MPVolumeView in a UIAlertView?

Question

Is it possibe to put an MPVolumeView in a UIAlertView?

I have tried to put it inside of it, but it does not display. It may be the sizeToFit or initWithFrame: part? Is there a way of testing if the MPVolumeView is actually being created?

Here's the code I initialize both the UIAlertView and MPVolumeView with:

UIAlertView *volumeAlert = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:@"Volume" message:@"" delegate:self cancelButtonTitle:@"OK" otherButtonTitles:nil];

MPVolumeView *volumeView = [[MPVolumeView alloc] initWithFrame:volumeAlert.bounds];

[volumeAlert addSubview:volumeView]; 

[volumeAlert sizeToFit];

[volumeAlert show];
[volumeAlert release];
[volumeView release];

Answer 1

UIAlertView is a subclass of UIView, and UIView has a convenient addSubview: method. Have you tried that?

Answer 2

You might like to check out this recent blog post from Jeff LaMarche, should fill your needs - Custom Alert Views

Answer 3

I think initing the VolumeView with the VolumeAlert's frame would cause problems. Since VolumeAlert's frame is never being set (before VolumeView's frame is set), you can't depend on it being any size.