In order to understand my problem I will start with a short description of my goal:
In the center of my tab bar I deliberately use a usually too big image (a circle) which extends over the tab bar (the tab bar's background color is white) so it laps over the top border of the tab bar. Since all UITabBarItems' default color is a light gray (apparently it is neither UIColor.lightGray nor .darkGray) and I would like to change the color of this (and only this) UITabBarItem (or rather the image considering this is the only thing which can be seen of this UITabBarItem) to white I've used the following extension/function which works fine:
extension UIImage {
func tabBarImageWithCustomTint(tintColor: UIColor) -> UIImage {
UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(self.size, false, self.scale)
let context: CGContext = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext()!
context.translateBy(x: 0, y: self.size.height)
context.scaleBy(x: 1.0, y: -1.0)
context.setBlendMode(CGBlendMode(rawValue: 1)!)
let rect: CGRect = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: self.size.width, height: self.size.height)
context.clip(to: rect, mask: self.cgImage!)
tintColor.setFill()
context.fill(rect)
var newImage: UIImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()!
UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
newImage = newImage.withRenderingMode(UIImageRenderingMode.alwaysOriginal)
return newImage
}
}
Link to question where I found this extension
As both the tint color of the image and the background color of the tab bar are white, I would now like to add a border of red color to the now white image. Luckily, I managed to find another question on stackoverflow which answered this question (although I must add that I am not entirely content with this extension because it leaves a very small space between the UIImage and the border):
extension UIImage {
func roundedImageWithBorder(width: CGFloat, color: UIColor) -> UIImage? {
let square = CGSize(width: min(size.width, size.height) + width * 2, height: min(size.width, size.height) + width * 2)
let imageView = UIImageView(frame: CGRect(origin: CGPoint(x: 0, y: 0), size: square))
imageView.contentMode = .center
imageView.image = self
imageView.layer.cornerRadius = square.width/2
imageView.layer.masksToBounds = true
imageView.layer.borderWidth = width
imageView.layer.borderColor = color.cgColor
UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(imageView.bounds.size, false, scale)
guard let context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext() else { return nil }
imageView.layer.render(in: context)
let result = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
return result
}
}
My problem now is if I use the function consecutively like this...:
let tabRecordButton = UIImage(named: "circle").tabBarImageWithCustomTint(tintColor: .white).roundedImageWithBorder(width: 1, color: .red)
..., the border is drawn but the UITabBarItem's tint color goes back to this default gray aforementioned (not even the border is red).
So my question: Is there a way I can do both, i.e. color the image white and the border red in my UITabBar?
You have to add this line result = result.withRenderingMode(UIImageRenderingMode.alwaysOriginal) in your second extension as well, if you omit this line then your image will take the tint from your tabBar, that is your original issue
replace your roundedImageWithBorder extension method implementation with this one
func roundedImageWithBorder(width: CGFloat, color: UIColor) -> UIImage? {
let square = CGSize(width: min(size.width, size.height) + width * 2, height: min(size.width, size.height) + width * 2)
let imageView = UIImageView(frame: CGRect(origin: CGPoint(x: 0, y: 0), size: square))
imageView.contentMode = .center
imageView.image = self
imageView.layer.cornerRadius = square.width/2
imageView.layer.masksToBounds = true
imageView.layer.borderWidth = width
imageView.layer.borderColor = color.cgColor
UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(imageView.bounds.size, false, scale)
guard let context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext() else { return nil }
imageView.layer.render(in: context)
var result = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
result = result?.withRenderingMode(UIImageRenderingMode.alwaysOriginal)
return result
}
Testing
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
self.tabBarItem.selectedImage = UIImage(named: "icono-menu")?.tabBarImageWithCustomTint(tintColor: UIColor.magenta).roundedImageWithBorder(width: 1, color: UIColor.blue)
self.tabBarController?.tabBar.tintColor = UIColor.red //note that the tintColor of the tabBar is red
}
Result
I'm hoping to accomplish this without the use of images, if at all possible. Is there a way to create the effect shown in the image programmatically without have to render each tab out as an image?
Every question I've reviewed on SO has the tabs saved as JPGs, which is more work than I feel it should be.
Any ideas?
I took a similar approach to #matcartmill but without the need for a special image. This solution is just based on your color.
