UILabel category that adds a method to easily make labels on the fly.

UILabel+withString.h

//
//  UILabel+withString.h
//

#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>

@interface UILabel (withString)

+ (UILabel *)labelWithString:(NSString *)string
                        font:(UIFont *)font
                       color:(UIColor *)color
                   container:(CGRect)container
                      origin:(CGPoint)origin;

@end

UILabel+withString.m

//
//  UILabel+withString.m
//

#import "UILabel+withString.h"


@implementation UILabel (withString)

+ (UILabel *)labelWithString:(NSString *)string
                        font:(UIFont *)font
                       color:(UIColor *)color
                   container:(CGRect)container
                      origin:(CGPoint)origin {
  CGSize size = [string sizeWithFont:font constrainedToSize:container.size
    lineBreakMode:UILineBreakModeTailTruncation];

  UILabel *label = [[[UILabel alloc]
    initWithFrame:CGRectMake(origin.x, origin.y, container.size.width, size.height)] autorelease];
  label.text = string;
  label.font = font;
  label.textColor = color;
  label.textAlignment = UITextAlignmentLeft;
  label.numberOfLines = 1;
  label.lineBreakMode = UILineBreakModeTailTruncation;
  label.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];

  return label;
}

@end