How to copy the rasterized content of a UIView into a new UIView?

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I have a complex UIView with lots of custom subviews, and I need to make a visual copy of it as a new UIView appearing with that rasterized content.

So far I do it by calling renderInContext: to get a new UIImage, but maybe you know a better way.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 06 '12 at 03:25

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Using renderInContext: is Apple's recommended way to rasterize a view hierarchy. I believe it is the only way to do it in the SDK using Apple APIs.

answered Apr 06 '12 at 03:25

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NB Note Tommy's awesome answer on this http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4334233/how-to-capture-uiview-to-uiimage-without-loss-of-quality-on-retina-display – Fattie Jan 01 '14 at 21:28

How to copy the rasterized content of a UIView into a new UIView?

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