UILabel text alignment right

Question

I want that my text should be align right.

- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath{
UITableViewCell *cell=[tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:@"lisn"];
cell=[[[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleSubtitle reuseIdentifier:@"lisn"] autorelease];
CGSize  textSize = { 210.0, 10000.0 };
CGSize size = [[gMessageArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] sizeWithFont:[UIFont systemFontOfSize:12] constrainedToSize:textSize lineBreakMode:UILineBreakModeWordWrap];

UILabel *lisnerMessage=[[[UILabel alloc] init] autorelease];
lisnerMessage.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
[lisnerMessage setFrame:CGRectMake(75 ,20,size.width + 5,size.height+2)];
lisnerMessage.numberOfLines=0;
lisnerMessage.textAlignment=UITextAlignmentRight;
lisnerMessage.text=[gMessageArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
[cell.contentView addSubview:lisnerMessage];
return cell
}

but my text is not align right Please Help

Answer 1

Because you are using sizeWithFont and then setting your frame to that size, your text is aligned right. Try added a background color of light gray to your label to see what I'm talking about. Your label should be set to the same size as your table cell and allow the text to flow inside it. Then it will align to the right.

Update with sample

- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath{
    UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:@"lisn"];
    cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleSubtitle reuseIdentifier:@"lisn"];

    UILabel *lisnerMessage = [[UILabel alloc] init];
    lisnerMessage.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
    [lisnerMessage setFrame:cell.frame];
    lisnerMessage.numberOfLines = 0;
    lisnerMessage.textAlignment = NSTextAlignmentRight;
    lisnerMessage.text = [gMessageArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
    [cell.contentView addSubview:lisnerMessage];

    return cell
}

Answer 2

Right alignment for label

yourLabel.textAlignment = NSTextAlignmentRight;