Simple Image Question..

Hi Guys,

Just starting out here...

Code:

            UIImage *myImage = [UIImage imageNamed:@"imageArt.PNG"];
            CGPoint imagePoint = CGPointMake(156, 53);
            [myImage drawAtPoint:imagePoint]; 

Does this code read the image from the device's flash every time it occurs?
If so, how can I separate it so the image is loaded just once and can be
printed to the screen multiple times?

Cheers, Art.

 

So it looks like I can reuse exactly the same three lines even if I print the picture to the screen a hundred times...
Thanks

 

I'm drawing 11x11 pixel bitmap icons over a gps map drawn with quartz 2d.
This is basically how I'm drawing the icon at the same screen point that a plain
Point Of Interest dot would be displayed.

I've read here:
http://xcodenoobies.blogspot.com.au/2011/02/best-way-to-use-uiimageview-memory.html
That this way to print images never frees the memory, but it also says it's faster than
the alternative the tutorial demonstrates.