UIView bottom border?

Question

To a UIScrollView *toScrollView (which is the width of the screen), I want to add a gray bottom border (exactly like that of the to-field of the compose view of the iPhone's native Messages app).

To achieve this, I followed Cocoa Touch: How To Change UIView's Border Color And Thickness? and just covered the top border with the custom UINavigationBar and made the toScrollView's x-coordinate -1 & width 322 so that the left & right borders are just off screen.

This looks fine, but it's sort of a hack, and I was wondering if there's a better way to do this.

- (void)viewDidLoad {
    [super viewDidLoad];

    // Add UINavigationBar *navigationBar at top.
    self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]
                                             initWithBarButtonSystemItem:UIBarButtonSystemItemCancel
                                             target:self action:@selector(cancelAction)];
    UINavigationBar *navigationBar = [[UINavigationBar alloc]
                                      initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0.0f, 0.0f, 320.0f, 44.0f)];
    navigationBar.items = [NSArray arrayWithObject:self.navigationItem];

    // Add UIScrollView *toScrollView below navigationBar.
    UIScrollView *toScrollView = [[UIScrollView alloc]
                                  initWithFrame:CGRectMake(-1.0f, 43.0f, 322.0f, 45.0f)];
    toScrollView.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
    toScrollView.layer.borderColor = [UIColor colorWithWhite:0.8f alpha:1.0f].CGColor;
    toScrollView.layer.borderWidth = 1.0f;
    [self.view addSubview:toScrollView];
    [self.view addSubview:navigationBar]; // covers top of toScrollView
}

Here's a handy UIView category that lets you create layer-based or view-based borders on any side of a UIView: [UIView+Borders](https://github.com/aaronn/UIView-Borders) — aroooo, Dec 31 '13 at 05:30

score 259 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 21 '12 at 09:01

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Instead of using a UIView, as @ImreKelényi suggests, you can use a CALayer:

// Add a bottomBorder.
CALayer *bottomBorder = [CALayer layer];

bottomBorder.frame = CGRectMake(0.0f, 43.0f, toScrollView.frame.size.width, 1.0f);

bottomBorder.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithWhite:0.8f 
                                                 alpha:1.0f].CGColor;

[toScrollView.layer addSublayer:bottomBorder];

edited Sep 21 '12 at 09:01

Asciiom

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answered Nov 19 '11 at 21:38

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Don't forget #import – Kyle Clegg Oct 23 '12 at 21:13
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You also may need to add `QuartzCore framework` to your project if you don't have it as you may get compiler errors. – Flea Apr 26 '13 at 17:43
What if there's a rounded edge to the border corner? How would I duplicate that? – Prat Dec 18 '13 at 11:08
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@Flea now, with modules enabled, you shouldn't add `QuartzCore.framework` anymore. – ma11hew28 Dec 31 '13 at 00:43
@Prat you might need to draw that, use another `UIView`, use an image with `UIImageView`, or [use `cornerRadius`](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4754392/uiview-with-rounded-corners-and-drop-shadow). – ma11hew28 Dec 31 '13 at 00:48
what does the `43.0f` number mean? – abbood Sep 12 '14 at 07:09
@abbood "43.0f" is the y-axis value... 43 pixels down in this case. You can adjust this to the size of your cell height. – mikemike396 Dec 01 '14 at 01:15
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You can change `43.0f` to `toScrollView.frame.size.height` to make sure it is at the bottom – mparryy Jun 02 '15 at 13:09
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The BIG problem with using a CALayer like this is that it is fixed. When the size of your view changes (device rotation, Auto Layout, etc.) then your CALayer won't automatically adjust itself. You're going to have to set that up yourself. Whereas using drawRect can handle the change automatically. – Womble Jul 03 '15 at 04:02
You can easily update the frame of the layer in `layoutSublayersOfLayer:(CALayer *)layer`. – Koen. Jun 18 '18 at 11:30
That's not ideal @Koen. since AutoLayout is Apple's recommended way of UI layout, and no extra boilerplate. – Pranav Kasetti Mar 14 '21 at 13:46

score 84 · Answer 2 · edited May 15 '17 at 07:19

Here is a more generalized Swift extension to create border for any UIView subclass:

import UIKit

extension UIView {      
  func addTopBorderWithColor(color: UIColor, width: CGFloat) {
    let border = CALayer()
    border.backgroundColor = color.CGColor
    border.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, self.frame.size.width, width)
    self.layer.addSublayer(border)
  }

  func addRightBorderWithColor(color: UIColor, width: CGFloat) {
    let border = CALayer()
    border.backgroundColor = color.CGColor
    border.frame = CGRectMake(self.frame.size.width - width, 0, width, self.frame.size.height)
    self.layer.addSublayer(border)
  }

  func addBottomBorderWithColor(color: UIColor, width: CGFloat) {
    let border = CALayer()
    border.backgroundColor = color.CGColor
    border.frame = CGRectMake(0, self.frame.size.height - width, self.frame.size.width, width)
    self.layer.addSublayer(border)
  }

  func addLeftBorderWithColor(color: UIColor, width: CGFloat) {
    let border = CALayer()
    border.backgroundColor = color.CGColor
    border.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, width, self.frame.size.height)
    self.layer.addSublayer(border)
  }
}

Swift 3

extension UIView {
    func addTopBorderWithColor(color: UIColor, width: CGFloat) {
        let border = CALayer()
        border.backgroundColor = color.cgColor
        border.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: self.frame.size.width, height: width)
        self.layer.addSublayer(border)
    }

    func addRightBorderWithColor(color: UIColor, width: CGFloat) {
        let border = CALayer()
        border.backgroundColor = color.cgColor
        border.frame = CGRect(x: self.frame.size.width - width, y: 0, width: width, height: self.frame.size.height)
        self.layer.addSublayer(border)
    }

    func addBottomBorderWithColor(color: UIColor, width: CGFloat) {
        let border = CALayer()
        border.backgroundColor = color.cgColor
        border.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: self.frame.size.height - width, width: self.frame.size.width, height: width)
        self.layer.addSublayer(border)
    }

    func addLeftBorderWithColor(color: UIColor, width: CGFloat) {
        let border = CALayer()
        border.backgroundColor = color.cgColor
        border.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: width, height: self.frame.size.height)
        self.layer.addSublayer(border)
    }
}

You might want to remove the previously added sublayer (in case this gets called in a loop) using this in each func - if let subLayerArray = self.layer.sublayers { for layer in subLayerArray { layer.removeFromSuperlayer() } } — Nitin Nain, Feb 08 '16 at 06:28
for Swift 3.0 use `border.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: self.frame.size.width, height: width)` etc. — lenooh, Dec 01 '16 at 15:07
@NitinNain Careful, that removes more layers than you mean to. For example you're very likely to see a crash when you show the keyboard, if you remove all of the layers of UIView.layer... — xaphod, Apr 19 '17 at 15:05
That doesn't seem to work in Swift 5. But I don't see any errors either and I checked that all the functions and properties exist. Any ideas? — Apollo, Aug 15 '20 at 11:45

score 60 · Answer 3 · edited Sep 09 '18 at 11:33

Implemented in a category as below:

