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Create Gradient Background for View in Objective C
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ios-create-gradient-background
// Create the colors
UIColor *topColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:50.0/255.0 green:50.0/255.0 blue:50.0/255.0 alpha:1.0];
UIColor *bottomColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:56.0/255.0 green:56.0/255.0 blue:56.0/255.0 alpha:1.0];
// Create the gradient
CAGradientLayer *theViewGradient = [CAGradientLayer layer];
theViewGradient.colors = [NSArray arrayWithObjects: (id)topColor.CGColor, (id)bottomColor.CGColor, nil];
theViewGradient.frame = theView.bounds;
//Add gradient to view
[theView.layer insertSublayer:theViewGradient atIndex:0];
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@goel232 use "startPoint" and "endPoint" properties on CAGradientLayer.

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