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pimpampoum
pimpampoum

Reputation: 5994

The simplest way to resize an UIImage?

In my iPhone app, I take a picture with the camera, then I want to resize it to 290*390 pixels. I was using this method to resize the image : 

UIImage *newImage = [image _imageScaledToSize:CGSizeMake(290, 390)
                         interpolationQuality:1];

It works perfectly, but it's an undocumented function, so I can't use it anymore with iPhone OS4.

So... what is the simplest way to resize an UIImage ?

Upvotes: 443

Views: 388556

Answers (30)

Sergio
Sergio

Reputation: 59

Yet another way of resizing an UIImage, by just changing the resolution:

// Resize to height = 100 points.
let originalImage = UIImage(named: "MyOriginalImage")!
let resizingFactor = 100 / originalImage.size.height
let newImage = UIImage(cgImage: originalImage.cgImage!, scale: originalImage.scale / resizingFactor, orientation: .up)

Upvotes: 3

Jakub Průša
Jakub Průša

Reputation: 2405

Proper Swift 3.0 for iOS 10+ solution: Using ImageRenderer and closure syntax:

extension UIImage {
    func imageWith(newSize: CGSize) -> UIImage {
        let image = UIGraphicsImageRenderer(size: newSize).image { _ in
            draw(in: CGRect(origin: .zero, size: newSize))
        }
        
        return image.withRenderingMode(renderingMode)
    }
}

And here's the Objective-C version:

@implementation UIImage (ResizeCategory)
- (UIImage *)imageWithSize:(CGSize)newSize
{
    UIGraphicsImageRenderer *renderer = [[UIGraphicsImageRenderer alloc] initWithSize:newSize];
    UIImage *image = [renderer imageWithActions:^(UIGraphicsImageRendererContext*_Nonnull myContext) {
        [self drawInRect:(CGRect) {.origin = CGPointZero, .size = newSize}];
    }];
    return [image imageWithRenderingMode:self.renderingMode];
}
@end

Upvotes: 130

Binh Ho
Binh Ho

Reputation: 4993

Some time your image have scale large than 1 so that resize image will make an image unexpected. This is my solution for this case.

extension UIImage {
    func resizeTo(newSize: CGSize) -> UIImage {
        // Important thing here
        let format = UIGraphicsImageRendererFormat()
        format.scale = 1
        
        let image = UIGraphicsImageRenderer(size: newSize, format: format).image { _ in
            draw(in: CGRect(origin: .zero, size: newSize))
        }
            
        return image.withRenderingMode(renderingMode)
    }
}

Upvotes: 3

Ely
Ely

Reputation: 9141

When using iOS 15 or newer, you can use the new prepareThumbnail method of UIImage:

sourceImage.prepareThumbnail(of: thumbnailSize) { thumbnail in
    // Do something with the resized image
    DispatchQueue.main.async {
        cell.imageView?.image = thumbnail
    }
}

More info here: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/uikit/uiimage/3750845-preparethumbnail

Upvotes: 15

Donald
Donald

Reputation: 341

Swift 5:

func imageWithImage(_ image: UIImage?, scaledToSize newSize: CGSize) -> UIImage? {
    UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(newSize, false, 0.0);
    image?.draw(in: CGRect(x: 0.0, y: 0.0, width: newSize.width, height: newSize.height))
    let newImage: UIImage? = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
    UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
    return newImage
}

Usage:

let img: UIImage? = imageWithImage(UIImage(named: "DefaultAvatar"), scaledToSize:CGSize(width: 20.0, height: 20.0))

Upvotes: 1

Vadoff
Vadoff

Reputation: 9419

For Swift 5:

extension UIImage {
  func resized(to newSize: CGSize) -> UIImage? {
    UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(newSize, false, 0)
    defer { UIGraphicsEndImageContext() }

    draw(in: CGRect(origin: .zero, size: newSize))
    return UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
  }
}

Upvotes: 12

Rogerio Chaves
Rogerio Chaves

Reputation: 2769

Here's a Swift version of Paul Lynch's answer

func imageWithImage(image:UIImage, scaledToSize newSize:CGSize) -> UIImage{
    UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(newSize, false, 0.0);
    image.drawInRect(CGRectMake(0, 0, newSize.width, newSize.height))
    let newImage:UIImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
    UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
    return newImage
}

And as an extension:

public extension UIImage {
    func copy(newSize: CGSize, retina: Bool = true) -> UIImage? {
        // In next line, pass 0 to use the current device's pixel scaling factor (and thus account for Retina resolution).
        // Pass 1 to force exact pixel size.
        UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(
            /* size: */ newSize,
            /* opaque: */ false,
            /* scale: */ retina ? 0 : 1
        )
        defer { UIGraphicsEndImageContext() }

        self.draw(in: CGRect(origin: .zero, size: newSize))
        return UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
    }
}

Upvotes: 92

Josh Bernfeld
Josh Bernfeld

Reputation: 4426

Swift solution for Stretch Fill, Aspect Fill and Aspect Fit

extension UIImage {
    enum ContentMode {
        case contentFill
        case contentAspectFill
        case contentAspectFit
    }
    
    func resize(withSize size: CGSize, contentMode: ContentMode = .contentAspectFill) -> UIImage? {
        let aspectWidth = size.width / self.size.width
        let aspectHeight = size.height / self.size.height
        
        switch contentMode {
        case .contentFill:
            return resize(withSize: size)
        case .contentAspectFit:
            let aspectRatio = min(aspectWidth, aspectHeight)
            return resize(withSize: CGSize(width: self.size.width * aspectRatio, height: self.size.height * aspectRatio))
        case .contentAspectFill:
            let aspectRatio = max(aspectWidth, aspectHeight)
            return resize(withSize: CGSize(width: self.size.width * aspectRatio, height: self.size.height * aspectRatio))
        }
    }
    
    private func resize(withSize size: CGSize) -> UIImage? {
        UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(size, false, self.scale)
        defer { UIGraphicsEndImageContext() }
        draw(in: CGRect(x: 0.0, y: 0.0, width: size.width, height: size.height))
        return UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
    }
}

and to use you can do the following:

let image = UIImage(named: "image.png")!
let newImage = image.resize(withSize: CGSize(width: 200, height: 150), contentMode: .contentAspectFill)

Thanks to abdullahselek for his original solution.

Upvotes: 40

Jeffrey Neo
Jeffrey Neo

Reputation: 3809

Use this extension, in case you need to resize width/height only with aspect ratio.

extension UIImage {
    func resize(to size: CGSize) -> UIImage {
        return UIGraphicsImageRenderer(size: size).image { _ in
            draw(in: CGRect(origin: .zero, size: size))
        }
    }
    func resize(width: CGFloat) -> UIImage {
        return resize(to: CGSize(width: width, height: width / (size.width / size.height)))
    }
    func resize(height: CGFloat) -> UIImage {
        return resize(to: CGSize(width: height * (size.width / size.height), height: height))
    }
}

Upvotes: 2

iwasrobbed
iwasrobbed

Reputation: 46713

I've also seen this done as well (which I use on UIButtons for Normal and Selected state since buttons don't resize to fit). Credit goes to whoever the original author was.

First make an empty .h and .m file called UIImageResizing.h and UIImageResizing.m

// Put this in UIImageResizing.h
@interface UIImage (Resize)
- (UIImage*)scaleToSize:(CGSize)size;
@end

// Put this in UIImageResizing.m
@implementation UIImage (Resize)

- (UIImage*)scaleToSize:(CGSize)size {
UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(size);

CGContextRef context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
CGContextTranslateCTM(context, 0.0, size.height);
CGContextScaleCTM(context, 1.0, -1.0);

CGContextDrawImage(context, CGRectMake(0.0f, 0.0f, size.width, size.height), self.CGImage);

UIImage* scaledImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();

