)
And it appear like below
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I'm trying to implement a underlined UITextField with a gradient. Therefore I created a extension with a function underlined().
To get a gradient, I created a CAGradientLayer and made these customizations:
func underlined(){
let color = UIColor(red: 11/255, green: 95/255, blue: 244/255, alpha: 1).cgColor
let sndColor = UIColor(red: 106/255, green: 178/255, blue: 255/255, alpha: 1).cgColor
let gradient: CAGradientLayer = CAGradientLayer()
gradient.colors = [color, sndColor]
gradient.locations = [0.0, 1.0]
gradient.startPoint = CGPoint(x: 0, y: 0)
gradient.endPoint = CGPoint(x: 1, y: 0)
let width = CGFloat(2.0)
gradient.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: self.frame.size.height - width, width: self.frame.size.width, height: self.frame.size.height)
gradient.borderWidth = width
self.layer.insertSublayer(gradient, at: 0)
self.layer.masksToBounds = true
}
A underline is being displayed, but it solely solid black - I've tried to change the colors, but it remains black (Issue outdated - see edit).
Does anybody see the issue?
Edit:
Adding gradient.borderColor = UIColor.blue.cgColor let me change the color of the line - but how can I apply the gradient on the border color?
Remove the below line from your code:
gradient.borderWidth = width
Screenshot:
Your code was not working because, the borderWidth is covering whole of the gradient frame.Try setting the borderColor, then you'll see the difference.
gradient.borderColor = UIColor.red.cgColor
Let me know if you still face any issues.
I am beginner in Swift/Xcode. I made a custom class in my Xcode project to handle buttons appearance (color, shape etc) that works find.
However, I can't succeed to add gradients to these buttons.
I tried the below code, but it adds a new squared gradient onto my rounded buttons instead of applying the intended gradients to those buttons. Here is what I already gave many tries:
- add this code to my custom button class (inheriting from UIButton)
- add this code to my custom button class (inheriting from UIView)
- above 2 approaches and removing the backgroungColor settings
- Using a separate function called from viewController
func ConfigMenuButtons() {
// Set button shape color
layer.cornerRadius = 37
// Set button size
translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
widthAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 74).isActive = true
heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 74).isActive = true
// Set button text
setTitleColor(.white, for: .normal)
titleLabel?.font = UIFont.boldSystemFont(ofSize: 15)
// Set button shadow
layer.shadowRadius = 2
layer.shadowColor = UIColor.black.cgColor
layer.shadowOffset = CGSize(width: 0, height: 2)
layer.shadowOpacity = 0.8
// Set button gradient colors
let lightBlue = UIColor(red: 122/255, green: 127/255, blue: 249/255, alpha: 1)
let darkBlue = UIColor(red: 74/255, green: 88/255, blue: 205/255, alpha: 1)
// Set gradients
let gradientLayer = CAGradientLayer()
gradientLayer.frame = bounds
gradientLayer.colors = [lightBlue.cgColor, darkBlue.cgColor]
gradientLayer.locations = [0.0,1.0]
gradientLayer.startPoint = CGPoint(x: 0.0, y: 0.0)
gradientLayer.endPoint = CGPoint(x: 1.0, y: 1.0)
clipsToBounds = true
// insert gradients to button
layer.insertSublayer(gradientLayer, at: 0)
}
But I always end up with this "square shaped gradient layer" appearing onto the targeted buttons, instead of having these gradients applied directly to these buttons.
If someone had any piece of advice, it would be fantastic.
Thank you!
Here is the screen shot of the button with its partial expected effect
Here is a screenshot of fixed issue
I finally fixed the issue as below adding a CGRect size.
func ConfigMenuButtons() {
// Set button shape
layer.cornerRadius = 37
// Set button size
translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
widthAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 74).isActive = true
heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 74).isActive = true
// Set button text
setTitleColor(.white, for: .normal)
titleLabel?.font = UIFont.boldSystemFont(ofSize: 15)
// Set button shadow
layer.shadowRadius = 2
layer.shadowColor = UIColor.black.cgColor
layer.shadowOffset = CGSize(width: 0, height: 2)
layer.shadowOpacity = 0.8
// Set button gradient colors
let lightBlue = UIColor(red: 112/255, green: 117/255, blue: 239/255, alpha: 1)
let darkBlue = UIColor(red: 70/255, green: 84/255, blue: 201/255, alpha: 1)
// Set gradients
let gradientLayer = CAGradientLayer()
gradientLayer.frame = bounds
gradientLayer.colors = [lightBlue.cgColor, darkBlue.cgColor]
gradientLayer.locations = [0.0,1.0]
gradientLayer.startPoint = CGPoint(x: 1.0, y: 0.5)
gradientLayer.endPoint = CGPoint(x: 1.0, y: 1.0)
// THAT IS THE LINE THAT COULD FIX THE ISSUE
gradientLayer.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 74, height: 74)
// Set rounded shape
gradientLayer.cornerRadius = 37
// insert gradients to button
layer.insertSublayer(gradientLayer, at: 0)
}
I have a project in Swift 3 that I am using a gradient on the view. I placed a image on the view, but it is under the gradient layer so I was going to draw the image programmatically instead of with the storyboard. I can't seem to figure out how to get the image to be centered and to aspect fit inside the bounds of the view.
