brianhacks/uiimageview-letters

UIImageView category for using initials as a placeholder image

UIImageView+Letters

An easy, helpful UIImageView category that generates letter initials as a placeholder for user profile images, with a randomized background color

Installation

1. Drag the UIImageView+Letter.{h,m} files into your project
2. Enjoy!

Usage

In the file where you want to use the category, be sure to import the file.

#importUIImageView+Letter.h

Call the method setImageWithString:color: on any UIImageView instance to set the image.

string is the string used to generate the initials. This should be a user's full name if available.

color is an optional parameter that sets the background color of the image. Pass in nil to have a color automatically generated for you.

License

Using the MIT license. See license file for details.