// set red as selected background color
let numberOfItems = CGFloat(tabBar.items!.count)
let tabBarItemSize = CGSize(width: tabBar.frame.width / numberOfItems, height: tabBar.frame.height)
tabBar.selectionIndicatorImage = UIImage.imageWithColor(color: UIColor.red, size: tabBarItemSize).resizableImage(withCapInsets: UIEdgeInsets.zero)
// remove default border
tabBar.frame.size.width = self.view.frame.width + 4
tabBar.frame.origin.x = -2
I'm making use of the following extension of UIImage:
extension UIImage {
class func imageWithColor(color: UIColor, size: CGSize) -> UIImage {
let rect: CGRect = CGRectMake(0, 0, size.width, size.height)
UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(size, false, 0)
color.setFill()
UIRectFill(rect)
let image: UIImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
return image
}
}
I hope this helps!
for swift 4
extension UIImage {
class func imageWithColor(color: UIColor, size: CGSize) -> UIImage {
let rect: CGRect = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: size.width, height: size.height)
UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(size, false, 0)
color.setFill()
UIRectFill(rect)
let image: UIImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()!
UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
return image
}
}
Update to SWIFT 3:
let numberOfItems = CGFloat((tabBarController?.tabBar.items!.count)!)
let tabBarItemSize = CGSize(width: (tabBarController?.tabBar.frame.width)! / numberOfItems,
height: (tabBarController?.tabBar.frame.height)!)
tabBarController?.tabBar.selectionIndicatorImage
= UIImage.imageWithColor(color: UIColor.black,
size: tabBarItemSize).resizableImage(withCapInsets: .zero)
tabBarController?.tabBar.frame.size.width = self.view.frame.width + 4
tabBarController?.tabBar.frame.origin.x = -2
extension UIImage
{
class func imageWithColor(color: UIColor, size: CGSize) -> UIImage
{
let rect: CGRect = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: size.width, height: size.height)
UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(size, false, 0)
color.setFill()
UIRectFill(rect)
let image: UIImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()!
UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
return image
}
}
So here's what I ended up doing. It's a mix of using a 640x49 PNG that's the color of the blue "highlighted" background I need.
In AppDelegate.swift:
var selectedBG = UIImage(named:"tab-selected-full")?.resizableImageWithCapInsets(UIEdgeInsetsMake(0, 0, 0, 0))
UITabBar.appearance().selectionIndicatorImage = selectedBG
And then in the first View Controller that gets loaded, I have:
tabBarController?.tabBar.frame.size.width = self.view.frame.width+4
tabBarController?.tabBar.frame.origin.x = -2
The reason for the above two lines is that, by default, Apple has a 2px border between the left and right sides of the tab bar and the tab bar items.
In the above I simply make the tab bar 4px wider, and then offset it so the border on the left falls just outside of the view, thus the border on the right will also fall outside of the view.
I've got a set of icons that I've created that are transparent white PNGs:
And what I'd like to do is be able to tint them to other colors. Such as blue, grey, etc.
I've noticed that 'clicked/tapped' they change automatically to a grey. So I assume I can change that grey to whatever I like either with a tap or its normal state:
What would be the best way to achieve this?
Following code will set tint colour for normal state of button:
For Swift 4 and newer:
let origImage = UIImage(named: "imageName")
let tintedImage = origImage?.withRenderingMode(.alwaysTemplate)
btn.setImage(tintedImage, for: .normal)
btn.tintColor = .red
You can change tint colour according to your need when state changes for button.
Older versions
For Swift 3:
let origImage = UIImage(named: "imageName")
let tintedImage = origImage?.withRenderingMode(.alwaysTemplate)
btn.setImage(tintedImage, forState: .normal)
btn.tintColor = .redColor
For Swift 2:
see revision history.
I found the easiest approach below,
Open assetcatalog and select the image then go to attributes inspector and change Render As to Template Image as below
Then add below code in button Action method
yourButton.tintColor = .gray
Swift 4 or 5
extension UIButton{
func setImageTintColor(_ color: UIColor) {
let tintedImage = self.imageView?.image?.withRenderingMode(.alwaysTemplate)
self.setImage(tintedImage, for: .normal)
self.tintColor = color
}
}
Use:
button.setImage(UIImage(named: "image_name"), for: .normal) // You can set image direct from Storyboard
button.setImageTintColor(UIColor.white)
iOS 7 introduced a property called tintColor for views (including UIImageView). However you also need to set the rendering type on the UIImage for this to have any effect.
UIImage *originalImage = [UIImage imageNamed:#"image.png"];
UIImage *tintedImage = [originalImage imageWithRenderingMode:UIImageRenderingModeAlwaysTemplate];
UIImageView *imageView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:tintedImage];
imageView.tintColor = [UIColor grayColor];
[self.view addSubview:imageView];
This should produce the effect you are after in a default state.
