Cannot get image to show on UIButton in Swift

Question

I've been working with this for several hours and am diligently attempting to find a solution. I have created a

UIButton

and added a gradient back layer. What I am trying to do is add a

UIImage

to the button. I tried adding the button using the

setImage(image:, forState:)

method. The image appears in the view hierarchy in debugger, but does not appear in the simulator or on my iPad. I also tried adding a custom

UIView

and adding that as a subview to the

UIButton

. I get the same result. Any ideas on how to make the image show on the device or simulator?

deleteKey.frame = CGRect(x: 719, y: 10, width: 134.0, height: 63.0)

deleteKey.backgroundColor = UIColor.clearColor()



altGradients.append(CAGradientLayer())

altGradients[altGradients.count - 1].frame = CGRect(x: 0.0, y: 0.0, width: 134.0, height: 63.0)

altGradients[altGradients.count - 1].startPoint = CGPoint(x: 0.5, y: 0.0)

altGradients[altGradients.count - 1].endPoint = CGPoint(x: 0.5, y: 1.0)

altGradients[altGradients.count - 1].colors = altOffColor

altGradients[altGradients.count - 1].cornerRadius = 5.0



deleteKey.layer.addSublayer(altGradients[altGradients.count - 1])

deleteKey.adjustsImageWhenHighlighted = false

deleteKey.setImage(UIImage(named: "keyboard_delete.png")?.imageWithRenderingMode(.AlwaysOriginal), forState: .Normal)

deleteKey.addTarget(self, action: Selector("altKeyPressed:"), forControlEvents: .TouchDown)

deleteKey.addTarget(self, action: Selector("altKeyReleased:"), forControlEvents: .TouchUpInside)

altKeys.append(deleteKey)

self.addSubview(deleteKey)

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Answer 1

Lucas, I followed your advice. I created a UIImageView and just added as a subview to the UIButton:

    // Delete key
    deleteKey.frame = CGRect(x: 719, y: 10, width: 134.0, height: 63.0)

    altGradients.append(CAGradientLayer())
    altGradients[altGradients.count - 1].frame = CGRect(x: 0.0, y: 0.0, width: 134.0, height: 63.0)
    altGradients[altGradients.count - 1].startPoint = CGPoint(x: 0.5, y: 0.0)
    altGradients[altGradients.count - 1].endPoint = CGPoint(x: 0.5, y: 1.0)
    altGradients[altGradients.count - 1].colors = altOffColor
    altGradients[altGradients.count - 1].cornerRadius = 5.0

    deleteKey.layer.addSublayer(altGradients[altGradients.count - 1])

    deleteImage.image = UIImage(named: "keyboard_delete.png")
    deleteImage.sizeToFit()
    deleteImage.center = CGPoint(x: deleteKey.frame.width / 2, y: deleteKey.frame.height / 2)

    deleteKey.addSubview(deleteImage)

    deleteKey.backgroundColor = UIColor.clearColor()
    deleteKey.addTarget(self, action: Selector("altKeyPressed:"), forControlEvents: .TouchDown)
    deleteKey.addTarget(self, action: Selector("altKeyReleased:"), forControlEvents: .TouchUpInside)
    altKeys.append(deleteKey)
    self.addSubview(deleteKey)

Cannot get image to show on UIButton in Swift

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