UIButton+Border.h:

@interface UIButton (Border)

- (void)addBottomBorderWithColor: (UIColor *) color andWidth:(CGFloat) borderWidth;

- (void)addLeftBorderWithColor: (UIColor *) color andWidth:(CGFloat) borderWidth;

- (void)addRightBorderWithColor: (UIColor *) color andWidth:(CGFloat) borderWidth;

- (void)addTopBorderWithColor: (UIColor *) color andWidth:(CGFloat) borderWidth;

@end

UIButton+Border.m:

@implementation UIButton (Border)

- (void)addTopBorderWithColor:(UIColor *)color andWidth:(CGFloat) borderWidth {
    CALayer *border = [CALayer layer];
    border.backgroundColor = color.CGColor;

    border.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, self.frame.size.width, borderWidth);
    [self.layer addSublayer:border];
}

- (void)addBottomBorderWithColor:(UIColor *)color andWidth:(CGFloat) borderWidth {
    CALayer *border = [CALayer layer];
    border.backgroundColor = color.CGColor;

    border.frame = CGRectMake(0, self.frame.size.height - borderWidth, self.frame.size.width, borderWidth);
    [self.layer addSublayer:border];
}

- (void)addLeftBorderWithColor:(UIColor *)color andWidth:(CGFloat) borderWidth {
    CALayer *border = [CALayer layer];
    border.backgroundColor = color.CGColor;

    border.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, borderWidth, self.frame.size.height);
    [self.layer addSublayer:border];
}

- (void)addRightBorderWithColor:(UIColor *)color andWidth:(CGFloat) borderWidth {
    CALayer *border = [CALayer layer];
    border.backgroundColor = color.CGColor;

    border.frame = CGRectMake(self.frame.size.width - borderWidth, 0, borderWidth, self.frame.size.height);
    [self.layer addSublayer:border];
}

@end

good work.. but is there anything about this code that's specific to UIButton? might as well add it to UIView no? — abbood, Sep 12 '14 at 07:11
Nice snippet. I refactored this and converted to Swift. You can find it [here](https://gist.github.com/Isuru-Nanayakkara/496d5713e61125bddcf5). — Isuru, Feb 11 '15 at 07:04
I agree with @abbood might as well make this a category on UIView. Good worth though. — Robert J. Clegg, Aug 14 '15 at 10:35
Yeah, it works on UIView just fine. Related question: how to made this work with auto layout? Obviously, if the frame changes, you need to redraw the border, as-is. — elsurudo, Mar 16 '16 at 16:12

Alexander Volkov · Answer 4 · 2018-12-01T18:47:18.410

Swift 4

If you need a really adaptive solution (for all screen sizes), then this is it:

/**
* Extends UIView with shortcut methods
*
* @author Alexander Volkov
* @version 1.0
*/
extension UIView {

    /// Adds bottom border to the view with given side margins
    ///
    /// - Parameters:
    ///   - color: the border color
    ///   - margins: the left and right margin
    ///   - borderLineSize: the size of the border
    func addBottomBorder(color: UIColor = UIColor.red, margins: CGFloat = 0, borderLineSize: CGFloat = 1) {
        let border = UIView()
        border.backgroundColor = color
        border.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
        self.addSubview(border)
        border.addConstraint(NSLayoutConstraint(item: border,
                                                attribute: .height,
                                                relatedBy: .equal,
                                                toItem: nil,
                                                attribute: .height,
                                                multiplier: 1, constant: borderLineSize))
        self.addConstraint(NSLayoutConstraint(item: border,
                                              attribute: .bottom,
                                              relatedBy: .equal,
                                              toItem: self,
                                              attribute: .bottom,
                                              multiplier: 1, constant: 0))
        self.addConstraint(NSLayoutConstraint(item: border,
                                              attribute: .leading,
                                              relatedBy: .equal,
                                              toItem: self,
                                              attribute: .leading,
                                              multiplier: 1, constant: margins))
        self.addConstraint(NSLayoutConstraint(item: border,
                                              attribute: .trailing,
                                              relatedBy: .equal,
                                              toItem: self,
                                              attribute: .trailing,
                                              multiplier: 1, constant: margins))
    }
}

@DanielBeltrami I agree, but I don't how to force the reviewers to check new answers after one is accepted. — Alexander Volkov, Aug 27 '19 at 10:21
Nice solution and the only one that works within a ConstraintLayout. That should be the accepted answer. — Mario P. Waxenegger, Mar 25 '22 at 21:03

score 19 · Answer 5 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:18

You can add a separate UIView with 1 point height and gray background color to self.view and position it right below toScrollView.

EDIT: Unless you have a good reason (want to use some services of UIView which are not offered by CALayer), you should use CALayer as @MattDiPasquale suggests. UIView has a greater overhead, which might not be a problem in most cases, but still, the other solution is more elegant.

score 13 · Answer 6 · answered Nov 02 '18 at 10:10

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Solution for Swift 4

let bottomBorder = CALayer()
        bottomBorder.frame = CGRect(x: 0.0, y: calendarView.frame.size.height-1, width: calendarView.frame.width, height: 1.0)
        bottomBorder.backgroundColor = #colorLiteral(red: 0.8039215803, green: 0.8039215803, blue: 0.8039215803, alpha: 1)
        calendarView.layer.addSublayer(bottomBorder)

BackgroundColor lightGray. Change color if you need.

answered Nov 02 '18 at 10:10

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Adding colour to a CALayer requires that it is converted to CGColor. – Oluwatobi Omotayo Jul 25 '21 at 04:11

Vladimirs Matusevics · Answer 7 · 2017-09-10T21:25:07.227

There is also improved code with remove border functionality. Based on confile answer.

import UIKit

enum viewBorder: String {
    case Left = "borderLeft"
    case Right = "borderRight"
    case Top = "borderTop"
    case Bottom = "borderBottom"
}

extension UIView {

    func addBorder(vBorder: viewBorder, color: UIColor, width: CGFloat) {
        let border = CALayer()
        border.backgroundColor = color.CGColor
        border.name = vBorder.rawValue
        switch vBorder {
            case .Left:
                border.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, width, self.frame.size.height)
            case .Right:
                border.frame = CGRectMake(self.frame.size.width - width, 0, width, self.frame.size.height)
            case .Top:
                border.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, self.frame.size.width, width)
            case .Bottom:
                border.frame = CGRectMake(0, self.frame.size.height - width, self.frame.size.width, width)
        }
        self.layer.addSublayer(border)
    }

    func removeBorder(border: viewBorder) {
        var layerForRemove: CALayer?
        for layer in self.layer.sublayers! {
            if layer.name == border.rawValue {
                layerForRemove = layer
            }
        }
        if let layer = layerForRemove {
            layer.removeFromSuperlayer()
        }
    }

