How Do I Save What I have Drawn In A CGContext

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Published on 2010-04-02T18:31:33Z Indexed on 2010/04/02 18:33 UTC
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I have drawn into a CGContext of a UIView.

- (void)drawRect:(CGRect)rect { 
    [self drawInContext:UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext()]  
}

I would like to save what I have drawn to a png file.

Is there a simple solution?

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