I have made a simple subclass of UIView which has a few subviews but its breaking for a reason I can't see.
In my storyboard view controller I have added a UIView and made it the shape I want it, and added my custom class to it. The contents of my subclass is below:
#implementation PersonDetailCell
#synthesize button, requiredMarker, textField;
- (id)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame
{
self = [super initWithFrame:frame];
if (self) {
// Initialization code
}
return self;
}
-(void)layoutSubviews
{
[self setBackgroundColor:[UIColor colorWithRed:87.0f/255.0f green:153.0f/255.0f blue:191.0f/255.0f alpha:1.0f]];
textField = [[DetailTextField alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(10, 0, self.frame.size.width -20, self.frame.size.height)];
[textField setFont:[UIFont fontWithName:#"Helvetica" size:14.0f]];
[textField setTextColor:[UIColor whiteColor]];
[textField setHidden:YES];
[self addSubview:textField];
button = [[UIButton alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, self.frame.size.width, self.frame.size.height)];
[button setTitleColor:[UIColor whiteColor] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[button setHidden:YES];
[self addSubview:button];
requiredMarker = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 4, 22)];
[requiredMarker setBackgroundColor:[UIColor redColor]];
[requiredMarker setHidden:YES];
[self addSubview:requiredMarker];
}
/*
// Only override drawRect: if you perform custom drawing.
// An empty implementation adversely affects performance during animation.
- (void)drawRect:(CGRect)rect
{
// Drawing code
}
*/
#end
Then in my view controller code I have imported my subclass and hooked up an IBOutlet of it to my view in my storyboard. In my viewDidLoad of my view controller I also try setting background colour of this view but nothing happens.
All of my code runs without crashing, but my issues:
I can't set the background colour from my view controller, (or any other properties for that matter).
When I run the app, the height is more than that I set in my storyboard (width is fine), but I change the height of the view nowhere.
Any ideas? Am i using the wrong approach somehow?
Thanks.
If it is a table cell, then the class should be extending UITableViewCell. Buttons and textfields can be added on the storyboard - then you can use struts and springs (Size Inspector pane) to ensure the view resizes properly. I don't think layoutSubviews should be used for adding new UI elements (maybe for resizing if you need to do it manually).
Here is some working code:
#interface ChildView()
#property (strong, nonatomic) UITextField *textField;
#property (strong, nonatomic) UIButton *button;
#property (strong, nonatomic) UIImageView *requiredMarker;
#end
#implementation ChildView
#synthesize textField= _textField;
#synthesize button = _button;
#synthesize requiredMarker = _requiredMarker;
-(id)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)aDecoder
{
self = [super initWithCoder:aDecoder];
if (self)
{
[self setBackgroundColor:[UIColor colorWithRed:87.0f/255.0f green:153.0f/255.0f blue:191.0f/255.0f alpha:1.0f]];
self.textField = [[UITextField alloc] init];
[self.textField setFont:[UIFont fontWithName:#"Helvetica" size:14.0f]];
[self.textField setTextColor:[UIColor whiteColor]];
self.textField.text = #"Test text";
[self addSubview:self.textField];
self.button = [[UIButton alloc] init];
self.button.backgroundColor = [UIColor greenColor];
[self addSubview:self.button];
self.requiredMarker = [[UIImageView alloc] init];
[self.requiredMarker setBackgroundColor:[UIColor redColor]];
[self addSubview:self.requiredMarker];
}
return self;
}
-(void)layoutSubviews
{
CGSize hostSize = self.frame.size;
float length = 22;
self.textField.frame = CGRectMake(10, length, hostSize.width, hostSize.height-length);
self.button.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, hostSize.width, length);
self.requiredMarker.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, 4, length);
}
#end
Related
I'd like to be able to create elements (like UIViews) when for example the user touches a button
NSMutableString *myVar = [NSMutableString stringWithFormat:#"_view%i", num];
UIView * newView = [self valueForKey:myVar];
but without adding all the
UIView * _view1;
UIView * _view2;
...
in the .h file (if only this is possible..)
You can use an NSMutableArray to hold them. Each time you create a new view just add it to the array.
Here's sample code that should do what you want.