}

Update: Swift 3

import UIKit

enum ViewBorder: String {
    case left, right, top, bottom
}

extension UIView {

    func add(border: ViewBorder, color: UIColor, width: CGFloat) {
        let borderLayer = CALayer()
        borderLayer.backgroundColor = color.cgColor
        borderLayer.name = border.rawValue
        switch border {
        case .left:
            borderLayer.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: width, height: self.frame.size.height)
        case .right:
            borderLayer.frame = CGRect(x: self.frame.size.width - width, y: 0, width: width, height: self.frame.size.height)
        case .top:
            borderLayer.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: self.frame.size.width, height: width)
        case .bottom:
            borderLayer.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: self.frame.size.height - width, width: self.frame.size.width, height: width)
        }
        self.layer.addSublayer(borderLayer)
    }

    func remove(border: ViewBorder) {
        guard let sublayers = self.layer.sublayers else { return }
        var layerForRemove: CALayer?
        for layer in sublayers {
            if layer.name == border.rawValue {
                layerForRemove = layer
            }
        }
        if let layer = layerForRemove {
            layer.removeFromSuperlayer()
        }
    }

}

Nice extension. Cleaned up the remove a bit. `func remove(border: ViewBorder) { layer.sublayers? .compactMap { $0 } .filter { $0.name == border.rawValue } .forEach { $0.removeFromSuperlayer() } }` — Matthew Korporaal, May 09 '18 at 14:39

score 7 · Answer 8 · edited Mar 26 '18 at 15:03

Or, the most performance-friendly way is to overload drawRect, simply like that:

@interface TPActionSheetButton : UIButton

@property (assign) BOOL drawsTopLine;
@property (assign) BOOL drawsBottomLine;
@property (assign) BOOL drawsRightLine;
@property (assign) BOOL drawsLeftLine;
@property (strong, nonatomic) UIColor * lineColor;

@end

@implementation TPActionSheetButton

- (void) drawRect:(CGRect)rect
{
    CGContextRef ctx = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();

    CGContextSetLineWidth(ctx, 0.5f * [[UIScreen mainScreen] scale]);
    CGFloat red, green, blue, alpha;
    [self.lineColor getRed:&red green:&green blue:&blue alpha:&alpha];
    CGContextSetRGBStrokeColor(ctx, red, green, blue, alpha);

    if(self.drawsTopLine) {
        CGContextBeginPath(ctx);
        CGContextMoveToPoint(ctx, CGRectGetMinX(rect), CGRectGetMinY(rect));
        CGContextAddLineToPoint(ctx, CGRectGetMaxX(rect), CGRectGetMinY(rect));
        CGContextStrokePath(ctx);
    }
    if(self.drawsBottomLine) {
        CGContextBeginPath(ctx);
        CGContextMoveToPoint(ctx, CGRectGetMinX(rect), CGRectGetMaxY(rect));
        CGContextAddLineToPoint(ctx, CGRectGetMaxX(rect), CGRectGetMaxY(rect));
        CGContextStrokePath(ctx);
    }
    if(self.drawsLeftLine) {
        CGContextBeginPath(ctx);
        CGContextMoveToPoint(ctx, CGRectGetMinX(rect), CGRectGetMinY(rect));
        CGContextAddLineToPoint(ctx, CGRectGetMinX(rect), CGRectGetMaxY(rect));
        CGContextStrokePath(ctx);
    }
    if(self.drawsRightLine) {
        CGContextBeginPath(ctx);
        CGContextMoveToPoint(ctx, CGRectGetMaxX(rect), CGRectGetMinY(rect));
        CGContextAddLineToPoint(ctx, CGRectGetMaxX(rect), CGRectGetMaxY(rect));
        CGContextStrokePath(ctx);
    }

    [super drawRect:rect];
}

@end

Overriding `drawRect:` is not necessarily performance friendly. I'm pretty sure using a layer has much better performance. — ThomasW, Oct 31 '14 at 07:22
@ThomasW But what happens when the bounds change in response to a device rotation? Or split-view? Or anything Auto Layout does? — Womble, Jul 03 '15 at 03:57
@Womble You would need to update the layer in an override of either the `setFrame:`, `setBounds:` or `layoutSubviews` methods. — ThomasW, Jul 08 '15 at 09:41
I'd recommend `layoutSublayersOfLayer:` instead of `setFrame:` or any of the others — Koen., Jun 18 '18 at 11:25

Siamaster · Answer 9 · 2015-10-22T12:23:54.523

The problem with these extension methods is that when the UIView/UIButton later adjusts it's size, you have no chance to change the CALayer's size to match the new size. Which will leave you with a misplaced border. I found it was better to subclass my UIButton, you could of course subclass other UIViews as well. Here is some code:

enum BorderedButtonSide {
    case Top, Right, Bottom, Left
}


class BorderedButton : UIButton {

    private var borderTop: CALayer?
    private var borderTopWidth: CGFloat?
    private var borderRight: CALayer?
    private var borderRightWidth: CGFloat?
    private var borderBottom: CALayer?
    private var borderBottomWidth: CGFloat?
    private var borderLeft: CALayer?
    private var borderLeftWidth: CGFloat?


    func setBorder(side: BorderedButtonSide, _ color: UIColor, _ width: CGFloat) {

        let border = CALayer()
        border.backgroundColor = color.CGColor

        switch side {
        case .Top:
            border.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: frame.size.width, height: width)
            borderTop?.removeFromSuperlayer()
            borderTop = border
            borderTopWidth = width
        case .Right:
            border.frame = CGRect(x: frame.size.width - width, y: 0, width: width, height: frame.size.height)
            borderRight?.removeFromSuperlayer()
            borderRight = border
            borderRightWidth = width
        case .Bottom:
            border.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: frame.size.height - width, width: frame.size.width, height: width)
            borderBottom?.removeFromSuperlayer()
            borderBottom = border
            borderBottomWidth = width
        case .Left:
            border.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: width, height: frame.size.height)
            borderLeft?.removeFromSuperlayer()
            borderLeft = border
            borderLeftWidth = width
        }

        layer.addSublayer(border)
    }

    override func layoutSubviews() {
        super.layoutSubviews()
        borderTop?.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: frame.size.width, height: borderTopWidth!)
        borderRight?.frame = CGRect(x: frame.size.width - borderRightWidth!, y: 0, width: borderRightWidth!, height: frame.size.height)
        borderBottom?.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: frame.size.height - borderBottomWidth!, width: frame.size.width, height: borderBottomWidth!)
        borderLeft?.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: borderLeftWidth!, height: frame.size.height)
    }

}

Nice solution! Thank you for sharing. – Thomás Pereira Aug 01 '18 at 01:55 — Thomás Pereira, Aug 01 '18 at 01:55

score 6 · Answer 10 · answered Oct 15 '18 at 10:31

If you use constraints (and so don't have the frame sizes) then you can add a border view with the required constraints

