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IPInsetLabel: a simple UILabel subclass that adds padding insets and auto-height-resizing
//
// IPInsetLabel.h
// Instapaper
//
// Created by Marco Arment on 7/23/11.
// Copyright 2011 Instapaper LLC, released to the public domain.
//
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
@interface IPInsetLabel : UILabel
@property (nonatomic, assign) UIEdgeInsets insets;
- (void)resizeHeightToFitText;
@end
//
// IPInsetLabel.m
// Instapaper
//
// Created by Marco Arment on 7/23/11.
// Copyright 2011 Instapaper LLC, released to the public domain.
//
#import "IPInsetLabel.h"
@implementation IPInsetLabel
@synthesize insets;
- (void)drawTextInRect:(CGRect)rect
{
return [super drawTextInRect:UIEdgeInsetsInsetRect(rect, self.insets)];
}
- (void)resizeHeightToFitText
{
CGRect frame = [self bounds];
CGFloat textWidth = frame.size.width - (self.insets.left + self.insets.right);
CGSize newSize = [self.text sizeWithFont:self.font constrainedToSize:CGSizeMake(textWidth, 1000000) lineBreakMode:self.lineBreakMode];
frame.size.height = newSize.height + self.insets.top + self.insets.bottom;
self.frame = frame;
}
@end
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