Shadow effects on ImageView in iOS - ios

I am trying to provide a shadow effect to my Imageview just like in this image.
but the problem which I am facing it is that the shadow is actually visible from the bottom of the Imageview.
Here is the code which I have done to add the shadow. The color and all is still not matching with this one.
CAGradientLayer *shadow = [CAGradientLayer layer];
shadow.frame = CGRectMake(-100, 70, perspectiveView.frame.size.width,
perspectiveView.frame.size.height - 20);
shadow.startPoint = CGPointMake(1.0, 0.5);
shadow.endPoint = CGPointMake(0, 0.5);
shadow.colors = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:(id)[[UIColor colorWithWhite:0.0
alpha:0.4f] CGColor], (id)[[UIColor clearColor] CGColor], nil];
shadow.opacity = 1.0f;
[perspectiveView.layer addSublayer:shadow];
Please provide inputs. Also if the approach is wrong, feel free to guide me to any other approach.
Thanks in advance.
Also can anyone suggest how to provide a 3D border just like in the image which provides a slight width to the image view?

Perhaps, adding a shadow to the layer seems to work. You may want to try something like this:
// perspectiveView.transform = CGAffineTransformMakeRotation(-50.0f);
perspectiveView.layer.shadowOffset = CGSizeMake(10, 10);
perspectiveView.layer.shadowRadius = 5.0;
perspectiveView.layer.shadowOpacity = 0.6;
perspectiveView.layer.masksToBounds = NO;
You will need to playaround with these values to match your requirements. Hope this helps.
Here is my output:

Try this,
- (void)setShadow {
[perspectiveView.layer setShadowOffset:CGSizeMake(-5.0, 5.0)];
[perspectiveView.layer setShadowRadius:5.0];
[perspectiveView.layer setShadowOpacity:1.0];
}

you can use CALayer class , the layer can manage your visual aspects like background color, border, shadow and with it you can also manage the geometry of it content like size , transform etc .
visual effect(shadowing)
self.yourView.layer.shadowOffset = CGSizeMake(0, 3);
self.yourView.layer.shadowRadius = 5.0;
self.yourView.layer.shadowColor = [UIColor blackColor].CGColor;
self.yourView.layer.shadowOpacity = 1;
and you also used it for like self.yourView.layer.frame(Geometry)
more info https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/graphicsimaging/reference/CALayer_class/index.html

Below code work i have checked properly.
but Shikhar varshney can u check setShadow method call and perspectiveView is not nil.
- (void)setShadow {
perspectiveView.layer.shadowColor = [UIColor colorWithWhite:0.0
alpha:0.4f] CGColor;
perspectiveView.layer.shadowOffset = CGSizeMake(0, 1);
perspectiveView.layer.shadowOpacity = 1;
perspectiveView.layer.shadowRadius = 1.0;
perspectiveView.clipsToBounds = NO;
}

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Why CGColorRef does not change the CALayer properties?

I wanted to change view properties using CALayer associated with it.
I have created one function:
-(void)setupViewLayer{
viewLayer1.backgroundColor = (__bridge CGColorRef _Nullable)([UIColor blueColor]);
viewLayer1.borderColor =(__bridge CGColorRef _Nullable)([UIColor redColor]);
viewLayer1.borderWidth = 100.0;
viewLayer1.shadowOpacity = 0.7;
viewLayer1.shadowRadius = 10.0;
}
viewLayer1 is view's layer whose properties I want to change.
But the view does not show the properties.
Is there anything else I need to change? Please help.
Use this code -
viewLayer1.backgroundColor = [UIColor blueColor].CGColor;
viewLayer1.borderColor = [UIColor redColor].CGColor;
viewLayer1.borderWidth = 100.0;
viewLayer1.shadowOpacity = 0.7;
viewLayer1.shadowRadius = 10.0;
Hope this helps!
Set Color by,
viewLayer1.backgroundColor = [UIColor blueColor].CGColor;
viewLayer1.borderColor = [UIColor redColor].CGColor;

