How to get pixel data from a UIImage (Cocoa Touch) or CGImage (Core Graphics)?

I have a UIImage (Cocoa Touch). From that, I’m happy to get a CGImage or anything else you’d like that’s available. I’d like to write this function:

- (int)getRGBAFromImage:(UIImage *)image atX:(int)xx andY:(int)yy {
  // [...]
  // What do I want to read about to help
  // me fill in this bit, here?
  // [...]

  int result = (red << 24) | (green << 16) | (blue << 8) | alpha;
  return result;
}