iOS invert mask in drawRect

Question

With the code below, I am successfully masking part of my drawing, but it\'s the inverse of what I want masked. This masks the inner portion of the drawing, where I would li

Answer 1

Swift 5

class ViewController: UIViewController {

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        let red = UIView(frame: view.bounds)
        view.addSubview(red)
        view.backgroundColor = UIColor.cyan
        red.backgroundColor = UIColor.red
        red.mask(CGRect(x: 50, y: 50, width: 50, height: 50), invert: true)
    }
}

extension UIView{

    func mask(_ rect: CGRect, invert: Bool = false) {
        let maskLayer = CAShapeLayer()
        let path = CGMutablePath()
        if (invert) {
            path.addRect(bounds)
        }
        path.addRect(rect)
        maskLayer.path = path
        if (invert) {
            maskLayer.fillRule = CAShapeLayerFillRule.evenOdd
        }
        // Set the mask of the view.
        layer.mask = maskLayer
    }
}

Thanks @arvidurs