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UIButton titleLabel not displaying

I have seen a bunch of similar questions, but noone got the answer I am looking for. When I use this code to make a UIButton and set it's titleLabel, the UIButton appear, but the titleLabel won't appear.

UIButton *button = [[UIButton alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 50, 50)];
[button setBackgroundImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"button.png"] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
button.titleLabel.text = @"Title";
button.titleLabel.font = [UIFont fontWithName:@"System-Bold" size:25.0f];
[self.view addSubview:button];

This code displays the button, but not the titleView, it's title. Why can that be? I am developing for iOS 6 and higher.

NOTE 1: I am not looking for an option like this:

[button setTitle:@"Title" forState:UIControlStateNormal];

Because I have to use the titleLabel to set it's font and fontSize.

NOTE 2: I can't create a UILabel and add it as a subView of the button. Since the button is later animating.

Solution

  • You always need to specify ControlState when updating button's title! There are four possible values for UIButtons: 

    UIControlStateNormal
UIControlStateHighlighted
UIControlStateDisabled
UIControlStateSelected

    so for example:

    [button setTitle:@"Title" forState:UIControlStateNormal];

    and then you can set custom settings for titleLabel:

    [button.titleLabel setFont:[UIFont fontWithName:@"Zapfino" size:20.0]];
[button.titleLabel setTextColor:[UIColor blueColor]];