#interface MyViewController ()
#property (strong, nonatomic) NSMutableArray *listChildViews;
#end
#implementation MyViewController
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
self.listChildViews = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
}
- (IBAction)addChildViewTapped:(id)sender
{
int numChildViews = [self.listChildViews count];
++numChildViews;
// add new child view
NSString *labelForNewView = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"view %d", numChildViews];
CGFloat labelHeight = 28.0;
UILabel *childView = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(10, numChildViews*labelHeight, 120.0, labelHeight)];
childView.text = labelForNewView;
[self.listChildViews addObject:childView];
[self.view addSubview:childView];
}
#end
Here is code implementation of pauls answer:
- (IBAction)userTouchedButton:(id)sender{
for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
UIView *view = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(x, y, width, height)];
[view setBackgroundColor:[UIColor redColor]];//to distinguish theseViews from other views
[view setTag:i];//to identified it later
[_array insertObject:view atIndex:i];// globleMutble array
[self.view addSubview:view];
}
}
You need not add your views in the .h file. Just instantiate before and where you add them
-(void) addButton
{
UIView *view = [self view];
UIButton *button1 = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeRoundedRect];
[button1 setTitle:#"My Button" forState:UIControlStateNormal];
UILabel *myLabel = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 50, 0, 0)];
[myLabel setText:#"My Label"];
[button1 sizeToFit];
[myLabel sizeToFit];
[view addSubview:button1];
[view addSubview:myLabel];
}
I added a text field in viewDidLoad but it did not show up on screen.
Here's .h
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#interface SecondViewController : UIViewController{
UITextField *tfText;
}
#property (nonatomic, retain) UITextField *tfText;
#end
Here's .m
- (void)viewDidLoad{
[super viewDidLoad];
[self.view setBackgroundColor:[UIColor lightGrayColor]];
tfText.frame = CGRectMake(65, 100, 200, 50);
tfText.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
[tfText setTextColor:[UIColor blackColor]];
tfText.placeholder = #"Test";
[tfText setBorderStyle:UITextBorderStyleNone];
[self.view addSubview:tfText];
}
seems that you need to initialize the object... I mean
UITextField *newTextField = [[UITextField alloc] init];
self.tfText = newTextField;
//....
//all your code here
//....
[newTextField release];
And dont forget to release your instance on dealloc method.
D33pN16h7 is correct, you need to instantiate your object. However I would do it a little differently than described above, there is no reason to create a UITextField instance, and then set your instance to it.
self.tfText = [[UITextField alloc] init];
UITextField entered2 = [[UITextField alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(120.0, 125.0, 150.0, 25.0)];
[entered2 setBackgroundColor:[UIColor whiteColor]];
entered2.text=#"Active";
[self.view addSubview:entered2];
[entered2 release];
In my project i'm using a UITextField which is embedded into a plain white UIButton with rounded corners in order to create a "beautiful" text field. This code is used several times in different views so I decided to create a custom UIView for this purpose. The code for this custom UIView:
BSCustomTextField.h
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
#interface BSCustomTextField : UIView {
UIButton* btnTextFieldContainer;
UITextField* textField;
NSString* text;
}
#property (retain, nonatomic) UIButton* btnTextFieldContainer;
#property (retain, nonatomic) UITextField* textField;
#property (retain, nonatomic) NSString* text;
-(id)initWithPosition:(CGPoint)position;
#end
BSCustomTextField.m
#import "BSCustomTextField.h"
#import <QuartzCore/QuartzCore.h>
#implementation BSCustomTextField
#synthesize btnTextFieldContainer, textField, text;
-(id)initWithPosition:(CGPoint)position{
if (self == [super init]) {
btnTextFieldContainer = [[UIButton alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(position.x, position.y, 260, 50)];
btnTextFieldContainer.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
[[btnTextFieldContainer layer] setCornerRadius:3.];
[[btnTextFieldContainer layer] setMasksToBounds:YES];
[[btnTextFieldContainer layer] setBorderWidth:0.];
textField = [[UITextField alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(10, 10, 240, 30)];
textField.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
textField.clearButtonMode = UITextFieldViewModeAlways;
textField.returnKeyType = UIReturnKeySend;
textField.keyboardType = UIKeyboardTypeEmailAddress;
textField.font = [UIFont fontWithName:#"Helvetica-Bold" size:20.];
[btnTextFieldContainer addSubview:textField];
[self addSubview:btnTextFieldContainer];
}
return self;
}
-(void)dealloc{
[btnTextFieldContainer release];
[textField release];
[super dealloc];
}
#end
So, when using this view in the viewDidLoad of the container view (see code below) the view is properly rendered on the desired position and looks exactly as specified but it does not react on touch events and thus does not become first responder when touched.
Code:
searchTextField = [[BSCustomTextField alloc] initWithPosition:CGPointMake(30, 150)];
searchTextField.textField.placeholder = NSLocalizedString(#"lsUserName", #"");
[[(BSPlainHeaderWithBackButtonView*)self.view contentView] addSubview:searchTextField];
Calling [searchTextField.textField becomeFirstResponder] programmatically works properly and makes the keyboard to appear.
