How to create a black UIImage?

Question

I\'ve looked around everywhere, but I can\'t find a way to do this. I need to create a black UIImage of a certain width and height (The width and height change, so I can\'t just

Answer 1

Here is an example that creates a black UIImage that is 1920x1080 by creating it from a CGImage created from a CIImage:

let frame = CGRect(origin: CGPoint(x: 0, y: 0), size: CGSize(width: 1920, height: 1080))
let cgImage = CIContext().createCGImage(CIImage(color: .black()), from: frame)!
let uiImage = UIImage(cgImage: cgImage)