无法显示uilabel的文字，自定义视图

Question

Following some instructions at my first post , what I am doing is

1. create a class ( subclass of uiview)
2. fill it with gradient
3. add a uilabel on it 

What I am doing is :

1. in xib, i drag and drop uiview onto the screen

2. change to 'customViewBackGround' in 'custom class'

and customViewbackGround looks like below :

-(void) layoutSubviews {

    CGFloat height                  =   20.0;
    CGFloat x                       =   5;
    CGFloat y                       =   3;
    CGRect rect                     =   CGRectMake(x, y, self.bounds.size.width - 2 * x, height);

    titleLabel.frame                =   rect;
    titleLabel                      =   [[UILabel alloc] init] ;
    titleLabel.textAlignment        =   NSTextAlignmentLeft;
    titleLabel.opaque               =   NO;
    titleLabel.backgroundColor      =   [UIColor clearColor];
    titleLabel.font                 =   [UIFont systemFontOfSize:15];
    titleLabel.textColor            =   [UIColor blackColor];
    [self addSubview:titleLabel];


}

- (void)drawRect:(CGRect)rect {
    titleLabel.text                 =   @"How to redeem your e-gift card online";
    CGContextRef context            =   UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();

    CGColorRef whiteColor           =   [UIColor colorWithRed:1.0 green:1.0 blue:1.0 alpha:1.0].CGColor;
    CGColorRef lightGrayColor       =   [UIColor colorWithRed:230.0/255.0
                                                        green:230.0/255.0
                                                         blue:230.0/255.0
                                                        alpha:1.0].CGColor;
    CGColorRef separatorColor       =   [UIColor colorWithRed:208.0/255.0 green:208.0/255.0 blue:208.0/255.0 alpha:1.0].CGColor;

    CGRect paperRect                =   self.bounds;

    // Fill with gradient
    drawLinearGradient(context, paperRect, whiteColor, lightGrayColor);

    // Add white 1 px stroke
    CGRect strokeRect           =   paperRect;
    strokeRect.size.height     -=   1;
    strokeRect                  =   rectFor1PxStroke(strokeRect);

    CGContextSetStrokeColorWithColor(context, whiteColor);
    CGContextSetLineWidth(context, 1.0);
    CGContextStrokeRect(context, strokeRect);

    // Add separator
    CGPoint startPoint          =   CGPointMake(paperRect.origin.x, paperRect.origin.y + paperRect.size.height - 1);
    CGPoint endPoint            =   CGPointMake(paperRect.origin.x + paperRect.size.width - 1, paperRect.origin.y + paperRect.size.height - 1);
    draw1PxStroke(context, startPoint, endPoint, separatorColor);
}

However, the text of uilabel is not showing up after all. Any ideas about this issue.

Answer 1

You can't set the frame of titleLabel before it's been initialized. Swap those two lines:

titleLabel                      =   [[UILabel alloc] init] ;
titleLabel.frame                =   rect;

Answer 2

In layoutSubviews you are setting the frame on titleLabel before it is created. Set it after creating the label.