How to make a button fade after clicked for iOS / xcode?

Question

I want to make a button fade away after it is clicked. I know that I can use

_myButon.hidden = TRUE;

...to completely hide a button, but it feels abrupt and jarring. I also know I could sequentially lower the alpha or something, but wasn't sure how to make this happen automatically over a short period of time.

Can someone please give me a tip how to fade out a button after it is clicked using the simplest means possible? I want the effect to look something like a simple "Fade-out" from a powerpoint presentation or something :)

Thanks!

Answer 1

[UIView animateWithDuration:0.5 animations:^{
    _myButton.alpha = 0;
}];