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clip(to:)

Sets the clipping mask for the drawing context to the specified rectangle.

Declaration

func clip(to rect: CGRect)

Parameters

  • rect:

    The rectangle to which the drawing context is clipped, specified in the Core Graphics coordinate space with values in points.

Discussion

To restrict the active drawing area to the specified rectangle, call this method before executing drawing commands.

To use a more complex shape as a clipping mask, use the clip(to:mask:) method on the underlying Core Graphics context, accessed through the cgContext property.