Self Scrollable text inside CAScrollLayer

Question

I want to have text inside of a CAScrollLayer scroll by itself from starting point to ending point and then reset the animation. However I cannot seem to get a CATextLayer i

Answer 1

One hardly needs or wants a CAScrollLayer or a CATextLayer for this. Simply start with a superview that clips to its bounds, and inside that put a UILabel. Animate the sideways movement of the label and you're done.

Here's a rough sketch:

    let w1 = self.lab.frame.width
    let w2 = self.lab.superview!.frame.width
    let w = w1 - w2
    let x = self.lab.frame.origin.x
    UIView.animateWithDuration(5, delay: 0, options: .CurveLinear, animations: {
        self.lab.frame.origin.x -= w
        }, completion: {
            _ in
            self.lab.frame.origin.x = x
    })