It looks like aspect fit
aligns the image to the bottom of the frame by default. Is there a way to override the alignment while keeping aspect fit
intact?
** EDIT **
This question predates auto layout. In fact, auto layout was being revealed in WWDC 2012 the same week this question was asked
In short, you cannot do this with a UIImageView
.
One solution is to subclass a UIView
containing an UIImageView
and change its frame according to image size. For example, you can find one version here.
The way to do this is to modify the contentsRect of the UIImageView layer. The following code from my project (sub class of UIImageView) assumes scaleToFill and offsets the image such that it aligns top, bottom, left or right instead of the default center alignment. For aspectFit is would be a similar solution.
typedef NS_OPTIONS(NSUInteger, AHTImageAlignmentMode) {
AHTImageAlignmentModeCenter = 0,
AHTImageAlignmentModeLeft = 1 << 0,
AHTImageAlignmentModeRight = 1 << 1,
AHTImageAlignmentModeTop = 1 << 2,
AHTImageAlignmentModeBottom = 1 << 3,
AHTImageAlignmentModeDefault = AHTImageAlignmentModeCenter,
};
- (void)updateImageViewContentsRect {
CGRect imageViewContentsRect = CGRectMake(0, 0, 1, 1);
if (self.image.size.height > 0 && self.bounds.size.height > 0) {
CGRect imageViewBounds = self.bounds;
CGSize imageSize = self.image.size;
CGFloat imageViewFactor = imageViewBounds.size.width / imageViewBounds.size.height;
CGFloat imageFactor = imageSize.width / imageSize.height;
if (imageFactor > imageViewFactor) {
//Image is wider than the view, so height will match
CGFloat scaledImageWidth = imageViewBounds.size.height * imageFactor;
CGFloat xOffset = 0.0;
if (BM_CONTAINS_BIT(self.alignmentMode, AHTImageAlignmentModeLeft)) {
xOffset = -(scaledImageWidth - imageViewBounds.size.width) / 2;
} else if (BM_CONTAINS_BIT(self.alignmentMode, AHTImageAlignmentModeRight)) {
xOffset = (scaledImageWidth - imageViewBounds.size.width) / 2;
}
imageViewContentsRect.origin.x = (xOffset / scaledImageWidth);
} else if (imageFactor < imageViewFactor) {
CGFloat scaledImageHeight = imageViewBounds.size.width / imageFactor;
CGFloat yOffset = 0.0;
if (BM_CONTAINS_BIT(self.alignmentMode, AHTImageAlignmentModeTop)) {
yOffset = -(scaledImageHeight - imageViewBounds.size.height) / 2;
} else if (BM_CONTAINS_BIT(self.alignmentMode, AHTImageAlignmentModeBottom)) {
yOffset = (scaledImageHeight - imageViewBounds.size.height) / 2;
}
imageViewContentsRect.origin.y = (yOffset / scaledImageHeight);
}
}
self.layer.contentsRect = imageViewContentsRect;
}
Swift version
class AlignmentImageView: UIImageView {
enum HorizontalAlignment {
case left, center, right
}
enum VerticalAlignment {
case top, center, bottom
}
// MARK: Properties
var horizontalAlignment: HorizontalAlignment = .center
var verticalAlignment: VerticalAlignment = .center
// MARK: Overrides
override var image: UIImage? {
didSet {
updateContentsRect()
}
}
override func layoutSubviews() {
super.layoutSubviews()
updateContentsRect()
}
// MARK: Content layout
private func updateContentsRect() {
var contentsRect = CGRect(origin: .zero, size: CGSize(width: 1, height: 1))
guard let imageSize = image?.size else {
layer.contentsRect = contentsRect
return
}
let viewBounds = bounds
let imageViewFactor = viewBounds.size.width / viewBounds.size.height
let imageFactor = imageSize.width / imageSize.height
if imageFactor > imageViewFactor {
// Image is wider than the view, so height will match
let scaledImageWidth = viewBounds.size.height * imageFactor
var xOffset: CGFloat = 0.0
if case .left = horizontalAlignment {
xOffset = -(scaledImageWidth - viewBounds.size.width) / 2
}
else if case .right = horizontalAlignment {
xOffset = (scaledImageWidth - viewBounds.size.width) / 2
}
contentsRect.origin.x = xOffset / scaledImageWidth
}
else {
let scaledImageHeight = viewBounds.size.width / imageFactor
var yOffset: CGFloat = 0.0
if case .top = verticalAlignment {
yOffset = -(scaledImageHeight - viewBounds.size.height) / 2
}
else if case .bottom = verticalAlignment {
yOffset = (scaledImageHeight - viewBounds.size.height) / 2
}
contentsRect.origin.y = yOffset / scaledImageHeight
}
layer.contentsRect = contentsRect
}
}
Just set imageView's bottom layout constraint priority to lowest (i.e. 250) and it will do the work
I had similar problem.
Simplest way was to create own subclass of UIImageView. I add for subclass 3 properties so now it can be use easly without knowing internal implementation:
@property (nonatomic) LDImageVerticalAlignment imageVerticalAlignment;
@property (nonatomic) LDImageHorizontalAlignment imageHorizontalAlignment;
@property (nonatomic) LDImageContentMode imageContentMode;
You can check it here:
https://github.com/LucasssD/LDAlignmentImageView
I solved this natively in Interface Builder by setting a constraint on the height of the UIImageView, since the image would always be 'pushed' up when the image was larger than the screen size.
More specifically, I set the UIImageView to be the same height as the View it is in (via height constraint), then positioned the UIImageView with spacing constraints in IB. This results in the UIImageView having an 'Aspect Fit' which still respects the top spacing constraint I set in IB.
If you are able to subclass UIImageView
, then you can just override the image
var.
override var image: UIImage? {
didSet {
self.sizeToFit()
}
}
In Objective-C you can do the same thing by overriding the setter.