UILabel text margin
cocoa-touch, ios, uikit, uilabel
Solution
I solved this by subclassing `UILabel` and overriding `drawTextInRect:` like this:
- (void)drawTextInRect:(CGRect)rect {
UIEdgeInsets insets = {0, 5, 0, 5};
[super drawTextInRect:UIEdgeInsetsInsetRect(rect, insets)];
}
Swift 3.1:
override func drawText(in rect: CGRect) {
let insets = UIEdgeInsets.init(top: 0, left: 5, bottom: 0, right: 5)
super.drawText(in: UIEdgeInsetsInsetRect(rect, insets))
}
Swift 4.2.1:
override func drawText(in rect: CGRect) {
let insets = UIEdgeInsets(top: 0, left: 5, bottom: 0, right: 5)
super.drawText(in: rect.inset(by: insets))
}
As you might have gathered, this is an adaptation of tc.'s answer. It has two advantages over that one:
- there's no need to trigger it by sending a `sizeToFit` message
- it leaves the label frame alone - handy if your label has a background and you don't want that to shrink
Problem
I'm looking to set the left inset/margin of a `UILabel` and can't find a method to do so. The label has a background set so just changing its origin won't do the trick. It would be ideal to inset the text by `10px` or so on the left hand side.