// MARK: - Add a border to one side of a view

public enum BorderSide {
    case top, bottom, left, right
}

extension UIView {
    public func addBorder(side: BorderSide, color: UIColor, width: CGFloat) {
        let border = UIView()
        border.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
        border.backgroundColor = color
        self.addSubview(border)

        let topConstraint = topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: border.topAnchor)
        let rightConstraint = trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: border.trailingAnchor)
        let bottomConstraint = bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: border.bottomAnchor)
        let leftConstraint = leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: border.leadingAnchor)
        let heightConstraint = border.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: width)
        let widthConstraint = border.widthAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: width)


        switch side {
        case .top:
            NSLayoutConstraint.activate([leftConstraint, topConstraint, rightConstraint, heightConstraint])
        case .right:
            NSLayoutConstraint.activate([topConstraint, rightConstraint, bottomConstraint, widthConstraint])
        case .bottom:
            NSLayoutConstraint.activate([rightConstraint, bottomConstraint, leftConstraint, heightConstraint])
        case .left:
            NSLayoutConstraint.activate([bottomConstraint, leftConstraint, topConstraint, widthConstraint])
        }
    }
}

Then set it something like the below

myButton.addBorder(side: .left, color: UIColor.lightGray, width: 1)

(inspired by this answer)

love the extension. Thanks a mil! – PhillipJacobs Jul 12 '20 at 12:20 — PhillipJacobs, Jul 12 '20 at 12:20

score 5 · Answer 11 · edited Feb 04 '17 at 10:58

Swift 3 version of Confile's answer:

import UIKit

extension UIView {
    func addTopBorderWithColor(color: UIColor, width: CGFloat) {
        let border = CALayer()
        border.backgroundColor = color.cgColor
        border.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: self.frame.size.width, height: width)
        self.layer.addSublayer(border)
    }

    func addRightBorderWithColor(color: UIColor, width: CGFloat) {
        let border = CALayer()
        border.backgroundColor = color.cgColor
        border.frame = CGRect(x: self.frame.size.width - width, y: 0, width: width, height: self.frame.size.height)
        self.layer.addSublayer(border)
    }

    func addBottomBorderWithColor(color: UIColor, width: CGFloat) {
        let border = CALayer()
        border.backgroundColor = color.cgColor
        border.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: self.frame.size.height - width, width: self.frame.size.width, height: width)
        self.layer.addSublayer(border)
    }

    func addLeftBorderWithColor(color: UIColor, width: CGFloat) {
        let border = CALayer()
        border.backgroundColor = color.cgColor
        border.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: width, height: self.frame.size.height)
        self.layer.addSublayer(border)
    }
}

Usage when using auto layout:

class CustomView: UIView {

    override func awakeFromNib() {
        super.awakeFromNib()
    }

    override func layoutSubviews() {
        addBottomBorderWithColor(color: UIColor.white, width: 1)
    }
}

On iPad and iPhone plus devices the line is not filling out the whole screen. Is there a fix for this @spogebob92 — Grumme, Jan 31 '17 at 10:23
Guess would be auto layout has completed so before you add the border, maybe call layoutIfNeeded() — spogebob92, Jan 31 '17 at 13:12

Datt Patel · Answer 12 · 2019-10-10T08:01:23.870

Swift

Create UIView extension

private var bottomLineColorAssociatedKey : UIColor = .black
private var topLineColorAssociatedKey : UIColor = .black
private var rightLineColorAssociatedKey : UIColor = .black
private var leftLineColorAssociatedKey : UIColor = .black
extension UIView {

@IBInspectable var bottomLineColor: UIColor {
    get {
        if let color = objc_getAssociatedObject(self, &bottomLineColorAssociatedKey) as? UIColor {
            return color
        } else {
            return .black
        }
    } set {
        objc_setAssociatedObject(self, &bottomLineColorAssociatedKey, newValue, .OBJC_ASSOCIATION_RETAIN)
    }
}
@IBInspectable var bottomLineWidth: CGFloat {
    get {
        return self.bottomLineWidth
    }
    set {
        DispatchQueue.main.async {
            self.addBottomBorderWithColor(color: self.bottomLineColor, width: newValue)
        }
    }
}
@IBInspectable var topLineColor: UIColor {
    get {
        if let color = objc_getAssociatedObject(self, &topLineColorAssociatedKey) as? UIColor {
            return color
        } else {
            return .black
        }
    } set {
        objc_setAssociatedObject(self, &topLineColorAssociatedKey, newValue, .OBJC_ASSOCIATION_RETAIN)
    }
}
@IBInspectable var topLineWidth: CGFloat {
    get {
        return self.topLineWidth
    }
    set {
        DispatchQueue.main.async {
            self.addTopBorderWithColor(color: self.topLineColor, width: newValue)
        }
    }
}
@IBInspectable var rightLineColor: UIColor {
    get {
        if let color = objc_getAssociatedObject(self, &rightLineColorAssociatedKey) as? UIColor {
            return color
        } else {
            return .black
        }
    } set {
        objc_setAssociatedObject(self, &rightLineColorAssociatedKey, newValue, .OBJC_ASSOCIATION_RETAIN)
    }
}
@IBInspectable var rightLineWidth: CGFloat {
    get {
        return self.rightLineWidth
    }
    set {
        DispatchQueue.main.async {
            self.addRightBorderWithColor(color: self.rightLineColor, width: newValue)
        }
    }
}
@IBInspectable var leftLineColor: UIColor {
    get {
        if let color = objc_getAssociatedObject(self, &leftLineColorAssociatedKey) as? UIColor {
            return color
        } else {
            return .black
        }
    } set {
        objc_setAssociatedObject(self, &leftLineColorAssociatedKey, newValue, .OBJC_ASSOCIATION_RETAIN)
    }
}
@IBInspectable var leftLineWidth: CGFloat {
    get {
        return self.leftLineWidth
    }
    set {
        DispatchQueue.main.async {
            self.addLeftBorderWithColor(color: self.leftLineColor, width: newValue)
        }
    }
}
func addTopBorderWithColor(color: UIColor, width: CGFloat) {
    let border = CALayer()
    border.name = "topBorderLayer"
    removePreviouslyAddedLayer(name: border.name ?? "")
    border.backgroundColor = color.cgColor
    border.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y : 0,width: self.frame.size.width, height: width)
    self.layer.addSublayer(border)
    self.addObserver(self, forKeyPath: #keyPath(UIView.bounds), options: .new, context: UnsafeMutableRawPointer(bitPattern: 1111) )
}

func addRightBorderWithColor(color: UIColor, width: CGFloat) {
    let border = CALayer()
    border.name = "rightBorderLayer"
    removePreviouslyAddedLayer(name: border.name ?? "")
    border.backgroundColor = color.cgColor
    border.frame = CGRect(x: self.frame.size.width - width, y: 0, width : width, height :self.frame.size.height)
    self.layer.addSublayer(border)
     self.addObserver(self, forKeyPath: #keyPath(UIView.bounds), options: .new, context: UnsafeMutableRawPointer(bitPattern: 2222) )
}