UIGraphicsEndImageContext();

return scaledImage;
}

@end

Include that .h file in whatever .m file you're going to use the function in and then call it like this:

UIImage* image = [UIImage imageNamed:@"largeImage.png"];
UIImage* smallImage = [image scaleToSize:CGSizeMake(100.0f,100.0f)];

Upvotes: 26

Martin Zikmund
Martin Zikmund

Reputation: 39102

For my fellow Xamarians, here is a Xamarin.iOS C# version of @Paul Lynch answer.

private UIImage ResizeImage(UIImage image, CGSize newSize) 
{
    UIGraphics.BeginImageContextWithOptions(newSize, false, 0.0f);
    image.Draw(new CGRect(0, 0, newSize.Width, newSize.Height));
    UIImage newImage = UIGraphics.GetImageFromCurrentImageContext();
    UIGraphics.EndImageContext();
    return newImage;
}

Upvotes: 8

user9106403
user9106403

Reputation:

Effective approach without stretching image Swift 4

// Method to resize image
func resize(image: UIImage, toScaleSize:CGSize) -> UIImage {
                UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(toScaleSize, true, image.scale)
                        image.draw(in: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: toScaleSize.width, height: toScaleSize.height))
                        let scaledImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
                        UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
                        return scaledImage!
                }

// Call method

    let resizedImage = self.resize(image: UIImage(named: "YourImageName")!, toScaleSize: CGSize(width: 290, height: 390))

Upvotes: 6

abdullahselek
abdullahselek

Reputation: 8473

This is an UIImage extension compatible with Swift 3 and Swift 4 which scales image to given size with an aspect ratio

extension UIImage {

    func scaledImage(withSize size: CGSize) -> UIImage {
        UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(size, false, 0.0)
        defer { UIGraphicsEndImageContext() }
        draw(in: CGRect(x: 0.0, y: 0.0, width: size.width, height: size.height))
        return UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()!
    }

    func scaleImageToFitSize(size: CGSize) -> UIImage {
        let aspect = self.size.width / self.size.height
        if size.width / aspect <= size.height {
            return scaledImage(withSize: CGSize(width: size.width, height: size.width / aspect))
        } else {
            return scaledImage(withSize: CGSize(width: size.height * aspect, height: size.height))
        }
    }

}

Example usage

let image = UIImage(named: "apple")
let scaledImage = image.scaleImageToFitSize(size: CGSize(width: 45.0, height: 45.0))

Upvotes: 11

nathan
nathan

Reputation: 9395

(Swift 4 compatible) iOS 10+ and iOS < 10 solution (using UIGraphicsImageRenderer if possible, UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext otherwise)

/// Resizes an image
///
/// - Parameter newSize: New size
/// - Returns: Resized image
func scaled(to newSize: CGSize) -> UIImage {
    let rect = CGRect(origin: .zero, size: newSize)

    if #available(iOS 10, *) {
        let renderer = UIGraphicsImageRenderer(size: newSize)
        return renderer.image { _ in
            self.draw(in: rect)
        }
    } else {
        UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(newSize, false, 0.0)
        self.draw(in: rect)
        let newImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
        UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
        return newImage!
    }
}

Upvotes: 5

neave
neave

Reputation: 2531

A more compact version for Swift 4 and iOS 10+:

extension UIImage {
    func resized(to size: CGSize) -> UIImage {
        return UIGraphicsImageRenderer(size: size).image { _ in
            draw(in: CGRect(origin: .zero, size: size))
        }
    }
}

Usage:

let resizedImage = image.resized(to: CGSize(width: 50, height: 50))

Upvotes: 67

DanielEdrisian
DanielEdrisian

Reputation: 726

Swift 4 answer:

func scaleDown(image: UIImage, withSize: CGSize) -> UIImage {
    let scale = UIScreen.main.scale
    UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(withSize, false, scale)
    image.draw(in: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: withSize.width, height: withSize.height))
    let newImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
    UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
    return newImage!
}