If you are setting the image for a button, just go to attributes inspector and change the button type to system. Then set the image and change the tint color. The color of the image will change. If it did not take place, check the button type.
For change tint of image (pick, classical image, photo) use that :
Example image :
Swift 2
public extension UIImage {
/**
Tint, Colorize image with given tint color<br><br>
This is similar to Photoshop's "Color" layer blend mode<br><br>
This is perfect for non-greyscale source images, and images that have both highlights and shadows that should be preserved<br><br>
white will stay white and black will stay black as the lightness of the image is preserved<br><br>
<img src="http://yannickstephan.com/easyhelper/tint1.png" height="70" width="120"/>
**To**
<img src="http://yannickstephan.com/easyhelper/tint2.png" height="70" width="120"/>
- parameter tintColor: UIColor
- returns: UIImage
*/
public func tintPhoto(tintColor: UIColor) -> UIImage {
return modifiedImage { context, rect in
// draw black background - workaround to preserve color of partially transparent pixels
CGContextSetBlendMode(context, .Normal)
UIColor.blackColor().setFill()
CGContextFillRect(context, rect)
// draw original image
CGContextSetBlendMode(context, .Normal)
CGContextDrawImage(context, rect, self.CGImage)
// tint image (loosing alpha) - the luminosity of the original image is preserved
CGContextSetBlendMode(context, .Color)
tintColor.setFill()
CGContextFillRect(context, rect)
// mask by alpha values of original image
CGContextSetBlendMode(context, .DestinationIn)
CGContextDrawImage(context, rect, self.CGImage)
}
}
/**
Tint Picto to color
- parameter fillColor: UIColor
- returns: UIImage
*/
public func tintPicto(fillColor: UIColor) -> UIImage {
return modifiedImage { context, rect in
// draw tint color
CGContextSetBlendMode(context, .Normal)
fillColor.setFill()
CGContextFillRect(context, rect)
// mask by alpha values of original image
CGContextSetBlendMode(context, .DestinationIn)
CGContextDrawImage(context, rect, self.CGImage)
}
}
/**
Modified Image Context, apply modification on image
- parameter draw: (CGContext, CGRect) -> ())
- returns: UIImage
*/
private func modifiedImage(#noescape draw: (CGContext, CGRect) -> ()) -> UIImage {
// using scale correctly preserves retina images
UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(size, false, scale)
let context: CGContext! = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext()
assert(context != nil)
// correctly rotate image
CGContextTranslateCTM(context, 0, size.height);
CGContextScaleCTM(context, 1.0, -1.0);
let rect = CGRectMake(0.0, 0.0, size.width, size.height)
draw(context, rect)
let image = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
return image
}
}
UPD
Swift 3
extension UIImage {
/**
Tint, Colorize image with given tint color<br><br>
This is similar to Photoshop's "Color" layer blend mode<br><br>
This is perfect for non-greyscale source images, and images that have both highlights and shadows that should be preserved<br><br>
white will stay white and black will stay black as the lightness of the image is preserved<br><br>
<img src="http://yannickstephan.com/easyhelper/tint1.png" height="70" width="120"/>
**To**
<img src="http://yannickstephan.com/easyhelper/tint2.png" height="70" width="120"/>
- parameter tintColor: UIColor
- returns: UIImage
*/
func tintPhoto(_ tintColor: UIColor) -> UIImage {
return modifiedImage { context, rect in
// draw black background - workaround to preserve color of partially transparent pixels
context.setBlendMode(.normal)
UIColor.black.setFill()
context.fill(rect)
// draw original image
context.setBlendMode(.normal)
context.draw(cgImage!, in: rect)
// tint image (loosing alpha) - the luminosity of the original image is preserved
context.setBlendMode(.color)
tintColor.setFill()
context.fill(rect)
// mask by alpha values of original image
context.setBlendMode(.destinationIn)
context.draw(context.makeImage()!, in: rect)
}
}
/**
Tint Picto to color
- parameter fillColor: UIColor
- returns: UIImage
*/
func tintPicto(_ fillColor: UIColor) -> UIImage {
return modifiedImage { context, rect in
// draw tint color
context.setBlendMode(.normal)
fillColor.setFill()
context.fill(rect)
// mask by alpha values of original image
context.setBlendMode(.destinationIn)
context.draw(cgImage!, in: rect)
}
}
/**
Modified Image Context, apply modification on image
- parameter draw: (CGContext, CGRect) -> ())
- returns: UIImage
*/
fileprivate func modifiedImage(_ draw: (CGContext, CGRect) -> ()) -> UIImage {
// using scale correctly preserves retina images
UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(size, false, scale)
let context: CGContext! = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext()
assert(context != nil)
// correctly rotate image
context.translateBy(x: 0, y: size.height)
context.scaleBy(x: 1.0, y: -1.0)
let rect = CGRect(x: 0.0, y: 0.0, width: size.width, height: size.height)
draw(context, rect)
let image = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
return image!
