background color using core graphics

Question

I have the following code in my drawRect:

CGContextSetFillColorWithColor(context, [UIColor redColor].CGColor);
CGContextFillPath(context);

I basically wanted to set the background of this view to be red.. however the code above doesn't do it. What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

An easier way to change the background color of a view is:

view.backgroundColor = [UIColor redColor];

Or if you are in the view controller:

self.view.backgroundColor = [UIColor redColor];