Is it possible to create a CGPath from a given file?
SVG would be preferred, but anything will work.
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A:
Yes. It is possible. I haven't done this, but because SVG uses paths itself, it seems that mapping an SVG path to a CGPath would be something possible/manageable. The question at that point becomes how motivated are you? I didn't see any Objective-C libraries that already do this in a cursory google search, but it may be out there. I did see a Java implementation, that you could probably port.
Considering the lack of obvious solutions on the web, I would guess this isn't a very common need for app devs. There's probably a better/easier way to solve the problem at hand. If all you want is to display an SVG image, you could just embed a webview and let WebKit render it for you.
Matt Long
2010-08-23 16:43:57
I don't want just display the svg. I need fairly complex paths in some views. and as I want the user to be able to change this path, it would be nice, if they just could paint them in their favorite vector program.
vikingosegundo
2010-08-23 16:49:44
That makes sense. Unfortunately, it looks like there aren't any Objective-C implementations. I've seen some C++ libraries, but they seem pretty massive and would be hard to port. To support the full SVG spec is probably doable, but time consuming. Good luck.
Matt Long
2010-08-23 17:51:45