Upvotes: 2

Vadim Bulavin
Vadim Bulavin

Reputation: 3877

I've discovered that it's difficult to find an answer that you can use out-of-the box in your Swift 3 project. The main problem of other answers that they don't honor the alpha-channel of the image. Here is the technique that I'm using in my projects.

extension UIImage {

    func scaledToFit(toSize newSize: CGSize) -> UIImage {
        if (size.width < newSize.width && size.height < newSize.height) {
            return copy() as! UIImage
        }

        let widthScale = newSize.width / size.width
        let heightScale = newSize.height / size.height

        let scaleFactor = widthScale < heightScale ? widthScale : heightScale
        let scaledSize = CGSize(width: size.width * scaleFactor, height: size.height * scaleFactor)

        return self.scaled(toSize: scaledSize, in: CGRect(x: 0.0, y: 0.0, width: scaledSize.width, height: scaledSize.height))
    }

    func scaled(toSize newSize: CGSize, in rect: CGRect) -> UIImage {
        if UIScreen.main.scale == 2.0 {
            UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(newSize, !hasAlphaChannel, 2.0)
        }
        else {
            UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(newSize)
        }

        draw(in: rect)
        let newImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
        UIGraphicsEndImageContext()

        return newImage ?? UIImage()
    }

    var hasAlphaChannel: Bool {
        guard let alpha = cgImage?.alphaInfo else {
            return false
        }
        return alpha == CGImageAlphaInfo.first ||
            alpha == CGImageAlphaInfo.last ||
            alpha == CGImageAlphaInfo.premultipliedFirst ||
            alpha == CGImageAlphaInfo.premultipliedLast
    }
}

Example of usage:

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()

    let size = CGSize(width: 14.0, height: 14.0)
    if let image = UIImage(named: "barbell")?.scaledToFit(toSize: size) {
        let imageView = UIImageView(image: image)
        imageView.center = CGPoint(x: 100, y: 100)
        view.addSubview(imageView)
    }
}

This code is a rewrite of Apple's extension with added support for images with and without alpha channel.

As a further reading I recommend checking this article for different image resizing techniques. Current approach offers decent performance, it operates high-level APIs and easy to understand. I recommend sticking to it unless you find that image resizing is a bottleneck in your performance.

Upvotes: 1

rowel
rowel

Reputation: 136

Swift 3.0 with failsafe option (returns the original image in case of error):

func resize(image: UIImage, toSize size: CGSize) -> UIImage{
    UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(size,false,1.0)
    image.draw(in: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: size.width, height: size.height))
    if let resizedImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext() {
        UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
        return resizedImage
    }
    UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
    return image
}

Upvotes: 5

Dan Rosenstark
Dan Rosenstark

Reputation: 69787

Here my somewhat-verbose Swift code

func scaleImage(image:UIImage,  toSize:CGSize) -> UIImage {
    UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(toSize, false, 0.0);

    let aspectRatioAwareSize = self.aspectRatioAwareSize(image.size, boxSize: toSize, useLetterBox: false)


    let leftMargin = (toSize.width - aspectRatioAwareSize.width) * 0.5
    let topMargin = (toSize.height - aspectRatioAwareSize.height) * 0.5


    image.drawInRect(CGRectMake(leftMargin, topMargin, aspectRatioAwareSize.width , aspectRatioAwareSize.height))
    let retVal = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
    UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
    return retVal
}

func aspectRatioAwareSize(imageSize: CGSize, boxSize: CGSize, useLetterBox: Bool) -> CGSize {
    // aspect ratio aware size
    // http://stackoverflow.com/a/6565988/8047
    let imageWidth = imageSize.width
    let imageHeight = imageSize.height
    let containerWidth = boxSize.width
    let containerHeight = boxSize.height

    let imageAspectRatio = imageWidth/imageHeight
    let containerAspectRatio = containerWidth/containerHeight