But, the interesting part is, if I embed the code of BSCustomTextField inline in my container just like this:
UIButton* btnTextFieldContainer = [[UIButton alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(30, 150, 260, 50)];
btnTextFieldContainer.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
[[btnTextFieldContainer layer] setCornerRadius:3.];
[[btnTextFieldContainer layer] setMasksToBounds:YES];
[[btnTextFieldContainer layer] setBorderWidth:0.];
searchTextField = [[UITextField alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(10, 10, 240, 30)];
searchTextField.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
searchTextField.clearButtonMode = UITextFieldViewModeAlways;
searchTextField.returnKeyType = UIReturnKeySend;
searchTextField.keyboardType = UIKeyboardTypeEmailAddress;
searchTextField.font = [UIFont fontWithName:#"Helvetica-Bold" size:20.];
searchTextField.placeholder = NSLocalizedString(#"lsUserName", #"");
[btnTextFieldContainer addSubview:searchTextField];
[[(BSPlainHeaderWithBackButtonView*)self.view contentView] addSubview:btnTextFieldContainer];
[btnTextFieldContainer release];
everything works as expected and the textfield reacts on touches. The type of the searchTextField is properly set in the header file for each case. The only difference is that in the first case I have an additional wrapping UIView on the UIButton and the UITextFiled. I have no idea what to do to make the text field to become first responder on touch.
Thanks a lot in advance,
Roman
Ok, I've got the solution. raaz's point to the UIResponder class tipped me off to the idea that there must be something wrong in the responder chain, thus I did a little research and found this topic: Allowing interaction with a UIView under another UIView in which exact the same problem is discussed.
Here is the new working code for BSCustomTextField.m
#import "BSCustomTextField.h"
#import <QuartzCore/QuartzCore.h>
#implementation BSCustomTextField
#synthesize btnTextFieldContainer, textField, text;
-(id)initWithPosition:(CGPoint)position{
if (self == [super init]) {
btnTextFieldContainer = [[UIButton alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(position.x, position.y, 260, 50)];
btnTextFieldContainer.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
[[btnTextFieldContainer layer] setCornerRadius:3.];
[[btnTextFieldContainer layer] setMasksToBounds:YES];
[[btnTextFieldContainer layer] setBorderWidth:0.];
textField = [[UITextField alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(10, 10, 240, 30)];
textField.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
textField.clearButtonMode = UITextFieldViewModeAlways;
textField.returnKeyType = UIReturnKeySend;
textField.keyboardType = UIKeyboardTypeEmailAddress;
textField.font = [UIFont fontWithName:#"Helvetica-Bold" size:20.];
[btnTextFieldContainer addSubview:textField];
[self addSubview:btnTextFieldContainer];
}
return self;
}
- (BOOL)pointInside:(CGPoint)point withEvent:(UIEvent *)event {
// UIView will be "transparent" for touch events if we return NO
return YES;
}
-(void)dealloc{
[btnTextFieldContainer release];
[textField release];
[super dealloc];
}
#end
Since the clickable area fills out the entire BSCustomTextField view we can simply return YES in pointInside:withEvent:
Thank you all for pointing me into the right direction.
Refer UIResponder class
This class has instance method becomeFirstResponder: & isFirstResponder:
Also do not forget to set textfield editing property to YES
Oh, you're completely wrong with doing this way. You should add stretchable image into UIImageView and put it below UITextField.
UIImage *backgroundImage = [[UIImage imageNamed:#"fieldBackground.png"] stretchableImageWithLeftCapWidth:12.0 topCapHeight:0.0];
Or you can try to disable userInteraction in UIButton.
I am bit stack with creating two UIViews which are switchable (each UIView has some of subviews). Since I do not IB, I wanna do that programmatically.
I have tried adding my subviews to my first UIView, then the same with second one and then switching to view like this.
if ([self.setView superview]) {
[self.setView removeFromSuperview];
[self.view addSubview:contentView];
self.navigationItem.title = #"BaseLine";
} else {
[self.contentView removeFromSuperview];
self.view = setView;
self.navigationItem.title = #"Settings";
}
but only thing which works correctly was "title" and nothing appeared on the UIViews. The UIView seems to be OK because when I use
self.view = contentView;
or
self.view = setView;
both showing subviews correctly.
