Ответ 1
Установите маску слоя вида круга на заполненный круг:
CircleControlView *circleView = yourCircleView();
CAShapeLayer *mask = [CAShapeLayer layer];
mask.path = [UIBezierPath bezierPathWithOvalInRect:circleView.bounds].CGPath;
circleView.layer.mask = mask;
UPDATE
Пример быстрой игры:
import UIKit
import XCPlayground
import QuartzCore
UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(CGSize(width: 100, height: 100))
let viewPath = UIBezierPath(ovalInRect:CGRect(x:1,y:1,width:98,height:98))
viewPath.lineWidth = 2
viewPath.stroke()
let image = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
let view = UIView(frame:CGRect(x:0,y:0,width:100,height:100))
XCPShowView("view", view)
let label = UILabel(frame:view.bounds)
label.text = "This is the text in the background behind the circle."
label.numberOfLines = 0
view.addSubview(label)
let effectView = UIVisualEffectView(effect:UIBlurEffect(style:.ExtraLight))
effectView.frame = view.bounds
view.addSubview(effectView)
let circleView = UIImageView(image:image)
effectView.addSubview(circleView)
let maskPath = UIBezierPath(ovalInRect:circleView.bounds)
let mask = CAShapeLayer()
mask.path = maskPath.CGPath
effectView.layer.mask = mask
Результат: