Draw line in UILabel before and after text

Question

I want to draw a line before and after a string in UILabel exactly like the following image:

PS: the text is not static, so i can't tell what is the exact text width, otherwise i would put two static lines before and after the text.

PS: Also i can't put the label above a line and give the label background color same to the view background because i have gradient color in the lower view.

Answer 1

I Hope below is what you was looking for...

#import "ViewController.h"

@interface ViewController () {
    UILabel *textLabel;
    UILabel *fakeTextLabel;
    UILabel *lineLabel1;
    UILabel *lineLabel2;
}
@end

@implementation ViewController

- (void)viewDidLoad {
    [super viewDidLoad];
    // Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
    self.view.backgroundColor = [UIColor lightGrayColor];
    NSString *labelText = @"  MOBILE INTERNET  ";
    fakeTextLabel = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 320, 100)];
    fakeTextLabel.backgroundColor = [UIColor blackColor];
    fakeTextLabel.textColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
    fakeTextLabel.text = labelText;
    [fakeTextLabel sizeToFit]; // this is very important...
    fakeTextLabel.hidden = YES;
    [self.view addSubview:fakeTextLabel];

    int lineWidth = (320-fakeTextLabel.frame.size.width);
    lineWidth = lineWidth / 2.00;
    textLabel = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(320-lineWidth-fakeTextLabel.frame.size.width, 200, fakeTextLabel.frame.size.width, 100)];
    textLabel.text = labelText;
    textLabel.textColor = [UIColor greenColor];
    [self.view addSubview:textLabel];


    lineLabel1 = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 249, lineWidth, 2)];
    lineLabel1.text = @"";
    lineLabel1.backgroundColor = [UIColor redColor];

    lineLabel2 = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(lineWidth+fakeTextLabel.frame.size.width, 249, lineWidth, 2)];
    lineLabel2.text = @"";
    lineLabel2.backgroundColor = [UIColor redColor];

    [self.view addSubview:lineLabel1];
    [self.view addSubview:lineLabel2];
}