}
}
You can use this extension:
import UIKit
extension CGContext {
func fill(_ rect: CGRect,
with mask: CGImage,
using color: CGColor) {
saveGState()
defer { restoreGState() }
translateBy(x: 0.0, y: rect.size.height)
scaleBy(x: 1.0, y: -1.0)
setBlendMode(.normal)
clip(to: rect, mask: mask)
setFillColor(color)
fill(rect)
}
}
extension UIImage {
func filled(with color: UIColor) -> UIImage {
let rect = CGRect(origin: .zero, size: self.size)
guard let mask = self.cgImage else { return self }
if #available(iOS 10.0, *) {
let rendererFormat = UIGraphicsImageRendererFormat()
rendererFormat.scale = self.scale
let renderer = UIGraphicsImageRenderer(size: rect.size,
format: rendererFormat)
return renderer.image { context in
context.cgContext.fill(rect,
with: mask,
using: color.cgColor)
}
} else {
UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(rect.size,
false,
self.scale)
defer { UIGraphicsEndImageContext() }
guard let context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext() else { return self }
context.fill(rect,
with: mask,
using: color.cgColor)
return UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext() ?? self
}
}
}
If you use asset catalogs you can set the image asset itself to render in template mode. After that you can set the tintColor of the button in Interface Builder (or in code) and it should take.
Swift 4
let origImage = UIImage(named: "check")
let tintedImage = origImage?.withRenderingMode(.alwaysTemplate)
buttons[0].setImage(tintedImage, for: .normal)
buttons[0].tintColor = .red
If you use asset catalogs you can set the image asset itself to render in template mode. After that you can set the tintColor of the button in Interface Builder (or in code) and it should take.
Swift 4 and 4.2
let img = UIImage.init(named: "buttonName")?.withRenderingMode(UIImageRenderingMode.alwaysTemplate)
btn.setImage(img, for: .normal)
btn.tintColor = .gray
When I set a search field background image on a UIImage, the padding between the magnifying glass and placeholder text in the search bar when selected changes.
With the default background:
With a custom background:
This change is caused by these two lines:
UIImage *colorImage = [UIImage imageWithColor:[UIColor grayColor] size:CGSizeMake(28, 28)];
[self setSearchFieldBackgroundImage:[colorImage imageWithRoundedCorners:5] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
imageWithRoundedCorners: is a category method that simply draws the image onto a CALayer with a corner radius and then creates a UIImage from the graphics context.
Why is this and how can I avoid this? I tried passing an explicitly resizable image, but that had no effect.
Its odd that it resets it, however you can use something like this to set it to your liking after setting the background image. searchTextPositionAdjustment is a property on UISearchBar and works perfectly. 8.0 seems to be the default, but you could set it to whatever you like.
[self.searchBar setSearchFieldBackgroundImage:[self imageWithColor:[UIColor grayColor] andSize:CGSizeMake(28.0, 28.0)] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[self.searchBar setSearchTextPositionAdjustment:UIOffsetMake(8.0, 0.0)];
For all those now using Swift, you can use the following code (works in Swift 2)
let searchBarBackground = UIImage.roundedImage(UIImage.imageWithColor(UIColor.whiteColor(), size: CGSize(width: 28, height: 28)),cornerRadius: 2)
searchBar.setSearchFieldBackgroundImage(searchBarBackground, forState: .Normal)
searchBar.searchTextPositionAdjustment = UIOffsetMake(8.0, 0.0)
Use this with an extension to UIImage:
extension UIImage {
class func imageWithColor(color: UIColor, size: CGSize) -> UIImage {
let rect: CGRect = CGRectMake(0, 0, size.width, size.height)
UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(size, false, 0)
color.setFill()
UIRectFill(rect)
let image: UIImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
return image
}
class func roundedImage(image: UIImage, cornerRadius: Int) -> UIImage {
let rect = CGRect(origin:CGPoint(x: 0, y: 0), size: image.size)
UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(image.size, false, 1)
UIBezierPath(
roundedRect: rect,
cornerRadius: CGFloat(cornerRadius)
).addClip()
image.drawInRect(rect)
return UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
}
}
To give something looking like this:
Updated solution for Swift 4
searchTextPositionAdjustment = UIOffset(horizontal: 8.0, vertical: 0.0)
I have an UIImageView called "theImageView", with UIImage in a single color (transparent background) just like the left black heart below. How can I change the tint color of this image programmatically in iOS 7 or above, as per the tint method used in the iOS 7+ Navigation Bar icons?
