How do i modify a UILabel's properties when my MyViewController is unarchived from a nib?

Question

I am currently creating my first app for a personal project and I'm having trouble modifying a UILabel's properties when MyViewController is loaded.

From other tutorials, I see that when the nib for my app is unarchived, the initWithCoder app is called:

@synthesize tipText; //references the UILabel i created in my nib file

- (id)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)coder {

    if (self = [super initWithCoder:coder]) {
        self.tipText.layer.cornerRadius = 8; //the UILabel property i wish to modify
    }

    return self;
}

However, when the above code runs, the tipText is not bound to any memory yet.

Where should i place my self.tipText.layer.cornerRadius code such that tipText is initialized and before the UILabel is displayed in my UI?

Answer 1

you should implement the following method

-(void)awakeFromNib

and make changes there. This method is called on objects after they are unfrozen from a nib file.

Answer 2

You want to do this in -[UIViewController viewDidLoad]