making a pop up style view on iPhone with arrows objective-c - ios

I having the follow pop up and I want to make the edges curved.
Using this code.
CGContextRef context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
CGContextSetStrokeColorWithColor(context, [[UIColor greenColor] CGColor]);
CGFloat baseWidth = 15.0;
CGFloat height = 10.0;
CGContextMoveToPoint(context, self.bounds.size.width / 2.0 - baseWidth / 2.0, height);
CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, self.bounds.size.width / 2.0, 0);
CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, self.bounds.size.width / 2.0 + baseWidth / 2.0, height);
CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, self.bounds.size.width, height);
CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, self.bounds.size.width, self.bounds.size.height);
CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, 0, self.bounds.size.height);
CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, 0, height);
CGContextClosePath(context);
CGContextStrokePath(context);
How can I curve the edges?

You are using Core Graphics and drawing those straight lines right up to each other in the screen shot above. To be able to draw curves you need to add in some calls to CGContectAddArcToPoint, there is also CGContextAddCurveToPoint but that is overkill for your implementation here.
If you want more information about Core Graphics then you can find a bunch of documentation here: https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/GraphicsImaging/Conceptual/drawingwithquartz2d/dq_paths/dq_paths.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP30001066-CH211-TPXREF101

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UIBezierpath setLineDash arc thick and thin [duplicate]

I have this line around my shape:
The problem is, it obviously goes from 1px thick, to 2px. Here's the code I'm using:
CGContextRef context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
CGContextClearRect(context, rect);
CGContextSetFillColorWithColor(context, [BUTTON_COLOR CGColor]);
CGContextSetStrokeColorWithColor(context, [[UIColor blackColor] CGColor]);
CGContextSetLineWidth(context, 1);
int radius = 8;
CGContextMoveToPoint(context, 0, self.frame.size.height / 2);
CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, POINT_WIDTH, self.frame.size.height);
CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, rect.origin.x + rect.size.width - radius,
rect.origin.y + rect.size.height);
CGContextAddArc(context, rect.origin.x + rect.size.width - radius,
rect.origin.y + rect.size.height - radius, radius, M_PI / 2, 0.0f, 1);
CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, rect.origin.x + rect.size.width, rect.origin.y + radius);
CGContextAddArc(context, rect.origin.x + rect.size.width - radius, rect.origin.y + radius,
radius, 0.0f, -M_PI / 2, 1);
CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, POINT_WIDTH, 0);
CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, 0, self.frame.size.height / 2);
CGContextClosePath(context);
CGContextDrawPath(context, kCGPathFillStroke);
Any ideas?
The reason your top, bottom, and right edges appear thinner than your diagonals is because you are chopping off half of the lines drawn along those edges. As Costique mentioned, Core Graphics draws a stroke so that it is centered on the path. That means half of the stroke lies on one side of the path, and half of the stroke lies on the other side. Since your path runs exactly along the top, right, and bottom edges of your view, half of the stroke falls outside the bounds of your view and isn't drawn.
Costique is also correct that you should move your paths in by .5 points. (Technically you should move by half the stroke width.) However, you're not specifying your coordinates uniformly based on the rect variable, so moving all your paths is difficult.
What you want to do is inset rect by .5 in both dimensions, adjust your graphics context so that its origin is at rect.origin, and use only rect.size to get your coordinates - not self.frame.size. Here's my test:
- (void)drawRect:(CGRect)dirtyRect
{
CGContextRef gc = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
CGContextSaveGState(gc); {
CGContextSetFillColorWithColor(gc, [UIColor colorWithWhite:.9 alpha:1].CGColor);
CGContextSetStrokeColorWithColor(gc, [[UIColor blackColor] CGColor]);
CGContextSetLineWidth(gc, 1);
static const CGFloat Radius = 8;
static const CGFloat PointWidth = 20;
CGRect rect = CGRectInset(self.bounds, .5, .5);
CGContextTranslateCTM(gc, rect.origin.x, rect.origin.x);
rect.origin = CGPointZero;
CGContextMoveToPoint(gc, 0, rect.size.height / 2);
CGContextAddLineToPoint(gc, PointWidth, rect.size.height);
CGContextAddLineToPoint(gc, rect.origin.x + rect.size.width - Radius,
rect.origin.y + rect.size.height);
CGContextAddArc(gc, rect.origin.x + rect.size.width - Radius,
rect.origin.y + rect.size.height - Radius, Radius, M_PI / 2, 0.0f, 1);
CGContextAddLineToPoint(gc, rect.origin.x + rect.size.width, rect.origin.y + Radius);
CGContextAddArc(gc, rect.origin.x + rect.size.width - Radius, rect.origin.y + Radius,
Radius, 0.0f, -M_PI / 2, 1);
CGContextAddLineToPoint(gc, PointWidth, 0);
CGContextAddLineToPoint(gc, 0, rect.size.height / 2);
CGContextClosePath(gc);
CGContextDrawPath(gc, kCGPathFillStroke);
} CGContextRestoreGState(gc);
}
Here's the result:
Core Graphics draws the stroke on the path edge, that is, half of the stroke width lies inside the path, and the other half, outside. Since you cannot draw outside of the view, half of the stroke is clipped by the context. You have to inset the path by half the stroke width.
The complete example:
CGContextRef context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
CGContextClearRect(context, rect);
CGContextSetFillColorWithColor(context, [BUTTON_COLOR CGColor]);
CGContextSetStrokeColorWithColor(context, [[UIColor blackColor] CGColor]);
CGContextSetLineWidth(context, 1);
int radius = CORNER_RADIUS;
CGRect pathRect = CGRectInset(self.bounds, 0.5f, 0.5f);
CGContextMoveToPoint(context, CGRectGetMinX(pathRect), CGRectGetMidY(pathRect));
CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, CGRectGetMinX(pathRect) + POINT_WIDTH, CGRectGetMaxY(pathRect));
CGContextAddArc(context, CGRectGetMaxX(pathRect) - radius,
CGRectGetMaxY(pathRect) - radius, radius, M_PI / 2, 0.0f, 1);
CGContextAddArc(context, CGRectGetMaxX(pathRect) - radius, CGRectGetMinY(pathRect) + radius,
radius, 0.0f, -M_PI / 2, 1);
CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, CGRectGetMinX(pathRect) + POINT_WIDTH, CGRectGetMinY(pathRect));
CGContextClosePath(context);
CGContextDrawPath(context, kCGPathFillStroke);
Note that several redundant drawing commands are removed without affecting the result. Enjoy.

