Defining angle of the gradient using CAGradientLayer

Question

I am trying to draw angular gradient using CaGradientLayer. I know angle can be defined using startPoint and endPoint. I can compute these points for some standard angles like 0, 90, 180, 360 etc. But I want formulate these points for arbitrary angle. I have tried computing it using some trigonometry, but didn't get any success. Can anyone give me any directions on how to compute these points for arbitrary angles?

Answer 1

Swift 3

static func setGradient(view: UIView!,viewRadius: CGFloat!, color1: UIColor!, color2: UIColor!, angle: Double!, alphaValue: CGFloat!){
    let gradient = CAGradientLayer()
    
    gradient.frame =  CGRect(origin: CGPoint.zero, size: view.frame.size)
    
    gradient.colors = [color1.withAlphaComponent(alphaValue).cgColor, color2.withAlphaComponent(alphaValue).cgColor]
    let x: Double! = angle / 360.0
    let a = pow(sinf(Float(2.0 * M_PI * ((x + 0.75) / 2.0))),2.0);
    let b = pow(sinf(Float(2*M_PI*((x+0.0)/2))),2);
    let c = pow(sinf(Float(2*M_PI*((x+0.25)/2))),2);
    let d = pow(sinf(Float(2*M_PI*((x+0.5)/2))),2);
    
    gradient.endPoint = CGPoint(x: CGFloat(c),y: CGFloat(d))
    gradient.startPoint = CGPoint(x: CGFloat(a),y:CGFloat(b))
    
    view.roundCorners([.topLeft, .bottomLeft], radius: viewRadius)
    view.layer.insertSublayer(gradient, at: 0)
    
    
}