IB - UIButton title with a code and shadow

[marius1625]

I have a UIButton coming from the Interface Builder and I want to set the title without using IB, this would make the multi language support easier. I guess there is something like this, but this doesn't work :roll: :

- (void)awakeFromNib {
	[TheBtn setTitle:@"Title"];
}

In the Interface Builder I said that the button should have a shadow but the shadow isn't shown. I would like to have one!
Please help me!
Marius

[scottyelich]

I just type this up.. seems to work:

-(void)awakeFromNib
{
	NSLog(@"awake");
	srandom(time(NULL));
	[theButton setTitle:@"Roll Dice" forState:UIControlStateNormal];
	[theButton setTitle:@"Rolling!" forState:UIControlStateHighlighted];
}

but this doesn't seem to do anything for me:

	[theButton setTitleShadowColor:[UIColor redColor] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
	[theButton setTitleShadowColor:[UIColor blueColor] forState:UIControlStateHighlighted];

Scott
ps: seems this formatter doesn't like long lines... sorry.

[marius1625]

OK, thanks. But a shadow would be cool . Perhaps someone knows how to do this.
marius

[toom]

I have the same problem, I would like to have a Shadow on an UIButton

[leed76]

I trying to figure out how you guys did this ...

Did you set the 'Name' of the button to 'theButton'?

[pcmofo]

Originally Posted by scottyelich

I just type this up.. seems to work:

-(void)awakeFromNib
{
	NSLog(@"awake");
	srandom(time(NULL));
	[theButton setTitle:@"Roll Dice" forState:UIControlStateNormal];
	[theButton setTitle:@"Rolling!" forState:UIControlStateHighlighted];
}

but this doesn't seem to do anything for me:

	[theButton setTitleShadowColor:[UIColor redColor] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
	[theButton setTitleShadowColor:[UIColor blueColor] forState:UIControlStateHighlighted];

Scott
ps: seems this formatter doesn't like long lines... sorry.

I just figured this out.... you need to set the shadow offset....

CGSize myOffset;
		myOffset.width = 2.0f;
		myOffset.height = 2.0f;
		customButton.titleShadowOffset = myOffset;