Can you draw text shadows/outlines using Core Graphics?

I have a 开发者_开发问答class that draws a rounded rectangle, puts a border around it, and a piece of text in the middle.

I would like to add a shadow/outline to the text, so that the text looks inset like the title on a UINavigationBar.

Is this possible with CoreGraphics?

Inset text is created by adding a white shadow without a blur below the text (assuming light coming from the top.)

In CoreGraphics, set the shadow before drawing text

CGContextSetShadowWithColor(ctx, 
                            CGSizeMake(0, -1), 
                            0,  
                            [UIColor whiteColor].CGColor);

@Andrew you can set the shadow offset property of the button title label by calling setTitleShadowOffset: method on the button.

Edit:

I hope these links might help

http://www.raywenderlich.com/2079/core-graphics-101-shadows-and-gloss http://www.wideasleep.com/blog/?p=199