func addBottomBorderWithColor(color: UIColor, width: CGFloat) {
    let border = CALayer()
    border.name = "bottomBorderLayer"
    removePreviouslyAddedLayer(name: border.name ?? "")
    border.backgroundColor = color.cgColor
    border.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: self.frame.size.height - width,width : self.frame.size.width,height: width)
    self.layer.addSublayer(border)
    self.addObserver(self, forKeyPath: #keyPath(UIView.bounds), options: .new, context: UnsafeMutableRawPointer(bitPattern: 3333) )
}
func addLeftBorderWithColor(color: UIColor, width: CGFloat) {
    let border = CALayer()
    border.name = "leftBorderLayer"
    removePreviouslyAddedLayer(name: border.name ?? "")
    border.backgroundColor = color.cgColor
    border.frame = CGRect(x:0, y:0,width : width, height : self.frame.size.height)
    self.layer.addSublayer(border)
    self.addObserver(self, forKeyPath: #keyPath(UIView.bounds), options: .new, context: UnsafeMutableRawPointer(bitPattern: 4444) )
}
override open func observeValue(forKeyPath keyPath: String?, of object: Any?, change: [NSKeyValueChangeKey : Any]?, context: UnsafeMutableRawPointer?) {

    if let objectView = object as? UIView,
        objectView === self,
        keyPath == #keyPath(UIView.bounds) {
        switch context {
        case UnsafeMutableRawPointer(bitPattern: 1111):
            for border in self.layer.sublayers ?? [] {
                if border.name == "topBorderLayer" {
                    border.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y : 0,width: self.frame.size.width, height: border.frame.height)
                }
            }
        case UnsafeMutableRawPointer(bitPattern: 2222):
            for border in self.layer.sublayers ?? [] {
                if border.name == "rightBorderLayer" {
                     border.frame = CGRect(x: self.frame.size.width - border.frame.width, y: 0, width : border.frame.width, height :self.frame.size.height)
                }
            }
        case UnsafeMutableRawPointer(bitPattern: 3333):
            for border in self.layer.sublayers ?? [] {
                if border.name == "bottomBorderLayer" {
                    border.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: self.frame.size.height - border.frame.height,width : self.frame.size.width,height: border.frame.height)
                }
            }
        case UnsafeMutableRawPointer(bitPattern: 4444):
            for border in self.layer.sublayers ?? [] {
                if border.name == "leftBorderLayer" {
                   border.frame = CGRect(x:0, y:0,width : border.frame.width, height : self.frame.size.height)
                }
            }
        default:
            break
        }
    }
}
func removePreviouslyAddedLayer(name : String) {
    if self.layer.sublayers?.count ?? 0 > 0 {
        self.layer.sublayers?.forEach {
            if $0.name == name {
                $0.removeFromSuperlayer()
            }
        }
    }
   }
}

Objective C

Create category class of UIView

UIView+Border.h

#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
@interface UIView (Border) 

@property (nonatomic) IBInspectable UIColor *topLineColor;
@property (nonatomic) IBInspectable CGFloat topLineWidth;
@property (nonatomic) IBInspectable UIColor *bottomLineColor;
@property (nonatomic) IBInspectable CGFloat bottomLineWidth;
@property (nonatomic) IBInspectable UIColor *rightLineColor;
@property (nonatomic) IBInspectable CGFloat rightLineWidth;
@property (nonatomic) IBInspectable UIColor *leftLineColor;
@property (nonatomic) IBInspectable CGFloat leftLineWidth;

- (void)addBottomBorderWithColor: (UIColor *) color andWidth:(CGFloat) borderWidth;

- (void)addLeftBorderWithColor: (UIColor *) color andWidth:(CGFloat) borderWidth;

- (void)addRightBorderWithColor: (UIColor *) color andWidth:(CGFloat) borderWidth;

- (void)addTopBorderWithColor: (UIColor *) color andWidth:(CGFloat) borderWidth;

@end

UIView+Border.m

static void *topBorderContext = &topBorderContext;
static void *bottomBorderContext = &bottomBorderContext;
static void *leftBorderContext = &leftBorderContext;
static void *rightBorderContext = &rightBorderContext;
static char bottomLineColorKey,topLineColorKey,rightLineColorKey,leftLineColorKey;
@implementation UIView(Utility)
@dynamic borderColor,borderWidth,cornerRadius,bottomLineWidth,topLineWidth,rightLineWidth,leftLineWidth;

-(void)setBorderColor:(UIColor *)borderColor{
    [self.layer setBorderColor:borderColor.CGColor];
}

-(void)setBorderWidth:(CGFloat)borderWidth{
    [self.layer setBorderWidth:borderWidth];
}

-(void)setCornerRadius:(CGFloat)cornerRadius{
    [self.layer setCornerRadius:cornerRadius];
}
// for Bottom Line
- (UIColor *)bottomLineColor {
    return objc_getAssociatedObject(self, &bottomLineColorKey);
}
- (void)setBottomLineColor:(UIColor *)bottomLineColor {
    objc_setAssociatedObject(self, &bottomLineColorKey,
                             bottomLineColor, OBJC_ASSOCIATION_RETAIN_NONATOMIC);
}
-(void)setBottomLineWidth:(CGFloat)bottomLineWidth {
    [self addBottomBorderWithColor:[self bottomLineColor] andWidth:bottomLineWidth];
}
// for top Line
- (UIColor *)topLineColor {
    return objc_getAssociatedObject(self, &topLineColorKey);
}
- (void)setTopLineColor:(UIColor *)topLineColor {
    objc_setAssociatedObject(self, &topLineColorKey,
                             topLineColor, OBJC_ASSOCIATION_RETAIN_NONATOMIC);
}
- (void)setTopLineWidth:(CGFloat)topLineWidth{
    [self addTopBorderWithColor:[self topLineColor] andWidth:topLineWidth];
}
// for right Line
- (UIColor *)rightLineColor {
    return objc_getAssociatedObject(self, &rightLineColorKey);
}
-(void)setRightLineColor:(UIColor *)rightLineColor {
    objc_setAssociatedObject(self, &rightLineColorKey,
                             rightLineColor, OBJC_ASSOCIATION_RETAIN_NONATOMIC);
}
-(void)setRightLineWidth:(CGFloat)rightLineWidth{
    [self addRightBorderWithColor:[self rightLineColor] andWidth:rightLineWidth];
}
// for left Line
-(UIColor *)leftLineColor {
    return objc_getAssociatedObject(self, &leftLineColorKey);
}
-(void)setLeftLineColor:(UIColor *)leftLineColor{
    objc_setAssociatedObject(self, &leftLineColorKey,
                             leftLineColor, OBJC_ASSOCIATION_RETAIN_NONATOMIC);
}
-(void)setLeftLineWidth:(CGFloat)leftLineWidth{
    [self addLeftBorderWithColor:[self leftLineColor] andWidth:leftLineWidth];
}

- (void)addTopBorderWithColor:(UIColor *)color andWidth:(CGFloat) borderWidth {
    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
        CALayer *border = [CALayer layer];
        border.name = @"topBorderLayer";
        [self removePreviouslyAddedLayer:border.name];
        border.backgroundColor = color.CGColor;
        border.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, self.frame.size.width, borderWidth);
        [self.layer addSublayer:border];
        [self addObserver:self forKeyPath: @"bounds" options:NSKeyValueObservingOptionNew context:topBorderContext];
    });
}