    let retVal : CGSize
    // use the else at your own risk: it seems to work, but I don't know 
    // the math
    if (useLetterBox) {
        retVal = containerAspectRatio > imageAspectRatio ? CGSizeMake(imageWidth * containerHeight / imageHeight, containerHeight) : CGSizeMake(containerWidth, imageHeight * containerWidth / imageWidth)
    } else {
        retVal = containerAspectRatio < imageAspectRatio ? CGSizeMake(imageWidth * containerHeight / imageHeight, containerHeight) : CGSizeMake(containerWidth, imageHeight * containerWidth / imageWidth)
    }

    return retVal
}

Upvotes: 2

user160917
user160917

Reputation: 9350

Rogerio Chaves answer as a swift extension

func scaledTo(size: CGSize) -> UIImage{
    UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(size, false, 0.0);
    self.draw(in: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: size.width, height: size.height))
    let newImage:UIImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()!
    UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
    return newImage
}

And also bonus

func scaledTo(height: CGFloat) -> UIImage{
    let width = height*self.size.width/self.size.height
    return scaledTo(size: CGSize(width: width, height: height))
}

Upvotes: 5

tiritea
tiritea

Reputation: 1279

[cf Chris] To resize to a desired size:

UIImage *after = [UIImage imageWithCGImage:before.CGImage
                                     scale:CGImageGetHeight(before.CGImage)/DESIREDHEIGHT
                               orientation:UIImageOrientationUp];

or, equivalently, substitute CGImageGetWidth(...)/DESIREDWIDTH

Upvotes: 5

Beslan Tularov
Beslan Tularov

Reputation: 3131

use this extension

extension UIImage {
    public func resize(size:CGSize, completionHandler:(resizedImage:UIImage, data:NSData?)->()) {
        dispatch_async(dispatch_get_global_queue(QOS_CLASS_USER_INITIATED, 0), { () -> Void in
            let newSize:CGSize = size
            let rect = CGRectMake(0, 0, newSize.width, newSize.height)
            UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(newSize, false, 1.0)
            self.drawInRect(rect)
            let newImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
            UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
            let imageData = UIImageJPEGRepresentation(newImage, 0.5)
            dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), { () -> Void in
                completionHandler(resizedImage: newImage, data:imageData)
            })
        })
    }
}

Upvotes: 3

ashwini
ashwini

Reputation: 102

 func resizeImage(image: UIImage, newWidth: CGFloat) -> UIImage 
{
        let scale = newWidth / image.size.width
        let newHeight = image.size.height * scale
        UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(CGSizeMake(newWidth, newHeight))
        image.drawInRect(CGRectMake(0, 0, newWidth, newHeight))
        let newImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
        UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
        return newImage
}

Upvotes: 6

wossoneri
wossoneri

Reputation: 317

@Paul Lynch's answer is great, but it would change the image ratio. if you don`t want to change the image ratio, and still want the new image fit for new size, try this.

+ (UIImage *)imageWithImage:(UIImage *)image scaledToSize:(CGSize)newSize {

// calculate a new size which ratio is same to original image
CGFloat ratioW = image.size.width / newSize.width;
CGFloat ratioH = image.size.height / newSize.height;

CGFloat ratio = image.size.width / image.size.height;

CGSize showSize = CGSizeZero;
if (ratioW > 1 && ratioH > 1) { 

    if (ratioW > ratioH) { 
        showSize.width = newSize.width;
        showSize.height = showSize.width / ratio;
    } else {
        showSize.height = newSize.height;
        showSize.width = showSize.height * ratio;
    }

} else if (ratioW > 1) {

    showSize.width = showSize.width;
    showSize.height = showSize.width / ratio;

} else if (ratioH > 1) {

    showSize.height = showSize.height;
    showSize.width = showSize.height * ratio;

}

//UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(newSize);
// In next line, pass 0.0 to use the current device's pixel scaling factor (and thus account for Retina resolution).
// Pass 1.0 to force exact pixel size.
UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(showSize, NO, 0.0);
[image drawInRect:CGRectMake(0, 0, showSize.width, showSize.height)];
UIImage *newImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();
UIGraphicsEndImageContext();
return newImage;}

