只是修改上面提到的答案。

func setGradientBackground() {
    let colorTop =  UIColor(red: 255.0/255.0, green: 149.0/255.0, blue: 0.0/255.0, alpha: 1.0).cgColor
    let colorBottom = UIColor(red: 255.0/255.0, green: 94.0/255.0, blue: 58.0/255.0, alpha: 1.0).cgColor
                
    let gradientLayer = CAGradientLayer()
    gradientLayer.colors = [colorTop, colorBottom]
    gradientLayer.locations = [0.0, 1.0]
    gradientLayer.frame = self.view.bounds
            
    self.view.layer.insertSublayer(gradientLayer, at:0)
}

然后在viewWillAppear中调用这个方法

override func viewWillAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
    setGradientBackground()
    super.viewWillAppear(animated)
}

清洁的代码，让你传递任何UIColor到GradientLayer类的实例:

class GradientLayer {

    let gradientLayer: CAGradientLayer
    let colorTop: CGColor
    let colorBottom: CGColor

    init(colorTop: UIColor, colorBottom: UIColor) {
        self.colorTop = colorTop.CGColor
        self.colorBottom = colorBottom.CGColor
        gradientLayer = CAGradientLayer()
        gradientLayer.colors = [colorTop, colorBottom]
        gradientLayer.locations = [0.0, 1.0]
    }
}

对于swift应用CAGradientLayer到任何对象(水平和垂直)

func makeGradientColor(`for` object : AnyObject , startPoint : CGPoint , endPoint : CGPoint) -> CAGradientLayer {
    let gradient: CAGradientLayer = CAGradientLayer()

    gradient.colors = [(UIColor(red: 59.0/255.0, green: 187.0/255.0, blue: 182.0/255.0, alpha: 1.00).cgColor), (UIColor(red: 57.0/255.0, green: 174.0/255.0, blue: 236.0/255.0, alpha: 1.00).cgColor)]
    gradient.locations = [0.0 , 1.0]

    gradient.startPoint = startPoint
    gradient.endPoint = endPoint
    gradient.frame = CGRect(x: 0.0, y: 0.0, width: object.frame.size.width, height: object.frame.size.height)
    return gradient
}

如何使用

let start : CGPoint = CGPoint(x: 0.0, y: 1.0)
let end : CGPoint = CGPoint(x: 1.0, y: 1.0)
let gradient: CAGradientLayer = self.makeGradientColor(for: vwTop, startPoint: start, endPoint: end)
vwTop.layer.insertSublayer(gradient, at: 0)

let start1 : CGPoint = CGPoint(x: 1.0, y: 1.0)
let end1 : CGPoint = CGPoint(x: 1.0, y: 0.0)
let gradient1: CAGradientLayer = self.makeGradientColor(for: vwTop, startPoint: start1, endPoint: end1)
vwBottom.layer.insertSublayer(gradient1, at: 0)

您可以在这里检查输出

这是一个快速扩展，你可以通过任意数量的颜色。在插入一个渐变图层之前，它会删除之前的任何渐变图层，如果需要的话，它会返回新插入的渐变图层进行进一步的操作:

    extension UIView {

    /**
     Given an Array of CGColor, it will:
        - Remove all sublayers of type CAGradientLayer.
        - Create and insert a new CAGradientLayer.

     - Parameters: 
        - colors: An Array of CGColor with the colors for the gradient fill

     - Returns: The newly created gradient CAGradientLayer
     */
    func layerGradient(colors c:[CGColor])->CAGradientLayer {
        self.layer.sublayers = self.layer.sublayers?.filter(){!($0 is CAGradientLayer)}
        let layer : CAGradientLayer = CAGradientLayer()
        layer.frame.size = self.frame.size
        layer.frame.origin = CGPointZero
        layer.colors = c
        self.layer.insertSublayer(layer, atIndex: 0)
        return layer
    }
}

我想添加一个渐变到一个视图，然后使用自动布局锚定它。

    class GradientView: UIView {

    private let gradient: CAGradientLayer = {
        let layer = CAGradientLayer()
        let topColor: UIColor = UIColor(red:0.98, green:0.96, blue:0.93, alpha:0.5)
        let bottomColor: UIColor = UIColor.white
        layer.colors = [topColor.cgColor, bottomColor.cgColor]
        layer.locations = [0,1]
        return layer
    }()

    init() {
        super.init(frame: .zero)
        gradient.frame = frame
        layer.insertSublayer(gradient, at: 0)
    }

    required init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
        fatalError("init(coder:) has not been implemented")
    }

    override func layoutSubviews() {
        super.layoutSubviews()
        gradient.frame = bounds

    }
}

在Swift3试试这个:

 func addGradient(){

    let gradient:CAGradientLayer = CAGradientLayer()
    gradient.frame.size = self.viewThatHoldsGradient.frame.size
    gradient.colors = [UIColor.white.cgColor,UIColor.white.withAlphaComponent(0).cgColor] //Or any colors
    self.viewThatHoldsGradient.layer.addSublayer(gradient)

}