- (void)addBottomBorderWithColor:(UIColor *)color andWidth:(CGFloat) borderWidth {
    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
        CALayer *border = [CALayer layer];
        border.name = @"bottomBorderLayer";
        [self removePreviouslyAddedLayer:border.name];
        border.backgroundColor = color.CGColor;
        border.frame = CGRectMake(0, self.frame.size.height - borderWidth, self.frame.size.width, borderWidth);
        [self.layer addSublayer:border];
        [self addObserver:self forKeyPath: @"bounds" options:NSKeyValueObservingOptionNew context:bottomBorderContext];
    });
}

- (void)addLeftBorderWithColor:(UIColor *)color andWidth:(CGFloat) borderWidth {
    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
        CALayer *border = [CALayer layer];
        border.name = @"leftBorderLayer";
        [self removePreviouslyAddedLayer:border.name];
        border.backgroundColor = color.CGColor;
        border.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, borderWidth, self.frame.size.height);
        [self.layer addSublayer:border];
        [self addObserver:self forKeyPath: @"bounds" options:NSKeyValueObservingOptionNew context:leftBorderContext];
    });
}

- (void)addRightBorderWithColor:(UIColor *)color andWidth:(CGFloat) borderWidth {
    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
        CALayer *border = [CALayer layer];
        border.name = @"rightBorderLayer";
        [self removePreviouslyAddedLayer:border.name];
        border.backgroundColor = color.CGColor;
        border.frame = CGRectMake(self.frame.size.width - borderWidth, 0, borderWidth, self.frame.size.height);
        [self.layer addSublayer:border];
        [self addObserver:self forKeyPath: @"bounds" options:NSKeyValueObservingOptionNew context:rightBorderContext];
    });
}
- (void)observeValueForKeyPath:(NSString *)keyPath ofObject:(id)object change:(NSDictionary *)change context:(void *)context
{
    if (context == topBorderContext) {
        for (CALayer *border in self.layer.sublayers) {
            if ([border.name isEqualToString:@"topBorderLayer"]) {
                [border setFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, self.frame.size.width, border.frame.size.height)];
            }
        }
    } else if (context == bottomBorderContext) {
        for (CALayer *border in self.layer.sublayers) {
            if ([border.name isEqualToString:@"bottomBorderLayer"]) {
                [border setFrame:CGRectMake(0, self.frame.size.height - border.frame.size.height, self.frame.size.width, border.frame.size.height)];
            }
        }
    } else if (context == leftBorderContext) {
        for (CALayer *border in self.layer.sublayers) {
            if ([border.name isEqualToString:@"leftBorderLayer"]) {
                [border setFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, border.frame.size.width, self.frame.size.height)];
            }
        }
    } else if (context == rightBorderContext) {
        for (CALayer *border in self.layer.sublayers) {
            if ([border.name isEqualToString:@"rightBorderLayer"]) {
                [border setFrame:CGRectMake(self.frame.size.width - border.frame.size.width, 0, border.frame.size.width, self.frame.size.height)];
            }
        }
    } else {
        [super observeValueForKeyPath:keyPath ofObject:object change:change context:context];
    }
}
- (void)removePreviouslyAddedLayer:(NSString *)name {
    if (self.layer.sublayers.count > 0) {
        for (CALayer *layer in self.layer.sublayers) {
            if ([layer.name isEqualToString:name]) {
                [layer removeFromSuperlayer];
            }
        }
    }
}

@end

Usage :- Select any control from storyboard, then show attribute inspector (Right side) You will see below image Example.(Note : Border only appear at run time.)

Now You can set any side of border colour and width.

It's working.. Thanks.. But if embed in UINavigationBar, it's calculating coordinates wrong.. — delavega66, Oct 23 '18 at 13:10

Hamed · Answer 13 · 2020-06-24T14:26:55.750

Swift 4

Based on https://stackoverflow.com/a/32513578/5391914

import UIKit
enum ViewBorder: String {
    case Left = "borderLeft"
    case Right = "borderRight"
    case Top = "borderTop"
    case Bottom = "borderBottom"
}

extension UIView {
    
    func addBorder(vBorders: [ViewBorder], color: UIColor, width: CGFloat) {
        vBorders.forEach { vBorder in
            let border = CALayer()
            border.backgroundColor = color.cgColor
            border.name = vBorder.rawValue
            switch vBorder {
            case .Left:
                border.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: width, height: self.frame.size.height)
            case .Right:
                border.frame = CGRect(x:self.frame.size.width - width, y: 0, width: width, height: self.frame.size.height)
            case .Top:
                border.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: self.frame.size.width, height: width)
            case .Bottom:
                border.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: self.frame.size.height - width , width: self.frame.size.width, height: width)
            }
            self.layer.addSublayer(border)
        }
    }
}

score 3 · Answer 14 · edited Aug 22 '18 at 20:45

Swift 4

Based on: https://stackoverflow.com/a/32821607/9980800

UIView+Border

extension UIView {

  enum ViewBorder: String {
      case left, right, top, bottom
  }

  func add(Border border: ViewBorder, withColor color: UIColor = UIColor.lightGray, andWidth width: CGFloat = 1.0) {

    let borderView = UIView()
    borderView.backgroundColor = color
    borderView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
    self.addSubview(borderView)
    NSLayoutConstraint.activate(getConstrainsFor(forView: borderView, WithBorderType: border, andWidth: width))
  }

  private func getConstrainsFor(forView borderView: UIView, WithBorderType border: ViewBorder, andWidth width: CGFloat) -> [NSLayoutConstraint] {

    let height = borderView.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: width)
    let widthAnchor = borderView.widthAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: width)
    let leading = borderView.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.leadingAnchor)
    let trailing = borderView.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.trailingAnchor)
    let top = borderView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.topAnchor)
    let bottom = borderView.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.bottomAnchor)

    switch border {

    case .bottom:
        return [bottom, leading, trailing, height]

    case .top:
        return [top, leading, trailing, height]

    case .left:
        return [top, bottom, leading, widthAnchor]

    case .right:
        return [top, bottom, trailing, widthAnchor]
    }
}

}

Usage:-

class ViewController: UIViewController {

@IBOutlet weak var sampleView: UIView!
override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()
    // Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
    sampleView.add(Border: .bottom)
}

override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
    super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
    // Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
}

score 3 · Answer 15 · edited Nov 17 '20 at 09:58

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extension UIView { 

 func addBottomLine(color: UIColor, height: CGFloat) { 

   let bottomView = UIView(frame: CGRect(x: 0, y: self.frame.height - 1, width: self.frame.width, height: height))
    bottomView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
    bottomView.autoresizingMask = .flexibleWidth
    bottomView.backgroundColor = color
    self.addSubview(bottomView)
 }

}

edited Nov 17 '20 at 09:58

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While this code may answer the question, it would be better to include some context, explaining how it works and when to use it. Code-only answers are not useful in the long run. – Mustafa Apr 21 '20 at 15:09
Im happy to hear from you , I will answer your question -> 1- first create file called what you want then create extension from UIView after that add a method which takes to thing first is CGFloat second is UIColor add the code above in that method and change 1 in the first line with the height: CGFloat params and set bottomView.backgroundColor = {THE_COLOR_PARAMS} – Ahmed Samir Apr 21 '20 at 19:41

score 2 · Answer 16 · edited Dec 18 '13 at 10:58

I wrote a general method that will add a border on whichever sides you wish in any UIView. You can define thickness, color, margins and zOrder for each side.

