Adding Background image to UILabel

Question

How can I add a background image to a UILabel in an iPhone Application. I've tried to do it through IB but with no result.

Answer 1

Try doing it with code:

Objective-C:

theLabel.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithPatternImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"blah"]]; 

Swift:

theLabel.backgroundColor = UIColor(patternImage: UIImage(named: "blah")!) 

Or place an UIImageView behind the label (not recommended).

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Update: placing an UIImageView behind a label was not recommended because then you would have to manage two views. But if you must do something that only an UIImageView can do this is still a good approach. I suspect that your app will actually run better this way.

Answer 2

if you want that image should be stretched to fill the Label width. try this code.

UILabel *myLabel=[[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 320, 20)];  UIImage *img = [UIImage imageNamed:@"a.png"]; CGSize imgSize = myLabel.frame.size;  UIGraphicsBeginImageContext( imgSize ); [img drawInRect:CGRectMake(0,0,imgSize.width,imgSize.height)]; UIImage* newImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext(); UIGraphicsEndImageContext();  myLabel.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithPatternImage:newImage];