Question

I’m trying to add a shadow to a UIButton layer, but for some reason it cuts off at the bounds of the button. I set clipsToBounds is turned off, so I’m not sure why it’s looking like this:

It’s square, just like that, even though the shadow should not be squared..it should be soft and fading.

button.clipsToBounds = NO;
button.layer.masksToBounds = NO;
button.layer.shadowOffset = CGSizeZero;
button.layer.shadowPath = [UIBezierPath bezierPathWithRect:button.layer.bounds].CGPath;
button.layer.shadowOpacity = 0.7;
button.layer.shadowColor = [UIColor blackColor].CGColor;
button.layer.shadowRadius = 10;

Am I missing anything?

Oh, and my button is a subclass of UIButton. I’m not sure if that makes a difference..
-Even with a shadowRadius of 0.0, I get a fully visible black square as my shadow

Answer 1

clipsToBounds will allow any child views to be drawn outside the bounds of your button.

Looks like it doesn’t apply to your layer though 🙁

You might just have to make your button a bit bigger (or your shadow smaller!)