How to add a drop shadow to a UIButton?

Question

I would like to add a drop shadow to a UIButton. I tried to use self.layer.shadow* properties. Those properties work in UIView, but they behave differently in UIButton. I wo

Answer 1

You can create a subclass and configure its values in Xcode

Below is an example:

import UIKit
import QuartzCore

@IBDesignable
class CustomButton: UIButton {

@IBInspectable var cornerRadius: CGFloat = 0 {
    didSet {
        layer.cornerRadius = cornerRadius
    }
}

@IBInspectable var borderWidth: CGFloat = 0 {
    didSet {
        layer.borderWidth = borderWidth
    }
}

@IBInspectable var borderColor: UIColor = UIColor.gray {
    didSet {
        layer.borderColor = borderColor.cgColor
    }
}

@IBInspectable var shadowColor: UIColor = UIColor.gray {
    didSet {
        layer.shadowColor = shadowColor.cgColor
    }
}

@IBInspectable var shadowOpacity: Float = 1.0 {
    didSet {
        layer.shadowOpacity = shadowOpacity
    }
}

@IBInspectable var shadowRadius: CGFloat = 1.0 {
    didSet {
        layer.shadowRadius = shadowRadius
    }
}

@IBInspectable var masksToBounds: Bool = true {
    didSet {
        layer.masksToBounds = masksToBounds
    }
}

@IBInspectable var shadowOffset: CGSize = CGSize(width: 12, height: 12) {
    didSet {
        layer.shadowOffset = shadowOffset
    }
}


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