iOS: CGRectMake doesn't change position of a UILabel

Question

I've created a label via storyboard. The order is like this: View -> Scroll View -> Bunch of labels.

Here is the text output I want to achieve: 2 December <30 days left>

the <> enclosed text is in smaller letters an in a different UI Label.

Since the month name is dynamic and the width changes I've tried using CGRectMake to alter the position of the <> enclosed text. But it isn't working. I tried changing the parameters of the function but the label stays put. It doesn't move from its initial position set in storyboard.

label_days_left.frame = CGRectMake(50, 10, 100, 99);

EDIT:

- (void) alignDaysLeft{
    //code to align the label just after the match date
    CGFloat dateLabelWidth = [label_date.text sizeWithFont:label_date.font].width;
    CGFloat dateLabelHeight = [label_date.text sizeWithFont:label_date.font].height;
    CGFloat someGap = 0;
    CGFloat daysLeftX = label_date.frame.origin.x + dateLabelWidth + someGap;
    CGFloat daysLeftY = label_date.frame.origin.y;
    [label_date sizeToFit];
    //label_days_left.frame = CGRectMake(daysLeftX, daysLeftY, 100, dateLabelHeight);
    label_days_left.frame = CGRectMake(50, 10, 100, 99);
    label_days_left.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"lolo"];
    NSLog(@"date width - %f", daysLeftX);

}

label_date is the variable which contains the month and day. label_days_left is the label variable which I am trying to place next to the month.

EDIT 2:

EDIT 3: I created a new project. Dragged a label on the view. Created an outlet. Synthesized it.

And used the following code to move it -

[labia setFrame:CGRectMake(0, 100, 5, 99)];

It didn't work. What mistake am I doing?

Answer 1

Do you have AutoLayout turned on? If so then that might be your problem, as you are not supposed to worry about setting the frame with AutoLayout, and instead set constraints.