How can I draw a gradient filled arc, i.e. rainbow?

Question

The following code draws a half circle with a gradient from red to green. This is not what I wanted. I expected an arc of width 5 pixels that is painted with the gradient.

Any help in showing where I've gone wrong will be greatly appreciated.

Charles

-(void) DrawRainbow {
// Create an arc path
float x = 150.0;
float y = 220.0;
float radius = 75.0;
float startAngle = M_PI;
float endAngle   = 2*M_PI;
bool clockWise = false;
CGMutablePathRef path = CGPathCreateMutable();
CGPathAddArc(path, nil, x, y, radius, startAngle, endAngle, clockWise);

// Setup the gradient
size_t num_locations = 2;
CGFloat locations[2] = { 0.0, 1.0 };
CGFloat components[8] = {
    1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0,   // Start color is red
    0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 1.0 }; // End color is green
CGColorSpaceRef colorSpace = CGColorSpaceCreateDeviceRGB();
CGGradientRef gradientFill = 
    CGGradientCreateWithColorComponents (colorSpace, components,
                                         locations, num_locations);
// setup gradient points
CGRect pathRect = CGPathGetBoundingBox(path);
CGPoint myStartPoint, myEndPoint;
myStartPoint.x = CGRectGetMinX(pathRect);
myStartPoint.y = CGRectGetMinY(pathRect);
myEndPoint.x   = CGRectGetMaxX(pathRect);
myEndPoint.y   = CGRectGetMinY(pathRect);

// draw the gradient
CGContextRef context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
CGContextSetLineWidth(context, 5.0);
CGContextAddPath(context, path);
CGContextSaveGState(context);
CGContextClip(context);
CGContextDrawLinearGradient (context, gradientFill,
                             myStartPoint, myEndPoint, 0);
CGContextRestoreGState(context);

CGGradientRelease(gradientFill);
CGColorSpaceRelease(colorSpace);

}

Answer 1

I think you want a radial gradient. See this Apple document.

https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/graphicsimaging/conceptual/drawingwithquartz2d/dq_shadings/dq_shadings.html