/*
 view: the view to draw border around
 thickness: thickness of the border on the given side
 color: color of the border on the given side
 margin: space between the border's outer edge and the view's frame edge on the given side.
 zOrder: defines the order to add the borders to the view.  The borders will be added by zOrder from lowest to highest, thus making the highest priority border visible when two borders overlap at the corners.
*/

    +(void) drawBorderAroundUIView:(UIView *) view thicknessLeft:(CGFloat) thicknessLeft colorLeft:(UIColor *)colorLeft marginLeft:(CGFloat) marginLeft zOrderLeft:(int) zOrderLeft thicknessRight:(CGFloat) thicknessRight colorRight:(UIColor *)colorRight marginRight:(CGFloat) marginRight zOrderRight:(int) zOrderRight thicknessTop:(CGFloat) thicknessTop colorTop:(UIColor *)colorTop marginTop:(CGFloat) marginTop zOrderTop:(int) zOrderTop thicknessBottom:(CGFloat) thicknessBottom colorBottom:(UIColor *)colorBottom marginBottom:(CGFloat) marginBottom zOrderBottom:(int) zOrderBottom{
    //make margins be the outside edge and make positive margin represent a smaller rectangle
    marginBottom = -1 * marginBottom - thicknessBottom;
    marginTop = -1 * marginTop - thicknessTop;
    marginLeft = -1 * marginLeft - thicknessLeft;
    marginRight = -1 * marginRight - thicknessRight;

    //get reference points for corners
    CGPoint upperLeftCorner = CGPointZero;
    CGPoint lowerLeftCorner = CGPointMake(upperLeftCorner.x, upperLeftCorner.y + view.frame.size.height);
    CGPoint upperRightCorner = CGPointMake(upperLeftCorner.x + view.frame.size.width, upperLeftCorner.y);

    //left
    CALayer *leftBorder = [CALayer layer];
    leftBorder.frame = CGRectMake(upperLeftCorner.x - thicknessLeft - marginLeft, upperLeftCorner.y - thicknessTop - marginTop, thicknessLeft, view.frame.size.height + marginTop + marginBottom + thicknessBottom + thicknessTop);
    leftBorder.backgroundColor = colorLeft.CGColor;

    //right
    CALayer *rightBorder = [CALayer layer];
    rightBorder.frame = CGRectMake(upperRightCorner.x + marginRight, upperRightCorner.y - thicknessTop - marginTop, thicknessRight, view.frame.size.height + marginTop + marginBottom + thicknessBottom + thicknessTop);
    rightBorder.backgroundColor = colorRight.CGColor;

    //top
    CALayer *topBorder = [CALayer layer];
    topBorder.frame = CGRectMake(upperLeftCorner.x - thicknessLeft - marginLeft, upperLeftCorner.y - thicknessTop - marginTop, view.frame.size.width + marginLeft + marginRight + thicknessLeft + thicknessRight, thicknessTop);
    topBorder.backgroundColor = colorTop.CGColor;

    //bottom
    CALayer *bottomBorder = [CALayer layer];
    bottomBorder.frame = CGRectMake(upperLeftCorner.x - thicknessLeft - marginLeft, lowerLeftCorner.y + marginBottom, view.frame.size.width + marginLeft + marginRight + thicknessLeft + thicknessRight, thicknessBottom);
    bottomBorder.backgroundColor = colorBottom.CGColor;

    //define dictionary keys to be used for adding borders in order of zOrder
    NSString *borderDK = @"border";
    NSString *zOrderDK = @"zOrder";

    //storing borders in dictionaries in preparation to add them in order of zOrder
    NSDictionary *leftBorderDictionary = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:leftBorder, borderDK, [NSNumber numberWithInt:zOrderLeft], zOrderDK, nil];
    NSDictionary *rightBorderDictionary = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:rightBorder, borderDK, [NSNumber numberWithInt:zOrderRight], zOrderDK, nil];
    NSDictionary *topBorderDictionary = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:topBorder, borderDK, [NSNumber numberWithInt:zOrderTop], zOrderDK, nil];
    NSDictionary *bottomBorderDictionary = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:bottomBorder, borderDK, [NSNumber numberWithInt:zOrderBottom], zOrderDK, nil];

    NSMutableArray *borders = [NSMutableArray arrayWithObjects:leftBorderDictionary, rightBorderDictionary, topBorderDictionary, bottomBorderDictionary, nil];

    //add borders in order of zOrder (lowest -> highest).  Thus the highest zOrder will be added last so it will be on top.
    while (borders.count)
    {
        //look for the next lowest zOrder border to add
        NSDictionary *nextBorderToLayDown = [borders objectAtIndex:0];
        for (int indexOfBorder = 0; indexOfBorder < borders.count; indexOfBorder++)
        {
            NSDictionary *borderAtIndex = [borders objectAtIndex:indexOfBorder];
            if ([[borderAtIndex objectForKey:zOrderDK] intValue] < [[nextBorderToLayDown objectForKey:zOrderDK] intValue])
            {
                nextBorderToLayDown = borderAtIndex;
            }
        }
        //add the border to the view
        [view.layer addSublayer:[nextBorderToLayDown objectForKey:borderDK]];
        [borders removeObject:nextBorderToLayDown];
    }
}

Ge Liu · Answer 17 · 2015-07-28T05:07:15.507

You don't have to add a layer for each border, just use a bezier path to draw them once.

CGRect rect = self.bounds;

CGPoint destPoint[4] = {CGPointZero,
    (CGPoint){0, rect.size.height},
    (CGPoint){rect.size.width, rect.size.height},
    (CGPoint){rect.size.width, 0}};

BOOL position[4] = {_top, _left, _bottom, _right};

UIBezierPath *path = [UIBezierPath new];
[path moveToPoint:destPoint[3]];

for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
    if (position[i]) {
        [path addLineToPoint:destPoint[i]];
    } else {
        [path moveToPoint:destPoint[i]];
    }
}

CAShapeLayer *borderLayer = [CAShapeLayer new];
borderLayer.frame = self.bounds;
borderLayer.path  = path.CGPath;
borderLayer.lineWidth   = _borderWidth ?: 1 / [UIScreen mainScreen].scale;
borderLayer.strokeColor = _borderColor.CGColor;
borderLayer.fillColor   = [UIColor clearColor].CGColor;

[self.layer addSublayer:borderLayer];

score 2 · Answer 18 · answered Sep 04 '17 at 10:13

Swift 4/3

You can use this solution beneath. It works on UIBezierPaths which are lighter than layers, causing quick startup times. It is easy to use, see instructions beneath.