iOS CGContext Edge isn't antialiased

I'm trying to draw a rectangle that has a 15 degree angle splitting two colors down the center but the line between them is pixelated. I've tried different blend options and can't seem to figure out how to make this look clean.
This is what the header looks like now
Does anyone know how I can make the line between them look clean?
if (!_backgroundImageView.image) {
CGFloat width = CGRectGetWidth(self.bounds);
CGFloat height = CGRectGetHeight(self.bounds);
CGFloat tWidth = 0.26794919243f/*tan(15 degrees)*/ * height;
UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(CGSizeMake(width, height));
CGContextRef context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
if (_color1) {
CGContextSetFillColorWithColor(context, _color1.CGColor);
CGContextMoveToPoint(context, 0, 0);
CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, 1.0f + RoundPixelValue((width + tWidth) / 2.0f), 0);
CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, 1.0f + RoundPixelValue((width - tWidth) / 2.0f), height);
CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, 0, height);
CGContextFillPath(context);
}
if (_color2) {
CGContextSetFillColorWithColor(context, _color2.CGColor);
CGContextMoveToPoint(context, width, 0);
CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, RoundPixelValue((width + tWidth) / 2.0f) - 1.0f, 0);
CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, RoundPixelValue((width - tWidth) / 2.0f) - 1.0f, height);
CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, width, height);
CGContextFillPath(context);
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UIGraphicsEndImageContext();
}
The main issue here is that you're not creating the context with the correct scale.
Instead of using UIGraphicsBeginImageContext use UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions like so:
UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(CGSizeMake(width, height), YES, 0);
Specifying a scale of 0 sets it to the scale factor of the device screen.
This should eliminated most of the aliasing artifacts.

Draw lines that end in a brush shape?