Upvotes: 3

Phil
Phil

Reputation: 4870

Swift 2.0 :

let image = UIImage(named: "imageName")
let newSize = CGSize(width: 10, height: 10)

UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(newSize, false, 0.0)
image?.drawInRect(CGRectMake(0, 0, newSize.width, newSize.height))
let imageResized = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
UIGraphicsEndImageContext()

Upvotes: 2

Eddie Deng
Eddie Deng

Reputation: 1479

Why so complicated? I think using system API can achieve the same result:

UIImage *largeImage;
CGFloat ratio = 0.4; // you want to get a new image that is 40% the size of large image.
UIImage *newImage = [UIImage imageWithCGImage:largeImage.CGImage
                                        scale:1/ratio
                                  orientation:largeImage.imageOrientation];
// notice the second argument, it is 1/ratio, not ratio.

The only gotcha is you should pass inverse of target ratio as the second argument, as according to the document the second parameter specifies the ratio of original image compared to the new scaled one.

Upvotes: 13

aubykhan
aubykhan

Reputation: 264

I found a category for UIImage in Apple's own examples which does the same trick. Here's the link: https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/samplecode/sc2273/Listings/AirDropSample_UIImage_Resize_m.html.

You'll just have to change the call:

UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(newSize, YES, 2.0);

in imageWithImage:scaledToSize:inRect: with:

UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(newSize, NO, 2.0);

In order to consider the alpha channel in the image.

Upvotes: 8

Scott Means
Scott Means

Reputation: 655

Here's a modification of the category written by iWasRobbed above. It keeps the aspect ratio of the original image instead of distorting it.

- (UIImage*)scaleToSizeKeepAspect:(CGSize)size {
    UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(size);

    CGFloat ws = size.width/self.size.width;
    CGFloat hs = size.height/self.size.height;

    if (ws > hs) {
        ws = hs/ws;
        hs = 1.0;
    } else {
        hs = ws/hs;
        ws = 1.0;
    }

    CGContextRef context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
    CGContextTranslateCTM(context, 0.0, size.height);
    CGContextScaleCTM(context, 1.0, -1.0);

    CGContextDrawImage(context, CGRectMake(size.width/2-(size.width*ws)/2,
        size.height/2-(size.height*hs)/2, size.width*ws,
        size.height*hs), self.CGImage);

    UIImage* scaledImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();

    UIGraphicsEndImageContext();

    return scaledImage;
}

Upvotes: 16

asmad
asmad

Reputation: 387

Here is a simple way:

    UIImage * image = [UIImage imageNamed:@"image"];
    CGSize sacleSize = CGSizeMake(10, 10);
    UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(sacleSize, NO, 0.0);
    [image drawInRect:CGRectMake(0, 0, sacleSize.width, sacleSize.height)];
    UIImage * resizedImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();
    UIGraphicsEndImageContext();

resizedImage is a new image.

Upvotes: 16

Paul Lynch
Paul Lynch

Reputation: 19789

The simplest way is to set the frame of your UIImageView and set the contentMode to one of the resizing options.

Or you can use this utility method, if you actually need to resize an image:

+ (UIImage *)imageWithImage:(UIImage *)image scaledToSize:(CGSize)newSize {
    //UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(newSize);
    // In next line, pass 0.0 to use the current device's pixel scaling factor (and thus account for Retina resolution).
    // Pass 1.0 to force exact pixel size.
    UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(newSize, NO, 0.0);
    [image drawInRect:CGRectMake(0, 0, newSize.width, newSize.height)];
    UIImage *newImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();    
    UIGraphicsEndImageContext();
    return newImage;
}

Example usage:

#import "MYUtil.h"
…
UIImage *myIcon = [MYUtil imageWithImage:myUIImageInstance scaledToSize:CGSizeMake(20, 20)];

Upvotes: 790

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