How to draw a shape on top of a UIImage while respecting the image's alpha mask

Question

I need a UIImageView that can draw itself in color or b/w according to a flag:

  BOOL isGrey;

I\'m trying to do it by drawing a black rectangle

Answer 1

To draw a shape while respecting an image's alpha mask, just add one line before you draw:

 CGContextClipToMask(context, self.bounds, image.CGImage);

 // example usage
  - (void)drawRect:(CGRect)rect {

    if (isGrey) {
            CGContextRef context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();

            // flip orientation
            CGContextTranslateCTM(context, 0.0, self.bounds.size.height);
            CGContextScaleCTM(context, 1.0, -1.0);

            // draw the image
            CGContextDrawImage(context, self.bounds, self.image.CGImage);

            // set the blend mode and draw rectangle on top of image
            CGContextSetBlendMode(context, kCGBlendModeColor);
            CGContextClipToMask(context, self.bounds, image.CGImage); // respect alpha mask
            CGContextSetRGBFillColor(context, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
            CGContextFillRect(context, rect);               
    } else {
            [self.image drawInRect:rect];
    }

}