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How to draw a rounded rectangle in Core Graphics / Quartz 2D?



I need to draw an outline for a rounded rectangle. I know I can make lines and arcs, but maybe there is also a function for rounded rects?




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  1. I don't think there is a nice predefined way to do this. However, this question has the code necessary to do it using line segments:

    http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1031930/how-is-a-rounded-rect-view-with-transparency-done-on-iphone/1031936#1031936

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  2. There is no prepackaged way to this, you must combine arcs in order to do this, apples quartzdemo project shows the code to do this, here is a reference Quartz Demo and here is the code they provide

    // As a bonus, we'll combine arcs to create a round rectangle!

    // Drawing with a white stroke color
    CGContextRef context=UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext()
    CGContextSetRGBStrokeColor(context, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0);

    // If you were making this as a routine, you would probably accept a rectangle
    // that defines its bounds, and a radius reflecting the "rounded-ness" of the rectangle.
    CGRect rrect = CGRectMake(210.0, 90.0, 60.0, 60.0);
    CGFloat radius = 10.0;
    // NOTE: At this point you may want to verify that your radius is no more than half
    // the width and height of your rectangle, as this technique degenerates for those cases.

    // In order to draw a rounded rectangle, we will take advantage of the fact that
    // CGContextAddArcToPoint will draw straight lines past the start and end of the arc
    // in order to create the path from the current position and the destination position.

    // In order to create the 4 arcs correctly, we need to know the min, mid and max positions
    // on the x and y lengths of the given rectangle.
    CGFloat minx = CGRectGetMinX(rrect), midx = CGRectGetMidX(rrect), maxx = CGRectGetMaxX(rrect);
    CGFloat miny = CGRectGetMinY(rrect), midy = CGRectGetMidY(rrect), maxy = CGRectGetMaxY(rrect);

    // Next, we will go around the rectangle in the order given by the figure below.
    // minx midx maxx
    // miny 2 3 4
    // midy 1 9 5
    // maxy 8 7 6
    // Which gives us a coincident start and end point, which is incidental to this technique, but still doesn't
    // form a closed path, so we still need to close the path to connect the ends correctly.
    // Thus we start by moving to point 1, then adding arcs through each pair of points that follows.
    // You could use a similar tecgnique to create any shape with rounded corners.

    // Start at 1
    CGContextMoveToPoint(context, minx, midy);
    // Add an arc through 2 to 3
    CGContextAddArcToPoint(context, minx, miny, midx, miny, radius);
    // Add an arc through 4 to 5
    CGContextAddArcToPoint(context, maxx, miny, maxx, midy, radius);
    // Add an arc through 6 to 7
    CGContextAddArcToPoint(context, maxx, maxy, midx, maxy, radius);
    // Add an arc through 8 to 9
    CGContextAddArcToPoint(context, minx, maxy, minx, midy, radius);
    // Close the path
    CGContextClosePath(context);
    // Fill & stroke the path
    CGContextDrawPath(context, kCGPathFillStroke);

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  3. Instead of making your own path out of lines and arcs, you can use

    [UIBezierPath bezierPathWithRoundedRect:cornerRadius:]


    or

    [UIBezierPath bezierPathWithRoundedRect:byRoundingCorners:cornerRadii:]


    (the second one lets you specify which corners are rounded)

    Available in iOS 3.2 or later.

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