Get just the scaling transformation out of CGAffineTransform

Question

I found a similar question about getting just the rotation, but as I understand scaling and rotating work different in the transform matrix.

Matrixes are not my strength

Answer 1

That is an old question, but I still add more information in case someone needs.

For me, the good answer and sample code for getting scale, rotation of transformation and for reproducing it are from article:

http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1951182