Can this method also work in WatchKit for an Apple Watch app?
iOS
For an iOS app, in Swift 3, 4 or 5:
theImageView.image = theImageView.image?.withRenderingMode(.alwaysTemplate)
theImageView.tintColor = UIColor.red
For Swift 2:
theImageView.image = theImageView.image?.imageWithRenderingMode(UIImageRenderingMode.AlwaysTemplate)
theImageView.tintColor = UIColor.redColor()
Meanwhile, the modern Objective-C solution is:
theImageView.image = [theImageView.image imageWithRenderingMode:UIImageRenderingModeAlwaysTemplate];
[theImageView setTintColor:[UIColor redColor]];
Watchkit
In WatchKit for Apple Watch apps, you can set the tint color for a template image.
You must add your image to an Asset Catalog in your WatchKit App, and set the image set to be rendered as a Template Image in the Attributes Inspector. Unlike for an iPhone app, you cannot set the template rendering in code in the WatchKit Extension at present.
Set that image to be used in your WKInterfaceImage in interface builder for your app
Create an IBOutlet in your WKInterfaceController for the WKInterfaceImage called 'theImage'...
To then set the tint color in Swift 3 or 4:
theImage.setTintColor(UIColor.red)
Swift 2:
theImage.setTintColor(UIColor.redColor())
To then set the tint color in Objective-C:
[self.theImage setTintColor:[UIColor redColor]];
If you use a template image and do not apply a tint colour, the Global Tint for your WatchKit app will be applied. If you have not set a Global Tint, theImage will be tinted light blue by default when used as a template image.
Here's a category that should do the trick
#interface UIImage(Overlay)
#end
#implementation UIImage(Overlay)
- (UIImage *)imageWithColor:(UIColor *)color1
{
UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(self.size, NO, self.scale);
CGContextRef context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
CGContextTranslateCTM(context, 0, self.size.height);
CGContextScaleCTM(context, 1.0, -1.0);
CGContextSetBlendMode(context, kCGBlendModeNormal);
CGRect rect = CGRectMake(0, 0, self.size.width, self.size.height);
CGContextClipToMask(context, rect, self.CGImage);
[color1 setFill];
CGContextFillRect(context, rect);
UIImage *newImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();
UIGraphicsEndImageContext();
return newImage;
}
#end
so you would do:
theImageView.image = [theImageView.image imageWithColor:[UIColor redColor]];
I had to do this in Swift using an extension.
I thought I'd share how I did it:
extension UIImage {
func imageWithColor(color1: UIColor) -> UIImage {
UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(self.size, false, self.scale)
color1.setFill()
let context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext() as CGContextRef
CGContextTranslateCTM(context, 0, self.size.height)
CGContextScaleCTM(context, 1.0, -1.0);
CGContextSetBlendMode(context, CGBlendMode.Normal)
let rect = CGRectMake(0, 0, self.size.width, self.size.height) as CGRect
CGContextClipToMask(context, rect, self.CGImage)
CGContextFillRect(context, rect)
let newImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext() as UIImage
UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
return newImage
}
}
Usage:
theImageView.image = theImageView.image.imageWithColor(UIColor.redColor())
Swift 4
extension UIImage {
func imageWithColor(color1: UIColor) -> UIImage {
UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(self.size, false, self.scale)
color1.setFill()
let context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext()
context?.translateBy(x: 0, y: self.size.height)
context?.scaleBy(x: 1.0, y: -1.0)
context?.setBlendMode(CGBlendMode.normal)
let rect = CGRect(origin: .zero, size: CGSize(width: self.size.width, height: self.size.height))
context?.clip(to: rect, mask: self.cgImage!)
context?.fill(rect)
let newImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
return newImage!
}
}
Usage:
theImageView.image = theImageView.image?.imageWithColor(color1: UIColor.red)
In storyboard and image Assets. you can change this two also:
Update the Render Mode to Template Image
Update the tint Color in Views.
