ios - CALayer draw outside of rect -

i'm using code add layer custom uiview , works charm:

 cgrect newrect = cgrectmake(0, 0, self.bounds.size.width, self.bounds.size.height);     calayer* heartbackground = [calayer layer];     heartbackground.contents = (__bridge id)([uiimage imagenamed:@"5heartsgray"].cgimage);     heartbackground.frame = newrect;     [self.layer addsublayer:heartbackground]; 

but when tried use in draw method using quartz using new rect(like this)

        cgcontextsavegstate(context);     cgrect ratingrect = cgrectmake(250, 100, 150, 20);      calayer* heartbackground = [calayer layer];     heartbackground.contents = (__bridge id)([uiimage imagenamed:@"5heartsgray"].cgimage);     heartbackground.frame = ratingrect;     [heartbackground renderincontext:context];     cgcontextrestoregstate(context); 

it renders in beginning of frame , not inside of ratingrect.

if call [heartbackground setneedsdisplay] disappear. same thing heartbackground.maskstobounds = yes

what i'm doing wrong. need switch cglayer because i'm using coregraphics?

this output when working coregraphics (as see hearts starts @ coordinates x=0, y=0 , starts @ x=250, y=100):

it doesn't make sense create , draw calayer inside draw function of uiview. calayer independently drawable unit , draws on parentlayer's context default. means if want use separate calayers try adding many sublayers self.layer (inside uiview) want, set frames , they'll drawn when container view shows up. regarding problem, here's can try.

option 1: take code

cgrect ratingrect = cgrectmake(250, 100, 150, 20); calayer* heartbackground = [calayer layer]; heartbackground.contents = (__bridge id)([uiimage imagenamed:@"5heartsgray"].cgimage); heartbackground.frame = ratingrect; [self.layer addsublayer:heartbackground]; 

out of drawrect: method , write in initwithframe: , in drawrect [heartbackground renderincontext:uigraphicsgetcurrentcontext];

option 2: draw hearts without calayer.

cgrect ratingrect = cgrectmake(250, 100, 150, 20); [[uiimage imagenamed:@"5heartsgray"] drawinrect:ratingrect];