How can I make text in a UILabel shrink font size

Question

If a UILabel contains too much text, how can I setup my label so that it shrinks font-sizes?

Here is how I am setting up my UILabel:

     descriptionLabe         


        

Answer 1

If you want the number of lines to also increase if needed, use Steve N's solution, with the if statement as so:

if(labelSize.height <= aLabel.frame.size.height)
{
  aLabel.numberOfLines = labelSize.height / font.lineHeight;

  break;
}