iOS Button with round corners and a shadow

I have searched and tried the various solutions but without success. What I would like is a button background with rounded corners and a shadow. I can make one or the other happen but not both at the same time. Any help would be very welcome.
viewDepositButton_.layer.cornerRadius = 5.0;
CAGradientLayer *viewLayer = [CAGradientLayer layer];
[viewLayer setColors:aloColors];
[viewLayer setFrame:viewDepositButton_.bounds];
[viewDepositButton_.layer insertSublayer:viewLayer atIndex:0];
viewDepositButton_.clipsToBounds = YES;
viewDepositButton_.layer.shadowColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:0.46 green:0.46 blue:0.46 alpha:1.0].CGColor;
viewDepositButton_.layer.shadowOpacity = 0.8;
viewDepositButton_.layer.shadowRadius = 8;
viewDepositButton_.layer.shadowOffset = CGSizeMake(8.0f, 8.0f);
viewDepositButton_.clipsToBounds = YES; or viewDepositButton_.layer.masksToBounds = YES; will clip everything outside your layer - including the shadow.
However you have few options:
Put your button under a parent view, which will have the same corner radius and the shadow you want, but will have clipsToBounds = NO. This way you'll have your button as a subview of a view which has the shadow.
Use an image for your button, which has the rounded corners and set your buttons clipsToBounds to NO
Hope this helps
I was able to get your code to work by the following and it looks fine. Make sure you call your methods in proper sequence.
viewDepositButton_.layer.cornerRadius = 5.0;
viewDepositButton_.layer.borderWidth = 1.0;
viewDepositButton_.layer.shadowColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:0.46 green:0.46 blue:0.46 alpha:1.0].CGColor;
viewDepositButton_.layer.shadowRadius = 8;
viewDepositButton_.layer.shadowOpacity = 0.8;
viewDepositButton_.layer.shadowOffset = CGSizeMake(8.0f, 8.0f);
CAGradientLayer *viewLayer = [CAGradientLayer layer];
[viewLayer setColors:aloColors];
[viewLayer setFrame:viewDepositButton_.bounds];
[viewDepositButton_.layer insertSublayer:viewLayer atIndex:0];
[viewDepositButton_ viewLayer];}
Here is my code for setting up a rounded corner button with shadow.
button.layer.cornerRadius = 15;
button.layer.shadowRadius = 2.0f;
button.layer.shadowColor = [UIColor lightGrayColor].CGColor;
button.layer.shadowOffset = CGSizeMake(-1.0f, 3.0f);
button.layer.shadowOpacity = 0.8f;
button.layer.masksToBounds = NO;
Overall, the code is pretty straightforward. Please comment if you have any question, concerns or bugs.

Applying shadow on uibutton Makes the button text blury

Here is my code to add a shadow on my uibutton which is created using a .XIB file
UIBezierPath *shadowPathEndbtn = [UIBezierPath bezierPathWithRect:CGRectMake(0, self->_navigationView.frame.size.height - 70,[UIScreen mainScreen].bounds.size.width , 2)];
self->_EndButton.layer.masksToBounds = NO;
self->_EndButton.layer.shadowColor = [UIColor blackColor].CGColor;
self->_EndButton.layer.shadowOffset = CGSizeMake(0.0f, 5.0f);
self->_EndButton.layer.shadowOpacity = 0.7f;
self->_EndButton.layer.shouldRasterize = YES;
self->_EndButton.layer.shadowPath = shadowPathForEndbtn.CGPath;
I am able to set the shadow using this code but this code makes my button text look blury. I am unable to figure out the exact reason behind this. Any help is Appreciated!
self->_EndButton.layer.masksToBounds = false
self->_EndButton.layer.shadowColor = [UIColor blackColor].CGColor
self->_EndButton.layer.contentsScale = [[UIScreen mainScreen]scale];
self->_EndButton.layer.shadowOpacity = 0.7f;
self->_EndButton.layer.shadowRadius = 10.0;
self->_EndButton.layer.shadowOffset = CGSizeMake(0,0)
This will give shadow and also the test is not blurry
Set button background color
self.EndButton.BackgroundColor=[UIColor WhiteColor];

Remove shadow from ViewController

I show shadow using the following code.
UIBezierPath *shadowPath = [UIBezierPath bezierPathWithRect:CGRectMake(317, 0, 1, self.navigationController.view.frame.size.height)];
self.navigationController.view.superview.layer.masksToBounds = NO;
self.navigationController.view.layer.shadowColor = [UIColor blackColor].CGColor;
self.navigationController.view.layer.shadowOffset = CGSizeMake(3, 0); /*Change value of X n Y as per your need of shadow to appear to like right bottom or left bottom or so on*/
self.navigationController.view.layer.shadowOpacity = 0.5f;
self.navigationController.view.layer.shadowPath = shadowPath.CGPath;
I want to remove this shadow.I have tried some thing but not working? Any help is appreciated.
try by replacing balckColor to clearColor and Opacity to 0.0
self.navigationController.view.layer.shadowColor = [UIColor clearColor].CGColor;
self.navigationController.view.layer.shadowOpacity = 0.0f;
can you not just set opacity to 0.0.
self.navigationController.view.layer.shadowOpacity = 0.0;
Thanks!!