If anyone care a solution without UIImageView:
// (Swift 3)
extension UIImage {
func tint(with color: UIColor) -> UIImage {
var image = withRenderingMode(.alwaysTemplate)
UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(size, false, scale)
color.set()
image.draw(in: CGRect(origin: .zero, size: size))
image = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()!
UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
return image
}
}
Swift 4
Change tint of UIImage SVG / PDF, that work for image with unique color :
import Foundation
// MARK: - UIImage extensions
public extension UIImage {
//
/// Tint Image
///
/// - Parameter fillColor: UIColor
/// - Returns: Image with tint color
func tint(with fillColor: UIColor) -> UIImage? {
let image = withRenderingMode(.alwaysTemplate)
UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(size, false, scale)
fillColor.set()
image.draw(in: CGRect(origin: .zero, size: size))
guard let imageColored = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext() else {
return nil
}
UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
return imageColored
}
}
Change tint of UIImageView, that work for image with unique color :
let imageView = UIImageView(frame: CGRect(x: 50, y: 50, width: 50, height: 50))
imageView.image = UIImage(named: "hello.png")!.withRenderingMode(.alwaysTemplate)
imageView.tintColor = .yellow
Change tint of UIImage for picture, use that :
import Foundation
// MARK: - Extensions UIImage
public extension UIImage {
/// Tint, Colorize image with given tint color
/// This is similar to Photoshop's "Color" layer blend mode
/// This is perfect for non-greyscale source images, and images that
/// have both highlights and shadows that should be preserved<br><br>
/// white will stay white and black will stay black as the lightness of
/// the image is preserved
///
/// - Parameter TintColor: Tint color
/// - Returns: Tinted image
public func tintImage(with fillColor: UIColor) -> UIImage {
return modifiedImage { context, rect in
// draw black background - workaround to preserve color of partially transparent pixels
context.setBlendMode(.normal)
UIColor.black.setFill()
context.fill(rect)
// draw original image
context.setBlendMode(.normal)
context.draw(cgImage!, in: rect)
// tint image (loosing alpha) - the luminosity of the original image is preserved
context.setBlendMode(.color)
fillColor.setFill()
context.fill(rect)
// mask by alpha values of original image
context.setBlendMode(.destinationIn)
context.draw(context.makeImage()!, in: rect)
}
}
/// Modified Image Context, apply modification on image
///
/// - Parameter draw: (CGContext, CGRect) -> ())
/// - Returns: UIImage
fileprivate func modifiedImage(_ draw: (CGContext, CGRect) -> ()) -> UIImage {
// using scale correctly preserves retina images
UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(size, false, scale)
let context: CGContext! = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext()
assert(context != nil)
// correctly rotate image
context.translateBy(x: 0, y: size.height)
context.scaleBy(x: 1.0, y: -1.0)
let rect = CGRect(x: 0.0, y: 0.0, width: size.width, height: size.height)
draw(context, rect)
let image = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
return image!
}
}
With Swift
let commentImageView = UIImageView(frame: CGRectMake(100, 100, 100, 100))
commentImageView.image = UIImage(named: "myimage.png")!.imageWithRenderingMode(UIImageRenderingMode.AlwaysTemplate)
commentImageView.tintColor = UIColor.blackColor()
addSubview(commentImageView)
For swift 3 purposes
theImageView.image = theImageView.image!.withRenderingMode(.alwaysTemplate)
theImageView.tintColor = UIColor.red
Here's a simple extension that works for Swift 5:
extension UIImageView {
func setImageTintColor(_ color: UIColor) {
let tintedImage = self.image?.withRenderingMode(.alwaysTemplate)
self.image = tintedImage
self.tintColor = color
}
}
Usage:
myImageView.setImageTintColor(.systemBlue)
Also, for the above answers, in iOS 13 and later there is a clean way
let image = UIImage(named: "imageName")?.withTintColor(.white, renderingMode: .alwaysTemplate)
Try this
http://robots.thoughtbot.com/designing-for-ios-blending-modes
or
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
UILabel *label = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(10, 30, 300, 50)];
label.numberOfLines = 0;
label.font = [UIFont systemFontOfSize:13];
label.text = #"These checkmarks use the same gray checkmark image with a tintColor applied to the image view";
[self.view addSubview:label];
[self _createImageViewAtY:100 color:[UIColor purpleColor]];
}
- (void)_createImageViewAtY:(int)y color:(UIColor *)color {
UIImage *image = [[UIImage imageNamed:#"gray checkmark.png"] imageWithRenderingMode:UIImageRenderingModeAlwaysTemplate];
UIImageView *imageView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:image];
CGRect frame = imageView.frame;
frame.origin.x = 100;
frame.origin.y = y;
imageView.frame = frame;
if (color)
imageView.tintColor = color;
[self.view addSubview:imageView];
}
For tinting the image of a UIButton
let image1 = "ic_shopping_cart_empty"
btn_Basket.setImage(UIImage(named: image1)?.withRenderingMode(.alwaysTemplate), for: .normal)
btn_Basket.setImage(UIImage(named: image1)?.withRenderingMode(.alwaysTemplate), for: .selected)
btn_Basket.imageView?.tintColor = UIColor(UIColor.Red)
iOS
Solution for doing it from Interface Builder, set templateImage param in keyPath and choose your tint color from IB
extension UIImageView {
// make template image with tint color
var templateImage: Bool {
set {
if newValue, let image = self.image {
let newImage = image.withRenderingMode(.alwaysTemplate)
self.image = newImage
}
} get {
return false
}
}
}
Take benefit of Extension in Swift :-
extension UIImageView {
func changeImageColor( color:UIColor) -> UIImage
{
image = image!.withRenderingMode(.alwaysTemplate)
tintColor = color
return image!
