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A UILabel subclass that adds padding around the text and handles layout properly.
import UIKit
class NRLabel : UILabel {
var textInsets: UIEdgeInsets = UIEdgeInsetsZero {
didSet { invalidateIntrinsicContentSize() }
}
override func textRectForBounds(bounds: CGRect, limitedToNumberOfLines numberOfLines: Int) -> CGRect {
var rect = textInsets.apply(bounds)
rect = super.textRectForBounds(rect, limitedToNumberOfLines: numberOfLines)
return textInsets.inverse.apply(rect)
}
override func drawTextInRect(rect: CGRect) {
super.drawTextInRect(textInsets.apply(rect))
}
}
extension UIEdgeInsets {
var inverse: UIEdgeInsets {
return UIEdgeInsets(top: -top, left: -left, bottom: -bottom, right: -right)
}
func apply(rect: CGRect) -> CGRect {
return UIEdgeInsetsInsetRect(rect, self)
}
}
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