UIBezierPath with color gradient

Question

I\'ve got an question about UIBezierPath.

For example I\'ve got this path:

Now I want to have

Answer 1

You can try this:

    //// General Declarations
CGContextRef context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();


//// Shadow Declarations
NSShadow* shadow = [[NSShadow alloc] init];
[shadow setShadowColor: UIColor.whiteColor];
[shadow setShadowOffset: CGSizeMake(2.1, -4.1)];
[shadow setShadowBlurRadius: 5];

//// Bezier Drawing
UIBezierPath* bezierPath = UIBezierPath.bezierPath;
[UIColor.blackColor setStroke];
bezierPath.lineWidth = 1;
[bezierPath stroke];


//// Bezier 2 Drawing
UIBezierPath* bezier2Path = UIBezierPath.bezierPath;
[bezier2Path moveToPoint: CGPointMake(170.5, 59.5)];
[bezier2Path addCurveToPoint: CGPointMake(170.5, 71.5) controlPoint1: CGPointMake(173.5, 65.5) controlPoint2: CGPointMake(170.5, 71.5)];
[bezier2Path addLineToPoint: CGPointMake(155.5, 57.5)];
[bezier2Path addLineToPoint: CGPointMake(170.5, 59.5)];
[UIColor.redColor setFill];
[bezier2Path fill];

////// Bezier 2 Inner Shadow
CGContextSaveGState(context);
UIRectClip(bezier2Path.bounds);
CGContextSetShadowWithColor(context, CGSizeZero, 0, NULL);

CGContextSetAlpha(context, CGColorGetAlpha([shadow.shadowColor CGColor]));
CGContextBeginTransparencyLayer(context, NULL);
{
    UIColor* opaqueShadow = [shadow.shadowColor colorWithAlphaComponent: 1];
    CGContextSetShadowWithColor(context, shadow.shadowOffset, shadow.shadowBlurRadius, [opaqueShadow CGColor]);
    CGContextSetBlendMode(context, kCGBlendModeSourceOut);
    CGContextBeginTransparencyLayer(context, NULL);

    [opaqueShadow setFill];
    [bezier2Path fill];

    CGContextEndTransparencyLayer(context);
}
CGContextEndTransparencyLayer(context);
CGContextRestoreGState(context);

and the result will be: