如果你需要改变渐变的方向你必须使用startPoint和endPoint。

let gradient: CAGradientLayer = CAGradientLayer()

gradient.colors = [UIColor.blue.cgColor, UIColor.red.cgColor]
gradient.locations = [0.0 , 1.0]
gradient.startPoint = CGPoint(x: 0.0, y: 1.0)
gradient.endPoint = CGPoint(x: 1.0, y: 1.0)
gradient.frame = CGRect(x: 0.0, y: 0.0, width: self.view.frame.size.width, height: self.view.frame.size.height)

self.view.layer.insertSublayer(gradient, at: 0)

清洁的代码，让你传递任何UIColor到GradientLayer类的实例:

class GradientLayer {

    let gradientLayer: CAGradientLayer
    let colorTop: CGColor
    let colorBottom: CGColor

    init(colorTop: UIColor, colorBottom: UIColor) {
        self.colorTop = colorTop.CGColor
        self.colorBottom = colorBottom.CGColor
        gradientLayer = CAGradientLayer()
        gradientLayer.colors = [colorTop, colorBottom]
        gradientLayer.locations = [0.0, 1.0]
    }
}

有一个名为Chameleon (https://github.com/viccalexander/Chameleon)的库可以用于渐变颜色。它甚至有渐变的风格来实现。这就是如何在swift 4 podfile中添加它 “变色龙框架/Swift”，:git => 'https://github.com/ViccAlexander/Chameleon.git'，:branch => 'wip/swift4'

import ChameleonFramework

let colors:[UIColor] = [
  UIColor.flatPurpleColorDark(), 
  UIColor.flatWhiteColor()
]
view.backgroundColor = GradientColor(.TopToBottom, frame: view.frame, colors: colors)

Swift 3 -只使用纹理和SKSpriteNode，不需要UIView

import Foundation
import SpriteKit

class GradientSpriteNode : SKSpriteNode
{
    convenience init(size: CGSize, colors: [UIColor], locations: [CGFloat])
    {
        let texture = GradientSpriteNode.texture(size: size, colors: colors, locations: locations)
        self.init(texture: texture, color:SKColor.clear, size: texture.size())
    }

    private override init(texture: SKTexture!, color: SKColor, size: CGSize) {
        super.init(texture: texture, color: color, size: size)
    }

    required init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
        fatalError("init(coder:) has not been implemented")
    }

    private static func texture(size: CGSize, colors: [UIColor], locations: [CGFloat]) -> SKTexture
    {
        UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(size)
        let context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext()!
        let gradient = CGGradient(colorsSpace: CGColorSpaceCreateDeviceRGB(), colors: colors.map{$0.cgColor} as CFArray, locations: locations)!
        context.drawLinearGradient(gradient, start: CGPoint(x: size.width / 2, y: 0), end: CGPoint(x: size.width / 2, y: size.height), options: CGGradientDrawingOptions())
        let image = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
        UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
        return SKTexture(image: image!)

    }
}

用法:

let gradient = GradientSpriteNode(
        size: CGSize(width: 100, height: 100),
        colors: [UIColor.red, UIColor.blue],
        locations: [0.0, 1.0])
addChild(gradient)

SwiftUI:你可以使用线性梯度结构作为ZStack的第一个元素。作为ZStack的“底部”，它将作为背景色。AngularGradient和RadialGradient也可用。

import SwiftUI

struct ContentView: View {
    var body: some View {
        ZStack {
            LinearGradient(gradient: Gradient(colors: [.red, .blue]), startPoint: .top, endPoint: .bottom)
                .edgesIgnoringSafeArea(.all)
            // Put other content here; it will appear on top of the background gradient
        }
    }
}

Xcode 11 | Swift 5

如果有人正在寻找一个快速和简单的方法来添加一个渐变视图:

extension UIView {
    
    func addGradient(colors: [UIColor] = [.blue, .white], locations: [NSNumber] = [0, 2], startPoint: CGPoint = CGPoint(x: 0.0, y: 1.0), endPoint: CGPoint = CGPoint(x: 1.0, y: 1.0), type: CAGradientLayerType = .axial){
        
        let gradient = CAGradientLayer()
        
        gradient.frame.size = self.frame.size
        gradient.frame.origin = CGPoint(x: 0.0, y: 0.0)

        // Iterates through the colors array and casts the individual elements to cgColor
        // Alternatively, one could use a CGColor Array in the first place or do this cast in a for-loop
        gradient.colors = colors.map{ $0.cgColor }
        
        gradient.locations = locations
        gradient.startPoint = startPoint
        gradient.endPoint = endPoint
        
        // Insert the new layer at the bottom-most position
        // This way we won't cover any other elements
        self.layer.insertSublayer(gradient, at: 0)
    }
}

关于如何使用扩展的例子:

// Testing
view.addGradient()
        
// Two Colors
view.addGradient(colors: [.init(rgb: 0x75BBDB), .black], locations: [0, 3])
        
// Full Blown
view.addGradient(colors: [.init(rgb: 0x75BBDB), .black], locations: [0, 3], startPoint: CGPoint(x: 0.0, y: 1.5), endPoint: CGPoint(x: 1.0, y: 2.0), type: .axial)

可选地，使用以下命令输入十六进制数字。init(rgb: 0x75BBDB)

extension UIColor {
   convenience init(red: Int, green: Int, blue: Int) {
       self.init(red: CGFloat(red) / 255.0, green: CGFloat(green) / 255.0, blue: CGFloat(blue) / 255.0, alpha: 1.0)
   }

   convenience init(rgb: Int) {
       self.init(
           red: (rgb >> 16) & 0xFF,
           green: (rgb >> 8) & 0xFF,
           blue: rgb & 0xFF
       )
   }
}