How to set the buttons label text color for state UIControlStateHighlighted

Question

I am creating an iPhone application in which i have a custom button. i have set the buttons title by creating a Label and adding it as subview. now when the button is highlighted i want to change the labels text color.

here is my code,

UIButton *button1= [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
    [button1 setFrame:CGRectMake(68,162, 635, 101)];    
    [button1 setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"startwithouttext.png"] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
    [button1 setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"startactivewithouttext.png"] forState:UIControlStateHighlighted];

   UILabel *buttonLabel = [[UILabel alloc]  initWithFrame:CGRectMake(button1.bounds.origin.x+50, button1.bounds.origin.y+20, button1.bounds.size.width-100, button1.bounds.size.height-40)];

    [buttonLabel setFont:[UIFont fontWithName:@"Helvetica" size:28]];
    buttonLabel.backgroundColor=[UIColor clearColor];
    buttonLabel.textColor=[UIColor colorWithRed:83.0/255.0 green:83.0/255.0 blue:83.0/255.0 alpha:1.0];
    buttonLabel.highlightedTextColor=[UIColor whiteColor];
    buttonLabel.text = @"Long text string";
    [button1 addSubview:buttonLabel];
    [button1 bringSubviewToFront:buttonLabel];
    [button1 setContentVerticalAlignment:UIControlContentVerticalAlignmentCenter];
    [button1 setContentHorizontalAlignment:UIControlContentHorizontalAlignmentCenter];
    [button1 addTarget:self action:@selector(button1clicked:) forControlEvents:

[mainView button1];   

can any body help me to change the text color when the button is highlighted?

Answer 1

Found the answer in a different question on StackOverflow: UIButton color issues

[button1 setTitleColor:[UIColor redColor] forState:UIControlStateHighlighted];

This is if you can work without creating a Label and adding it as subview as you mention above.

Answer 2

you can add target for UIControlStateHighlighted state of UIButton like

[button1 addTarget:self action:@selector(buttonHighlighted:) forControlEvents:UIControlStateHighlighted];

and in buttonHighlighted method you can change the color of your label's text

- (void) buttonHighlighted:(id)sender
{
  //code here
}

Hope it gives you an idea.