}
}
//Change color of logo
logoImage.image = logoImage.changeImageColor(color: .red)
Swift 3 version of extension answer from fuzz
func imageWithColor(color: UIColor) -> UIImage {
UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(self.size, false, self.scale)
color.setFill()
let context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext()! as CGContext
context.translateBy(x: 0, y: self.size.height)
context.scaleBy(x: 1.0, y: -1.0);
context.setBlendMode(.normal)
let rect = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: self.size.width, height: self.size.height) as CGRect
context.clip(to: rect, mask: self.cgImage!)
context.fill(rect)
let newImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()! as UIImage
UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
return newImage
}
With iOS 13 and above, you can simply use
let image = UIImage(named: "Heart")?.withRenderingMode(.alwaysTemplate)
if #available(iOS 13.0, *) {
imageView.image = image?.withTintColor(UIColor.white)
}
There is a native method for UIImage since iOS 13
let image = yourImage.withTintColor(.systemRed)
This is my UIImage extension and you can directly use changeTintColor function for an image.
extension UIImage {
func changeTintColor(color: UIColor) -> UIImage {
var newImage = self.withRenderingMode(.alwaysTemplate)
UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(self.size, false, newImage.scale)
color.set()
newImage.draw(in: CGRect(x: 0.0, y: 0.0, width: self.size.width, height: self.size.height))
newImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()!
UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
return newImage
}
func changeColor(color: UIColor) -> UIImage {
let backgroundSize = self.size
UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(backgroundSize)
guard let context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext() else {
return self
}
var backgroundRect = CGRect()
backgroundRect.size = backgroundSize
backgroundRect.origin.x = 0
backgroundRect.origin.y = 0
var red: CGFloat = 0
var green: CGFloat = 0
var blue: CGFloat = 0
var alpha: CGFloat = 0
color.getRed(&red, green: &green, blue: &blue, alpha: &alpha)
context.setFillColor(red: red, green: green, blue: blue, alpha: alpha)
context.translateBy(x: 0, y: backgroundSize.height)
context.scaleBy(x: 1.0, y: -1.0)
context.clip(to: CGRect(x: 0.0, y: 0.0, width: self.size.width, height: self.size.height),
mask: self.cgImage!)
context.fill(backgroundRect)
var imageRect = CGRect()
imageRect.size = self.size
imageRect.origin.x = (backgroundSize.width - self.size.width) / 2
imageRect.origin.y = (backgroundSize.height - self.size.height) / 2
context.setBlendMode(.multiply)
context.draw(self.cgImage!, in: imageRect)
let newImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
return newImage!
