Why is so much extra space being added to my UILabel when I try to change height to fit text?

Question

I have no idea why the height of my UILabel is expanding to such a great height. It leaves the text of my UILabel in the centre. I don't want all of this extra space...

Unwanted extra space

Here is my code (I set the text before this point):

self.infoDescription.numberOfLines = 0;
[self.infoDescription sizeToFit];
self.infoDescription.frame = CGRectMake(20, self.infoAdultSize.frame.size.height+self.infoAdultSize.frame.origin.y+10, self.infoView.frame.size.width-40, self.infoDescription.frame.size.height);

Please help :( I just want the height of the UILabel to fit the text exactly.

just try to interchange the code of label, first set the frame and then make size to fit of label. — Jaimish, Nov 30 '15 at 07:28
Possible duplicate of [How to get the size of a NSString](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2669063/how-to-get-the-size-of-a-nsstring) — Pawan Rai, Nov 30 '15 at 07:46

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 31 '15 at 10:48

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First set the frame and then make size to fit of label.

  **self.infoDescription.frame = CGRectMake(20, self.infoAdultSize.frame.size.height+self.infoAdultSize.frame.origin.y+10, self.infoView.frame.size.width-40, self.infoDescription.frame.size.height);
    [self.infoDescription sizeToFit];**

edited Dec 31 '15 at 10:48

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answered Nov 30 '15 at 07:36

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Wow, It's Working fluently. – Dipen Shah Jan 12 '16 at 12:20

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:23

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Try this:

CGSize maximumSize = CGSizeMake(300, 9999);
NSString *myString = @"This is a long string which wraps";
UIFont *myFont = [UIFont fontWithName:@"Helvetica" size:14];
CGSize myStringSize = [myString sizeWithFont:myFont 
                           constrainedToSize:maximumSize 
                               lineBreakMode:self.myLabel.lineBreakMode];

(original source)

edited May 23 '17 at 12:23

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answered Nov 30 '15 at 07:31

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score 0 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:51

Please check this answer it works for me and it is exactly what you are looking for.

//Calculate the expected size based on the font and linebreak mode of your label
// FLT_MAX here simply means no constraint in height
CGSize maximumLabelSize = CGSizeMake(296, FLT_MAX);

CGSize expectedLabelSize = [yourString sizeWithFont:yourLabel.font constrainedToSize:maximumLabelSize lineBreakMode:yourLabel.lineBreakMode];   

//adjust the label the the new height.
CGRect newFrame = yourLabel.frame;
newFrame.size.height = expectedLabelSize.height;
yourLabel.frame = newFrame;

Why is so much extra space being added to my UILabel when I try to change height to fit text?

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