Background Image View, for creating views with textured backgrounds without using UIColor's memory-hogging colorWithPatternImage:

SMSBackgroundImageView.h

//SMSBackgroundImageView.h

#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>

@interface SMSBackgroundImageView : UIView {
    
}

@property (nonatomic, retain) UIImage *backgroundImage;

@end

SMSBackgroundImageView.m

//SMSBackgroundImageView.m

#import "SMSBackgroundImageView.h"

@implementation SMSBackgroundImageView

@synthesize backgroundImage;

-(void)setBackgroundImage:(UIImage *)image;
{
    if (backgroundImage != nil) {
        [backgroundImage autorelease];
    }
    backgroundImage = [image retain];
    [self setNeedsDisplay];
}

- (void)drawRect:(CGRect)rect
{
    [super drawRect:rect];

    CGContextRef context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
    if (self.backgroundImage != nil) {        
        CGImageRef image = [self.backgroundImage CGImage];
        CGSize imageSize = self.backgroundImage.size;
        CGContextDrawTiledImage(context, CGRectMake(0, 0, imageSize.width, imageSize.height), image);
    }
}

- (void)dealloc
{
    self.backgroundImage = nil;
    [super dealloc];
}

@end