Best way to change the background color for an NSView

Question

I'm looking for the best way to change the backgroundColor of an NSView. I'd also like to be able to set the appropriate alpha mask for the NSView. Something like:

myView.backgroundColor = [NSColor colorWithCalibratedRed:0.227f 
                                                   green:0.251f 
                                                    blue:0.337 
                                                   alpha:0.8];

I notice that NSWindow has this method, and I'm not a big fan of the NSColorWheel, or NSImage background options, but if they are the best, willing to use.

Answer 1

Yeah, your own answer was right. You could also use Cocoa methods:

- (void)drawRect:(NSRect)dirtyRect {
    // set any NSColor for filling, say white:
    [[NSColor whiteColor] setFill];
    NSRectFill(dirtyRect);
    [super drawRect:dirtyRect];
}

In Swift:

class MyView: NSView {

    override func draw(_ dirtyRect: NSRect) {
        super.draw(dirtyRect)

        // #1d161d
        NSColor(red: 0x1d/255, green: 0x16/255, blue: 0x1d/255, alpha: 1).setFill()
        dirtyRect.fill()
    }

}