One Quickie

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Make a UIView round-cornered with a border (UIView->General)

    self.groovyView.layer.cornerRadius = 5;
    self.groovyView.layer.borderColor = [[UIColor purpleColor] CGColor];
    self.groovyView.layer.borderWidth = 1;
    self.groovyView.layer.masksToBounds = YES;