Apply gradient to UIView | Chinese Rule of Eight

Using gradient from one color ro another

UIView* v = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0.0f, 0.0f, 320.0f, 50.0f)];

CAGradientLayer *gradient = [CAGradientLayer layer];

gradient.frame = v.bounds;

gradient.colors = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:(id)[[UIColor whiteColor] CGColor], (id)[[UIColor blackColor] CGColor], nil];

[v.layer insertSublayer:gradient atIndex:0];

1	weatherView.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithPatternImage:[UIImage imageNamed:gradientImageName]];