On iOS, a UIButton can use addTarget to specify a method to call when the button is tapped on, but what about UILabel, is there something similar, or is the only option using UITapGestureRecognizer?
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nonopolarity
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The question is answered here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3269385/programmatically-perform-an-action-on-uilabel-touchupinside – Ben-G Jul 19 '12 at 12:13
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addTarget:action:forControlEvents: is a method of UIControl class.
UIButton is a subclass of UIControl but not UILabel. So yes a tap gesture is the better way.
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Please see this question for the answer.
UILabel inherits from UIView which inherits from UIResponder. All UIresponder objects can handle touch events.
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does that mean we have to define a new class that subclasses `UILabel` and then implement `touchesBegan`? – nonopolarity Jul 19 '12 at 12:24
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Nope! Just add code to your view controller. When following the instructions on the selected answer in the above link, note that its comments are helpful too. – Joshua Kaden Jul 19 '12 at 13:23
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In particular, the bit about matching touch.view to your IBOutlet. – Joshua Kaden Jul 19 '12 at 17:49