Add text to CALayer

Question

Is it possible to add a UILabel to a CALayer without subclassing and drawing it in drawInContext:?

Thanks!

Answer 1

CATextLayer *label = [[CATextLayer alloc] init];
[label setFont:@"Helvetica-Bold"];
[label setFontSize:20];  
[label setFrame:validFrame];
[label setString:@"Hello"];
[label setAlignmentMode:kCAAlignmentCenter];
[label setForegroundColor:[[UIColor whiteColor] CGColor]];
[layer addSublayer:label];

[label release];