class ResizeBorderView: UIView {
    var color = UIColor.white
    var lineWidth: CGFloat = 1
    var edges = [UIRectEdge](){
        didSet {
            setNeedsDisplay()
        }
    }
    override func draw(_ rect: CGRect) {
        if edges.contains(.top) || edges.contains(.all){
            let path = UIBezierPath()
            path.lineWidth = lineWidth
            color.setStroke()
            UIColor.blue.setFill()
            path.move(to: CGPoint(x: 0, y: 0 + lineWidth / 2))
            path.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: self.bounds.width, y: 0 + lineWidth / 2))
            path.stroke()
        }
        if edges.contains(.bottom) || edges.contains(.all){
            let path = UIBezierPath()
            path.lineWidth = lineWidth
            color.setStroke()
            UIColor.blue.setFill()
            path.move(to: CGPoint(x: 0, y: self.bounds.height - lineWidth / 2))
            path.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: self.bounds.width, y: self.bounds.height - lineWidth / 2))
            path.stroke()
        }
        if edges.contains(.left) || edges.contains(.all){
            let path = UIBezierPath()
            path.lineWidth = lineWidth
            color.setStroke()
            UIColor.blue.setFill()
            path.move(to: CGPoint(x: 0 + lineWidth / 2, y: 0))
            path.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: 0 + lineWidth / 2, y: self.bounds.height))
            path.stroke()
        }
        if edges.contains(.right) || edges.contains(.all){
            let path = UIBezierPath()
            path.lineWidth = lineWidth
            color.setStroke()
            UIColor.blue.setFill()
            path.move(to: CGPoint(x: self.bounds.width - lineWidth / 2, y: 0))
            path.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: self.bounds.width - lineWidth / 2, y: self.bounds.height))
            path.stroke()
        }
    }
}

Set your UIView's class to ResizeBorderView
Set the color and line width by using yourview.color and yourview.lineWidth in your viewDidAppear method
Set the edges, example: yourview.edges = [.right, .left] ([.all]) for all
Enjoy quick start and resizing borders

score 1 · Answer 19 · answered Mar 02 '16 at 11:50

The most complete answer. https://github.com/oney/UIView-Border

let rectangle = UIView(frame: CGRect(x: 100, y: 100, width: 100, height: 60))
rectangle.backgroundColor = UIColor.grayColor()
view.addSubview(rectangle)
rectangle.borderTop = Border(size: 3, color: UIColor.orangeColor(), offset: UIEdgeInsets(top: 0, left: -10, bottom: 0, right: -5))
rectangle.borderBottom = Border(size: 6, color: UIColor.redColor(), offset: UIEdgeInsets(top: 0, left: 10, bottom: 10, right: 0))
rectangle.borderLeft = Border(size: 2, color: UIColor.blueColor(), offset: UIEdgeInsets(top: 10, left: -10, bottom: 0, right: 0))
rectangle.borderRight = Border(size: 2, color: UIColor.greenColor(), offset: UIEdgeInsets(top: 10, left: 10, bottom: 0, right: 0))

score 1 · Answer 20 · answered Jul 10 '18 at 15:45

Swift 4 extension with border width and color. Works great!

@IBDesignable
final class SideBorders: UIView {
@IBInspectable var topColor: UIColor = UIColor.clear
@IBInspectable var topWidth: CGFloat = 0

@IBInspectable var rightColor: UIColor = UIColor.clear
@IBInspectable var rightWidth: CGFloat = 0

@IBInspectable var bottomColor: UIColor = UIColor.clear
@IBInspectable var bottomWidth: CGFloat = 0

@IBInspectable var leftColor: UIColor = UIColor.clear
@IBInspectable var leftWidth: CGFloat = 0

override func draw(_ rect: CGRect) {
    let topBorder = CALayer()
    topBorder.backgroundColor = topColor.cgColor
    topBorder.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: self.frame.size.width, height: topWidth)
    self.layer.addSublayer(topBorder)

    let rightBorder = CALayer()
    rightBorder.backgroundColor = rightColor.cgColor
    rightBorder.frame = CGRect(x: self.frame.size.width - rightWidth, y: 0, width: rightWidth, height: self.frame.size.height)
    self.layer.addSublayer(rightBorder)

    let bottomBorder = CALayer()
    bottomBorder.backgroundColor = bottomColor.cgColor
    bottomBorder.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: self.frame.size.height - bottomWidth, width: self.frame.size.width, height: bottomWidth)
    self.layer.addSublayer(bottomBorder)

    let leftBorder = CALayer()
    leftBorder.backgroundColor = leftColor.cgColor
    leftBorder.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: self.frame.size.height - leftWidth, width: self.frame.size.width, height: leftWidth)
    self.layer.addSublayer(leftBorder)
}

}

score 1 · Answer 21 · answered Oct 18 '19 at 08:34

Swift 5.1. Use with two extension, method return CALayer, so you would reuse it to update frames.

enum Border: Int {
    case top = 0
    case bottom
    case right
    case left
}

extension UIView {
    func addBorder(for side: Border, withColor color: UIColor, borderWidth: CGFloat) -> CALayer {
       let borderLayer = CALayer()
       borderLayer.backgroundColor = color.cgColor

       let xOrigin: CGFloat = (side == .right ? frame.width - borderWidth : 0)
       let yOrigin: CGFloat = (side == .bottom ? frame.height - borderWidth : 0)

       let width: CGFloat = (side == .right || side == .left) ? borderWidth : frame.width
       let height: CGFloat = (side == .top || side == .bottom) ? borderWidth : frame.height

       borderLayer.frame = CGRect(x: xOrigin, y: yOrigin, width: width, height: height)
       layer.addSublayer(borderLayer)
       return borderLayer
    }
}

extension CALayer {
    func updateBorderLayer(for side: Border, withViewFrame viewFrame: CGRect) {
        let xOrigin: CGFloat = (side == .right ? viewFrame.width - frame.width : 0)
        let yOrigin: CGFloat = (side == .bottom ? viewFrame.height - frame.height : 0)

        let width: CGFloat = (side == .right || side == .left) ? frame.width : viewFrame.width
        let height: CGFloat = (side == .top || side == .bottom) ? frame.height : viewFrame.height

        frame = CGRect(x: xOrigin, y: yOrigin, width: width, height: height)
    }
}

you need to store a CALayer that is returned, from addBorder method. Then when you need to update (for example in viewDidLayoutSubviews) you call this method. Otherwise use constraints — Ivan Tkachenko, Feb 17 '20 at 20:34

score 0 · Answer 22 · answered Sep 29 '21 at 16:06

    extension UIView{

enum side:String {
    case top
    case bottom
    case left
    case right
}
func addBorder(side:side,color:UIColor,width:CGFloat) {
    let border = CALayer()
    border.backgroundColor = color.cgColor
    switch side {
    case .top:
        border.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: self.frame.size.width, height: width)
    case .bottom:
        border.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: self.frame.size.height - width, width: self.frame.size.width, height: width)
    case .left:
        border.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: width, height: self.frame.size.height)
    case .right:
        border.frame = CGRect(x: self.frame.size.width - width, y: 0, width: width, height: self.frame.size.height)
    }
    self.layer.addSublayer(border)
}

}

UIView bottom border?

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