To make your label automatically resize height you need to do following:
- Set layout constrains for label
- Set height constraint with low priority. It should be lower than ContentCompressionResistancePriority
- Set numberOfLines = 0
- Set ContentHuggingPriority higher than label's height priority
- Set preferredMaxLayoutWidth for label. That value is used by label to calculate its height
For example:
self.descriptionLabel = [[UILabel alloc] init];
self.descriptionLabel.numberOfLines = 0;
self.descriptionLabel.lineBreakMode = NSLineBreakByWordWrapping;
self.descriptionLabel.preferredMaxLayoutWidth = 200;
[self.descriptionLabel setContentHuggingPriority:UILayoutPriorityRequired forAxis:UILayoutConstraintAxisVertical];
[self.descriptionLabel setContentCompressionResistancePriority:UILayoutPriorityRequired forAxis:UILayoutConstraintAxisVertical];
[self.descriptionLabel setTranslatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints:NO];
[self addSubview:self.descriptionLabel];
NSArray* constrs = [NSLayoutConstraint constraintsWithVisualFormat:@"|-8-[descriptionLabel_]-8-|" options:0 metrics:nil views:NSDictionaryOfVariableBindings(descriptionLabel_)];
[self addConstraints:constrs];
[self addConstraints:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintsWithVisualFormat:@"V:|-8-[descriptionLabel_]" options:0 metrics:nil views:NSDictionaryOfVariableBindings(descriptionLabel_)]];
[self.descriptionLabel addConstraints:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintsWithVisualFormat:@"V:[descriptionLabel_(220@300)]" options:0 metrics:nil views:NSDictionaryOfVariableBindings(descriptionLabel_)]];
Using Interface Builder
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Set up four constraints. The height constraint is mandatory.
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Then go to the label's attributes inspector and set number of lines to 0.
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Go to the label's size inspector and increase vertical ContentHuggingPriority and vertical ContentCompressionResistancePriority.
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Select and edit height constraint.
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And decrease height constraint priority.
Enjoy. :)