Able to capture UIImage as-is based on content mode from UIimageView?

Question

I was wondering if there is a way to capture an UIImage as it appears as-is viewed in an UIImageView based on its contentMode

Answer 1

You can capture a "screen shot" of the way a UIImageView is actually displayed by calling CALayer's renderInContext: method.

https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/graphicsimaging/reference/CALayer_class/Introduction/Introduction.html#//apple_ref/occ/instm/CALayer/renderInContext: