How to display temporary popup message on iPhone/iPad/iOS

Question

I\'d like to display a temporary message on the iPhone/iPad displaying confirmation of an action, or some quick status about some background activity.

Is there a st

Answer 1

I ended up creating my own class. Didn't inherit from UIAlertView. General structure is,

-(id)initWithText:(NSString *)msg {
    // Create a view. Put a label, set the msg
    CALayer *layer = self.layer;
    layer.cornerRadius = 8.0f;
    ...
    self.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithWhite:0 alpha:0.8];
    [self performSelector:@selector(dismiss:) withObject:nil afterDelay:2.0];
    [self setAutoresizesSubviews:FALSE];
    return self;
}


- (void)dismiss:(id)sender {
    // Fade out the message and destroy self
    [UIView animateWithDuration:0.5 
                 animations:^  { self.alpha = 0; }
                 completion:^ (BOOL finished) { [self removeFromSuperview]; }];
}