Question

How can I redraw a stored CGPath as a Bezier path if the original CGPoints were not stored?

This is the code, but it does not work (the path is redrawn in standard mode rather than in Bezier mode):

CGMutablePathRef UpathFREEHAND = CGPathCreateMutable();
CGPoint firstPointFH = [[pointArray objectAtIndex:0] CGPointValue];
CGPathMoveToPoint(UpathFREEHAND, NULL, firstPointFH.x, firstPointFH.y);

for (int i = 0; i < [pointArray count]; i++)
    {
        CGPathAddLineToPoint(UpathFREEHAND, NULL, [[pointArray objectAtIndex:i] CGPointValue].x, 
        [[pointArray objectAtIndex:i] CGPointValue].y);
    }

CGMutablePathRef _TempPathForUndo = UpathFREEHAND;

//Add PATH object to array
[UPath addObject:CFBridgingRelease(_TempPathForUndo)];

//Load PATH object from array
_TTempPathForUndo = (__bridge CGMutablePathRef)([UPath objectAtIndex:i]);

// Now create the UIBezierPath object.
UIBezierPath *bp;
bp = [UIBezierPath bezierPath];
bp.CGPath = _TTempPathForUndo;

CGContextAddPath(context, bp.CGPath);
//Color, Brush Size parameters, Line cap parameters..
CGContextStrokePath(context);

Answer 1

You can use the following method from UIBezierPath:

+ (UIBezierPath *)bezierPathWithCGPath:(CGPathRef)CGPath

The reuse of a CGPath is valid. Check this example adding TestView in a UIViewController and linking a UIButton to force the redraw when clicking on it with [_testView setNeedsDisplay]:

// TestView.h

#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>

@interface TestView : UIView {

    CGMutablePathRef _path;
    BOOL _nextDraws;
}

@end

// TestView.m

#import "TestView.h"

@implementation TestView

- (void)drawRect:(CGRect)rect {

    BOOL firstDraw = !_nextDraws;
    CGContextRef ctx = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();

    if (firstDraw) {
        NSLog(@"first draw");

        _path = CGPathCreateMutable();
        CGPathMoveToPoint(_path, NULL, 0, 0);
        CGPathAddLineToPoint(_path, NULL, CGRectGetMaxX(rect), CGRectGetMaxY(rect));
        CGPathCloseSubpath(_path);
        CGContextAddPath(ctx, _path);
        CGContextSetStrokeColorWithColor(ctx,[UIColor whiteColor].CGColor);
        CGContextStrokePath(ctx);

        _nextDraws = YES;
    }
    else {
        NSLog(@"next draws");

        CGContextRef ctx = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
        CGContextClearRect(ctx, rect);
        UIBezierPath * bezierPath = [UIBezierPath bezierPathWithCGPath:_path];
        CGContextAddPath(ctx, bezierPath.CGPath);
        CGContextSetStrokeColorWithColor(ctx,[UIColor whiteColor].CGColor);
        CGContextStrokePath(ctx);
    }
}

- (void)dealloc {
    CGPathRelease(_path);
    [super dealloc];
}

@end