How to fit background image of label to the frame size of a label

Question

self.backgroundColor = UIColor(patternImage: UIImage(named: "na72.png")!)

(UILABEL)

How to fit background image of label to the frame size of a label? I should use 'self.backgroundColor = UIColor(~~)'

Answer 1

Because you are creating a UIColor using a patternimage, it is designed to create a tile pattern.

To work around this, you can resize your image to match the size of the frame of your label manually, or by using a function (like this one), then use your resized image as your patternimage.

Example using the above function:

let image = imageWithImage(image: UIImage(named: "na72.png")!, scaledToSize: label.frame.size)
label.backgroundColor = UIColor(patternImage: image)

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