}
}
Example usage like this
let image = UIImage(named: "sample_image")
imageView.image = image.changeTintColor(color: UIColor.red)
And you can use change changeColor function to change the image color
Swift 5
Redrawing image with background and fill color
extension UIImage {
func withBackground(color: UIColor, fill fillColor: UIColor) -> UIImage {
UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(size, true, scale)
guard let ctx = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext(), let image = cgImage else { return self }
defer { UIGraphicsEndImageContext() }
ctx.concatenate(CGAffineTransform(a: 1, b: 0, c: 0, d: -1, tx: 0, ty: size.height))
let rect = CGRect(origin: .zero, size: size)
// draw background
ctx.setFillColor(color.cgColor)
ctx.fill(rect)
// draw image with fill color
ctx.clip(to: rect, mask: image)
ctx.setFillColor(fillColor.cgColor)
ctx.fill(rect)
return UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext() ?? self
}
}
Now i use this method based in Duncan Babbage response:
+ (UIImageView *) tintImageView: (UIImageView *)imageView withColor: (UIColor*) color{
imageView.image = [imageView.image imageWithRenderingMode:UIImageRenderingModeAlwaysTemplate];
[imageView setTintColor:color];
return imageView;
}
You can use this in Swift 3 if you have an image to replace the clear button
func addTextfieldRightView(){
let rightViewWidth:CGFloat = 30
let viewMax = self.searchTxt.frame.height
let buttonMax = self.searchTxt.frame.height - 16
let buttonView = UIView(frame: CGRect(
x: self.searchTxt.frame.width - rightViewWidth,
y: 0,
width: viewMax,
height: viewMax))
let myButton = UIButton(frame: CGRect(
x: (viewMax - buttonMax) / 2,
y: (viewMax - buttonMax) / 2,
width: buttonMax,
height: buttonMax))
myButton.setImage(UIImage(named: "BlueClear")!, for: .normal)
buttonView.addSubview(myButton)
let clearPressed = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(SearchVC.clearPressed(sender:)))
buttonView.isUserInteractionEnabled = true
buttonView.addGestureRecognizer(clearPressed)
myButton.addTarget(self, action: #selector(SearchVC.clearPressed(sender:)), for: .touchUpInside)
self.searchTxt.rightView = buttonView
self.searchTxt.rightViewMode = .whileEditing
}
Subclass which can be used from code and Interface Builder as well:
#implementation TintedImageView
- (instancetype)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame {
self = [super initWithFrame:frame];
if (self) {
[self setup];
}
return self;
}
- (instancetype)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)aDecoder {
self = [super initWithCoder:aDecoder];
if (self) {
[self setup];
}
return self;
}
-(void)setup {
self.image = [self.image imageWithRenderingMode:UIImageRenderingModeAlwaysTemplate];
}
#end
profileImageView.image = theImageView.image!.withRenderingMode(.alwaysTemplate)
profileImageView.tintColor = UIColor.green
OR
First select Particular image in image asset and then select reddened as Template instead of Default and after that write line.
profileImageView.tintColor = UIColor.green
if you have any id for the SVG image, you can fill the colours with respect to the ID.
let image = SVGKImage(named: "iconName")
let svgIMGV = SVGKFastImageView(frame: self.imgView.frame)
svgIMGV.image = image
svgIMGV.fillTintColor(colorImage: UIColor.red, iconID: "Bank")
// Add in extension SVGKImageView
extension SVGKImageView {
func fillTintColor(colorImage: UIColor, iconID: String) {
if self.image != nil && self.image.caLayerTree != nil {
print(self.image.caLayerTree.sublayers)
guard let sublayers = self.image.caLayerTree.sublayers else { return }
fillRecursively(sublayers: sublayers, color: colorImage, iconID: iconID)
}
}
private func fillRecursively(sublayers: [CALayer], color: UIColor, iconID: String, hasFoundLayer: Bool) {
var isLayerFound = false
for layer in sublayers {
if let l = layer as? CAShapeLayer {
print(l.name)
//IF you want to color the specific shapelayer by id else remove the l.name == "myID" validation
if let name = l.name, hasFoundLayer == true && name == "myID" {
self.colorThatImageWIthColor(color: color, layer: l)
print("Colouring FInished")
}
} else {
if layer.name == iconID {
if let innerSublayer = layer.sublayers as? [CAShapeLayer] {
fillRecursively(sublayers: innerSublayer, color: color, iconID: iconID, hasFoundLayer: true )
print("FOund")
}
} else {
if let l = layer as? CALayer, let sub = l.sublayers {
fillRecursively(sublayers: sub, color: color, iconID: iconID, hasFoundLayer: false)
}
}
}
}
}
func colorThatImageWIthColor(color: UIColor, layer: CAShapeLayer) {
if layer.strokeColor != nil {
layer.strokeColor = color.cgColor
}
if layer.fillColor != nil {
layer.fillColor = color.cgColor
}
}
}
OR Checkout this example.
https://github.com/ravisfortune/SVGDEMO
let navHeight = self.navigationController?.navigationBar.frame.height;
let menuBtn = UIButton(type: .custom)
menuBtn.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 45, height: navHeight!)
menuBtn.setImage(UIImage(named:"image_name")!.withRenderingMode(.alwaysTemplate), for: .normal)
menuBtn.tintColor = .black