What I have...
//Gradient Background
let gradientLayer = CAGradientLayer()
gradientLayer.frame = self.view.frame
gradientLayer.colors = [UIColor(red: 0/255, green: 147/255, blue: 255/255, alpha: 1.0).cgColor, UIColor(red: 162/255, green: 134/255, blue: 255/255, alpha: 1.0).cgColor]
gradientLayer.locations = [0.0, 1.0]
gradientLayer.startPoint = CGPoint(x: 0.0, y: 1.0)
gradientLayer.endPoint = CGPoint(x: 1.0, y: 0.0)
self.view.layer.addSublayer(gradientLayer)
//Image
let mainImage = UIImage(named:"WhiteLogoFront")
var mainImageView = UIImageView(image:mainImage)
self.view.addSubview(mainImageView)
You can try it
let mainImage = UIImage(named:"WhiteLogoFront")
var mainImageView = UIImageView(image:mainImage)
mainImageView.contentMode = .ScaleAspectFit
let gradientLayer = CAGradientLayer()
gradientLayer.frame = self.view.frame
gradientLayer.colors = [UIColor(red: 0/255, green: 147/255, blue: 255/255, alpha: 1.0).cgColor, UIColor(red: 162/255, green: 134/255, blue: 255/255, alpha: 1.0).cgColor]
gradientLayer.locations = [0.0, 1.0]
gradientLayer.startPoint = CGPoint(x: 0.0, y: 1.0)
gradientLayer.endPoint = CGPoint(x: 1.0, y: 0.0)
self.view.layer.addSublayer(gradientLayer)
//Image
let mainImage = UIImage(named:"WhiteLogoFront")
var mainImageView = UIImageView(image:mainImage)
mainImageView.center = self.view.cente
mainImageView.contentMode = .ScaleAspectFit
self.view.addSubview(mainImageView)
Try this one
I have done gradient coloring before for changing color of my parent view now I am using same method to change the background color of UITextField but its not working.
This is the method I used for my view:
func setGradientBackgroundOfView()
{
// assigning gradient color to background View
let endingColorOFGradient = UIColor(colorLiteralRed: 133/255, green: 210/255, blue: 230/255, alpha: 1.0).CGColor
let startingColorOfGradient = UIColor(colorLiteralRed: 50/255, green: 189/255, blue: 170/255, alpha: 1.0).CGColor
gradient.startPoint = CGPoint(x: 0.5, y: 0.0)
gradient.endPoint = CGPoint(x: 0.5, y: 1.0)
gradient.colors = [startingColorOfGradient , endingColorOFGradient]
self.view.layer.insertSublayer(gradient, atIndex: 0)
}
And this method for setting layer:
override func viewWillLayoutSubviews() {
gradient.frame = self.view.bounds
}
I am calling my setGradientBackgroundOfView() in viewDidLoad() and it's working perfect but if I change
self.view.layer.insertSublayer(gradient, atIndex: 0)
with
self.textFieldUserName.layer.insertSublayer(gradient, atIndex: 0)
it does not work. What am I missing here?
I tried to make a gradiant using playground then make it into a subclass of uiview to use it in my codebase.
The playground code is like this:
let view = UIView(frame: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 640, height: 41
))
let gradient: CAGradientLayer = CAGradientLayer(layer: view.layer)
gradient.frame = view.frame
let lightColor = UIColor(red: 157/256, green: 157/256, blue: 154/256, alpha: 1)
let darkColor = UIColor(red: 108/256, green: 104/256, blue: 104/256, alpha: 1)
gradient.colors = [lightColor.CGColor, darkColor.CGColor]
gradient.locations = [0.6 , 0.4]
gradient.startPoint = CGPoint(x: 1, y: 0.55)
gradient.endPoint = CGPoint(x: 0, y: 0.45)
view.layer.insertSublayer(gradient, atIndex: 0)
view //displayed
And display like this:
I tried to make it into my codebase with:
class GradiantView : UIView {
override var frame: CGRect {
didSet {
let gradient: CAGradientLayer = CAGradientLayer(layer: layer)
gradient.frame = bounds
let lightColor = UIColor(red: 157/256, green: 157/256, blue: 154/256, alpha: 1)
let darkColor = UIColor(red: 108/256, green: 104/256, blue: 104/256, alpha: 1)
gradient.colors = [lightColor.CGColor, darkColor.CGColor]
gradient.locations = [0.6 , 0.4]
gradient.startPoint = CGPoint(x: 1, y: 0.55)
gradient.endPoint = CGPoint(x: 0, y: 0.45)
layer.insertSublayer(gradient, atIndex: 0)
}
}
}
However, the result is like this: (no gradiant applied)
What happened and how to fix it ?
I inverted the locations and it seems to work.
I welcome any explanation on the difference between simulator and playground.
gradientLayer.locations = [0.4 , 0.6]