Android Nine-patch equivalent for other platforms

I have just learned about Android nine-patches idea, and it is a pretty good idea. My question is if it is an Android pattern or there is implementations like that for other pla开发者_如何学JAVAtforms, probably differently named.

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In iOS you can also strech images in code with StretchableImages. You specify the left, right caps and the "rest" is stretched. I think is basicaly the same idea, this is something like a tutorial on it: http://blog.chomperstomp.com/creating-dynamically-re-sizable-buttons-for-iphone-apps/

There is another SO question here that mentions a library released under Apache license for iPhone. I haven't used it but is worth checking out.