class UIImage
  def uiimage ; self ; end

  def uicolor(alpha=nil)
    color = UIColor.colorWithPatternImage(self)
    if not alpha.nil?
      color = color.colorWithAlphaComponent(alpha.to_f)
    end

    color
  end

  def uiimageview
    @uiimageview = UIImageView.alloc.initWithImage(self)
  end


end