Referring to the following image:
. . . . notice how it does not end in a proper point.
I use the following drawing code:
CGContextRef context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
CGContextSetLineWidth(context, 2.0);
CGContextSetStrokeColorWithColor(context, [UIColor whiteColor].CGColor);
CGContextMoveToPoint(context, self.width - 20, (self.height / 2) - 5);
CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, self.width - 12, self.height / 2);
CGContextStrokePath(context);
CGContextMoveToPoint(context, self.width - 20, (self.height / 2) + 5);
CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, self.width - 12, self.height / 2);
CGContextStrokePath(context);
Is there an easy way to say that a line should end in a point? I know that I could fix this by modifying the coordinates slightly, but I'm curious to learn more.
The lines are not joined, so the CGLineJoin style does not take effect. It should be fine with the following code:
CGContextRef context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
CGContextSetLineWidth(context, 2.0);
CGContextSetStrokeColorWithColor(context, [UIColor whiteColor].CGColor);
CGContextMoveToPoint(context, self.width - 20, (self.height / 2) - 5);
CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, self.width - 12, self.height / 2);
CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, self.width - 20, self.height / 2 + 5);
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Core Graphics drawing a square result in rectangle

I am trying to draw a square in my context, but it results in a rectangle with a short and longer side. (in my ipad retina simulator)
This is part of the drawRect method of my view object:
CGContextRef context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
CGFloat minx = 0;
CGFloat maxx = 45 - 1;
CGFloat miny = 0;
CGFloat maxy = 45 - 1;
CGContextSetLineWidth(context, 1.0);
CGContextSetStrokeColorWithColor(context, [UIColor whiteColor].CGColor);
CGContextMoveToPoint(context, minx, maxy);
CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, minx, miny);
CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, maxx, miny);
CGContextStrokePath(context);
CGContextSetStrokeColorWithColor(context, [UIColor redColor].CGColor);
CGContextMoveToPoint(context, maxx, miny);
CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, maxx, maxy);
CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, minx, maxy);
CGContextStrokePath(context);
What am I doing wrong? Do I need to set an aspect ratio or something?
Edit:
I found out that
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makes the result square again, but the end result is not spot on.
Does anybody know why I need to correct the vertical scale?
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Disabled that, and now my squares are square again.
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UITableViewCell left side color

I would like to set a color to the most left of my UITableViewCell, BUT I want it to fall withing the bounds of the cell.
Because I use a UITableViewStyleGrouped UITableView I would like the color to have a round corner for the first and last cell. How can I do this?
I currently have the color in the table, but thats it. This is my code:
UIView *theView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 10, cell.frame.size.height)];
[theView setBackgroundColor:[UIColor purpleColor]];
[cell.contentView addSubview:theView];
[[cell textLabel] setText:#"Some row"];
This is the result:
Best regards,
Paul Peelen
I solved it in the end using "CoreGraphics" as NR4TR suggested.
I created a new UIView and rewrote the drawRect function.
This is the result code:
- (void)drawRect:(CGRect)rect {
float radius = 10.0f;
CGContextRef context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
rect = CGRectInset(rect, 0.0f, 0.0f);
CGContextBeginPath(context);
CGContextMoveToPoint(context, CGRectGetMinX(rect) + radius, CGRectGetMinY(rect));
CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, CGRectGetMaxX(rect), CGRectGetMinY(rect));
if (bottom)
{
CGContextAddArc(context, CGRectGetMinX(rect) + radius, CGRectGetMaxY(rect) - radius, radius, M_PI / 2, M_PI, 0);
}
else {
CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, CGRectGetMaxX(rect), CGRectGetMaxY(rect));
}
CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, CGRectGetMinX(rect), CGRectGetMaxY(rect));
if (top)
{
CGContextAddArc(context, CGRectGetMinX(rect) + radius, CGRectGetMinY(rect) + radius, radius, M_PI, 3 * M_PI / 2, 0);
}
else {
CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, CGRectGetMinX(rect), CGRectGetMinY(rect));
}
CGContextSetFillColorWithColor(context, theColor.CGColor);
CGContextClosePath(context);
CGContextFillPath(context);
}
The fastest and easiest way is to use images for the first and last cells.
There is a bit more sophisticated way - drawing with a help of Core Graphics
EDIT: your case is just a rectangle plus a quoter of ellipse (or just a pie slice).

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