CGPath on CALayer

Question

I want to draw CGPath on CALayer, but when I render CGPath in CALayer it always draw in the main UIView. Tell me how can I draw CGPath on CALayer.

When I try to draw path on CALayer it gives me something like this:

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Answer 1

Use a CAShapeLayer and its 'path' property to draw a CGPath to a CALayer.

https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/GraphicsImaging/Reference/CAShapeLayer_class/Reference/Reference.html#//apple_ref/occ/instp/CAShapeLayer/path