UIView with a Dashed line

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Check UIBezierPath setLineDash:count:phase: method:

- (void)setLineDash:(const CGFloat *)pattern count:(NSInteger)count phase:(CGFloat)phase` method.

This allows you to draw dashed lines.

  1. First add a CAShapeLayer. Add it as sublayer to your UIView. It has a path property.
  2. Now make an object of UIBezierPath. Draw the line using setLineDash.

For example:

 UIBezierPath *path = [UIBezierPath bezierPath];
 //draw a line
 [path moveToPoint:yourStartPoint]; //add yourStartPoint here
 [path addLineToPoint:yourEndPoint];// add yourEndPoint here
 [path stroke];

 CGFloat dashPattern[] = {2.0f,6.0f,4.0f,2.0f}; //make your pattern here
 [path setLineDash:dashPattern count:4 phase:3];

 UIColor *fill = [UIColor blueColor];
 shapelayer.strokeStart = 0.0;
 shapelayer.strokeColor = fill.CGColor;
 shapelayer.lineWidth = 5.0;
 shapelayer.lineJoin = kCALineJoinMiter;
 shapelayer.lineDashPattern = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:[NSNumber numberWithInt:10],[NSNumber numberWithInt:7], nil];
 shapelayer.lineDashPhase = 3.0f;
 shapelayer.path = path.CGPath;

Note: This answer provides a hint so you can improvise accordingly to your requirement(s).

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