How can I add padding to the intrinsic content size of UILabel?

Question

I\'m using autolayout on iOS7 and I have a problem like this:

I\'m putting a UILabel onto a UIView and I\'m arranging my autolayout constraints so that the label\'s cen

Answer 1

You can extend UILabel and override the intrinsicContentSize by yourself. Please make sure you have set the textAlignment = NSTextAlignmentCenter as well.

-(CGSize)intrinsicContentSize{
    CGSize contentSize = [super intrinsicContentSize];
    return CGSizeMake(contentSize.width + 50, contentSize.height);
}

Swift 5.0

open override var intrinsicContentSize: CGSize {
    let size = super.intrinsicContentSize
    return CGSize(width: size.width + 16, height: size.height)
}

This probably only works when you only have just one line of text to display.