Convert UITableViewCell into UIImageView

Question

Is there a way I can convert the view of a UITableViewCell or UICollectionViewCell into an UIImageView which looks the same?

I want to be able to transform the snapshot of the cell into a UIImageView, in order to be able to animate the UIImageView. The cell itself can remain the same.

Google for UIImage from UIView, that'll get you started – Rob van der Veer Jul 09 '13 at 20:58 — Rob van der Veer, Jul 09 '13 at 20:58

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 09 '13 at 21:05

You can use the following code:

UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(cell.bounds.size, cell.opaque, 0.0);
[cell.layer renderInContext:UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext()];
UIImage *cellImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();
UIGraphicsEndImageContext();

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 09 '13 at 21:22

On a retina device you should use this

CGFloat scale = [[UIScreen mainScreen] scale];
UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(frame.size, YES, scale);
[self.layer renderInContext:UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext()];
UIImage *image = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();
UIGraphicsEndImageContext();

The second parameter in UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions should be NO if the cell has transparent parts.

Convert UITableViewCell into UIImageView

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