Issue in checking UIImage have alpha (Transparent) color or not

Question

I'm checking that image have transparent area (alpha) or not. Bashed on that I have to change the color of UIImage

I have implement the below method to check the image have alpha or not.

- (BOOL) checkAlpha  : (UIImage*) image
{
    for(int x = 0; x <  image.size.width ; x++)
    {
        for(int y = 0; y < image.size. height; y++)
        {
            CFDataRef pixelData = CGDataProviderCopyData(CGImageGetDataProvider(image.CGImage));
            const UInt8* data = CFDataGetBytePtr(pixelData);

            int pixelInfo = ((image.size.width  * y) + x ) * 4; // The image is png

            UInt8 red = data[pixelInfo];         // If you need this info, enable it
            UInt8 green = data[(pixelInfo + 1)]; // If you need this info, enable it
            UInt8 blue = data[pixelInfo + 2];    // If you need this info, enable it
            UInt8 alpha = data[pixelInfo + 3];     // I need only this info for my maze game
            CFRelease(pixelData);

            UIColor* color = [UIColor colorWithRed:red/255.0f green:green/255.0f blue:blue/255.0f alpha:alpha/255.0f];

            DLog(@"color : %@",color);
            DLog(@"alpha : %hhu",alpha)

            if (alpha)
                return YES;     // display original image from url.
            else
                return NO;      // apply brand color here.
        }
    }
    return YES;
}

This method is working fine but for some image it is creating issue. See the below image:

For above image alpha return 0;

And for above 2 images alpha have some value.

All 3 images have same white background. For the first image also should have some alpha. it should not be 0. Please guide me out on this ? is there any code error in my method or what?

Answer 1

Finally find out the solution for the current images which are displaying on the question. I want to find out that UIImage have alpha Channel or not.

- (BOOL)hasAlpha : (UIImage*) img
{
    CGImageAlphaInfo alpha = CGImageGetAlphaInfo(img.CGImage);
    return (
            alpha == kCGImageAlphaFirst ||
            alpha == kCGImageAlphaLast ||
            alpha == kCGImageAlphaPremultipliedFirst ||
            alpha == kCGImageAlphaPremultipliedLast
            );

}

This hasAlpha method is working fine in this case.

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