how can i set Image directly on UIView?

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Can any body tell me how can I set Image directly on UIView ? Here is my code:

 UIView *view=[[UIView alloc]init];
 [view setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"image.png"]];

You can set it as background aView.backgroundColor = [[UIColor alloc] initWithPatternImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"yourimage.png"]]; — Kamleshwar, Oct 11 '12 at 07:08

score 21 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 10 '13 at 19:12

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UIView *view=[[UIView alloc]initWithFrame:CGRectMake(x, y, width, height)];
[view setBackgroundColor:[UIColor colorWithPatternImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"a.png"]]];

Hope this is help you.

answered Oct 10 '13 at 19:12

Manoj Chandel

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score 11 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 19 '11 at 05:43

This is very simple to do. Try:

UIView * view = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(origin_x, origin_y, width, height)]; 
UIImageView * imageView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"a.png"]];
[view addSubview:imageView];
[imageView release];

You can also play with the UIImageView's frame property to move it around in your UIView. Hope that Helps!

score 4 · Answer 3 · edited Apr 18 '17 at 14:35

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Swift version :

let view = UIView(frame: CGRectMake(0, 0, 640, 200))
view.backgroundColor = UIColor(patternImage: UIImage(named: "myImage")!)

Swift 3:

let view = UIView(frame: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 640, height: 200))
view.backgroundColor = UIColor(patternImage: UIImage(named: "myImage")!)

edited Apr 18 '17 at 14:35

James Toomey

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answered Sep 21 '15 at 19:49

user3722523

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score 4 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 19 '11 at 06:00

   UIImageView *imageView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 320, 480)];
        [imageView setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"320_480clouds_background.png"]];
        self.tableView.backgroundView = imageView;
        [imageView release];

Hope this help you

score 2 · Answer 5 · edited Feb 06 '17 at 12:07

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Here I am assigning the CGImage to the contents property of layer which accepts CGImage or NSImage. You can only assign CGImage or NSImage to contents property.

layerView.layer.contents = UIImage(named: "Mario.png")?.cgImage

edited Feb 06 '17 at 12:07

Tom

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answered Feb 06 '17 at 11:17

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Please provide some explanation around why your code solves the OP's problem, and why it's better than the answers already given. This may help - [answer] – Tom Feb 06 '17 at 11:48
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I wouldn't say that it is better everyone's answer but it is just another way you can do it. – Anirudha Mahale Feb 06 '17 at 12:00
Even so, an explanation of how it differs would be nice. – Tom Feb 06 '17 at 12:01
Am assigning the CGImage to the contents property of layer which accepts CGImage or NSImage. You can only assign CGImage or NSImage to contents property. – Anirudha Mahale Feb 06 '17 at 12:05
This I have done using object of CALayer on the layerView which is low-level object of UIKit. – Anirudha Mahale Feb 06 '17 at 12:10

Maulik · Answer 6 · 2011-10-19T05:59:08.733

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you can try this :

UIView *aView=[[UIView alloc]init];

UIColor *background = [[UIColor alloc] initWithPatternImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"anImage.png"]];
aView.backgroundColor = background;
[background release];

edited Oct 19 '11 at 05:59

answered Oct 19 '11 at 05:45

Maulik

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but for good practice you should use UIImageView for displaying images – Maulik Oct 19 '11 at 06:06

how can i set Image directly on UIView?

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