UILabel Background Color Leaks to Border

I'm creating a UILabel to which I set the background color and corner radius with the following code:
self.scoreLabel.backgroundColor = [UIColor DISRed];// custom red`
self.scoreLabel.layer.masksToBounds = YES;
self.scoreLabel.layer.cornerRadius = self.scoreLabel.frame.size.width/2;
self.scoreLabel.layer.borderWidth = 8.0;
self.scoreLabel.layer.borderColor = [[UIColor DISNavy] CGColor];
However the background's color seems to be leaking to the edge of the border (see image). Any ideas why? Any idea on how to fix it?
I was also facing the same problem. It was a silly mistake. I always forget to tick clipToBounds in case of cornerRadius.
So, just ticking the Clip to Bounds for UILabel in Storyboard fixed my problem.
And yes, we need to keep the below code too:
label.layer.masksToBounds = true
I ran into the same problem with the UIButton's background color leaking around the edge of its border.
Instead of setting the UIButton background color on the UIButton, set it on the UIButton's layer.
Replace:
self.scoreLabel.backgroundColor = [UIColor DISRed];// custom red`
With this:
self.scoreLabel.layer.backgroundColor = [[UIColor DISRed] CGColor];// custom red`
I created my own UILabel and background colour does not seem to be leaking.
Write this in .h file of your project.
UILabel *label;
Write this in .m file of your project.
label=[[UILabel alloc]initWithFrame:CGRectMake(100, 300, 100, 100)];//Set frame of label in your viewcontroller.
[label setBackgroundColor:[UIColor redColor]];//Set background color of label.
[label setText:#"Label"];//Set text in label.
[label setTextColor:[UIColor blackColor]];//Set text color in label.
[label setTextAlignment:NSTextAlignmentCenter];//Set text alignment in label.
[label.layer setCornerRadius:50.0];//Set corner radius of label to change the shape.
[label.layer setBorderWidth:8.0f];//Set border width of label.
[label setClipsToBounds:YES];//Set its to YES for Corner radius to work.
[label.layer setBorderColor:[UIColor greenColor].CGColor];//Set Border color.
[self.view addSubview:label];//Add it to the view of your choice.
It is probably anti aliasing issue. you can better fix it by adding a bezier path around the corners.
CAShapeLayer *subLayer = [[CAShapeLayer alloc] init];
[subLayer setFillColor:[UIColor clearColor].CGColor];
[subLayer setStrokeColor:[UIColor whiteColor].CGColor];
[subLayer setLineWidth:1.0];
[subLayer setPath:[UIBezierPath bezierPathWithRoundedRect:imageView.bounds cornerRadius:imageView.layer.cornerRadius].CGPath];
[imageView.layer addSublayer:subLayer];
For those who are still facing the issue of border color leaking out:
Go through the below code, please note you will need to set frames & border width as per your requirement, I'm setting the position as view's center
let badgeSize: CGFloat = 10
let redBadge = UIView(frame: CGRect(x: view.center.x, y:view.center.y, width: badgeSize, height: badgeSize))
redBadge.layer.borderColor = UIColor.white.cgColor
redBadge.layer.borderWidth = 2
redBadge.backgroundColor = .red
redBadge.layer.cornerRadius = badgeSize * 0.5
redBadge.clipsToBounds = true
redBadge.layer.masksToBounds = true
redBadge.maskLayerOnView(radius: badgeSize * 0.5)
view.addSubview(redBadge)
Secondly, we need to write an extension on UIView
extension UIView{
func maskLayerOnView(radius: CGFloat){
let maskLayer = CAShapeLayer()
maskLayer.path = UIBezierPath(roundedRect: self.bounds,
byRoundingCorners: [.allCorners],
cornerRadii: CGSize(width: radius,
height: radius)).cgPath
self.layer.mask = maskLayer
}
}
This code snippet removes the border color separating out, one can replicate this behaviour on any kind of views.
For detailed explanation please see this article.
Well, a lot of answers...
I found the problem persists, as long as the UIViews background color is used and not the background color of the UIViews 'layer'. In addition, of course, masking needs to be enabled.
For a UICollectionViewCell subclass the code is:
- (void)prepare
{
self.contentView.layer.backgroundColor = UIColor.redColor.CGColor;
self.contentView.layer.cornerRadius = 25.0;
self.contentView.layer.borderColor = UIColor.blackColor.CGColor;
self.contentView.layer.borderWidth = 1.0;
//Enable to optimize image views: self.contentView.layer.shouldRasterize = YES;
//Enable to optimize image views: self.contentView.layer.rasterizationScale = UIScreen.mainScreen.scale;
self.contentView.layer.masksToBounds = YES;
self.contentView.clipsToBounds = YES;
}
To make the setting of the background color more comfortable and less error prone, some could add this:
/*
setBackgroundColor:
*/
- (void)setBackgroundColor:(UIColor *)p_BackgroundColor
{
super.backgroundColor = nil;
self.contentView.layer.backgroundColor = p_BackgroundColor.CGColor;
self.contentView.layer.masksToBounds = YES;
self.contentView.clipsToBounds = YES;
}

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