How can I make text in a UILabel non-centered?

Question

I have a UILabel:

    descriptionLabel = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(200, 30, 130, 150)];
    [descriptionLabel setFont:[Utils getSystemFontWithSize:14]];
    [descriptionLabel setBackgroundColor:[UIColor clearColor]];
    [descriptionLabel setTextColor:[UIColor whiteColor]];
    descriptionLabel.numberOfLines = 0;
    descriptionLabel.lineBreakMode = UILineBreakModeWordWrap;
    [self addSubview:descriptionLabel];

If the text is only 1 line long it will appear in the middle of the label.

Is there anyway I can have the text display from the top left corner of the label instead of the middle center?

Answer 1

You can set

[descriptionLabel setTextAlignment:UITextAlignmentLeft];

or if you prefer dot syntax

descriptionLabel.textAlignment = UITextAlignmentLeft;

Answer 2

for left/right alignment set the textAlignment property of UILabel to either UITextAlignmentLeft or UITextAlignmentRight.

for more fine tuning you can override drawTextInRect: