Labels are used for displaying static content, which consists of a single line or multiple lines.
-(void)addLabel { UILabel *aLabel = [[UILabel alloc]initWithFrame: CGRectMake(20, 200, 280, 80)]; aLabel.numberOfLines = 0; aLabel.textColor = [UIColor blueColor]; aLabel.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor]; aLabel.textAlignment = UITextAlignmentCenter; aLabel.text = @"This is a sample text\n of multiple lines. here number of lines is not limited."; [self.view addSubview:aLabel]; }
Update viewDidLoad in ViewController.m as follows −
- (void)viewDidLoad { [super viewDidLoad]; //The custom method to create our label is called [self addLabel]; // Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib. }
When we run the application we'll get the following output −