Pls someone kick me to the right direction about this.
tnx
EDIT:
Also pointing the solution, perhaps something wrong with my initialization in the loadView
CGRect screenRect = [[UIScreen mainScreen] applicationFrame];
contentView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:screenRect];
setView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:screenRect];
self.view = contentView;
I tried to add it first [self. view add..] but the app crashed, so I used this
EDIT2
the root controller is UITableViewController..it is in navigation view and after choosing a cell this UIVieController (percView) with two UIVies is allocated
ShakeControl *percView = [[ShakeControl alloc] init];
[self.navigationController pushViewController:percView animated:YES];
[percView release];
EDIT3
switch is done by button, but it is fine done because I used that many times and it worked
Here is an example of a view controller that does what you want (I think). It is very basic, just switching between two views with different color backgrounds. But, you could further customize those subviews in the loadView method to display whatever you need.
The interface file:
#interface SwapViewController : UIViewController {
UIView *firstView;
UIView *secondView;
BOOL displayingFirstView;
UIButton *swapButton;
}
#property (nonatomic, retain) UIView *firstView;
#property (nonatomic, retain) UIView *secondView;
#property (nonatomic, retain) UIButton *swapButton;
- (void)swap;
#end
The implementation file:
#import "SwapViewController.h"
#implementation SwapViewController
#synthesize firstView;
#synthesize secondView;
#synthesize swapButton;
- (void)loadView
{
CGRect frame = [[UIScreen mainScreen] applicationFrame];
UIView *containerView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:frame];
containerView.autoresizingMask = UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleWidth | UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleHeight;
self.view = containerView;
[containerView release];
frame = self.view.bounds;
firstView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:frame];
firstView.backgroundColor = [UIColor redColor];
secondView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:frame];
secondView.backgroundColor = [UIColor blueColor];
self.swapButton = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeRoundedRect];
self.swapButton.frame = CGRectMake(10, 10, 100, 50);
[swapButton addTarget:self action:#selector(swap) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
displayingFirstView = YES;
[self.view addSubview:firstView];
[self.view addSubview:swapButton];
}
- (void)swap
{
if(displayingFirstView) {
[self.firstView removeFromSuperview];
[self.view addSubview:secondView];
displayingFirstView = NO;
} else {
[self.secondView removeFromSuperview];
[self.view addSubview:firstView];
displayingFirstView = YES;
}
[self.view bringSubviewToFront:self.swapButton];
}
#end
sample code;
BOOL firstview = YES; // First, I have added view1 as a subview;
if (firstview) {
[view1 removeFromSuperview];
[self.view addSubview:view2];
} else {
[view2 removeFromSuperview];
self.view addSubview:view1];
}
Okay, a short breif of my app before i explain the problem.
My app has two views for it's custom TableViewCell, one frontview, and one backview(which is revealed once you swipe your finger across the cell, much like the twitter-app).
Anywho, i wanted to have some buttons on the backview. I did this in the cellForRowAtIndexPath-method
The first you'll see here is how i assign labels to the cells. The secondary thing you'll see is the button. It's working fine.
UILabel *nextArtist = [UILabel alloc];
nextArtist.text = #"Rihanna";
nextArtist.tag = 4;
[cell setNextArtist:nextArtist];
UIButton *button = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
button.frame = CGRectMake(6 ,31, 110, 20);
[button setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"radionorge.png"] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[button addTarget:self action:#selector(touched:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
[cell.backView addSubview:button];
But, it's in the next method the problem occours.
-(void)touched:(id)sender {
// Here i want to get the UILabels for each cell. Such as nextArtist.
if ([sender isKindOfClass:[UIButton class]]) {
UIButton *button = (UIButton *)sender;
UIView *contentView = button.superview;
UIView *viewWithTag4 = [contentView viewWithTag:4];
if ([viewWithTag1 isKindOfClass:[UILabel class]]) {
UILabel *titleLabel = (UILabel *)viewWithTag4;
NSLog(#"Label: ",titleLabel.text);
}
}
}
So, i realised that i cannot just go to the superview of the button and find my labels there, because their in another subview. I have scanned all my views, but still cannot find the label.
I am very new at this, and the subclassing of the TableView-cell is something i implemented from someone who posted their code.
But, my assumption is that there are noe UILabels in my view, because i am not adding them as views, only drawing them, with the drawTextInRect-function.
[nextArtist drawTextInRect:CGRectMake(boundsX+200 ,46, 110, 15)];
I have tried to adding them as subviews, but with no luck. Could anyone help me?
// Some more code you may need to solve the puzzle(this is where the cell-views are made)
#implementation RadioTableCellView
- (void)drawRect:(CGRect)rect {
if (!self.hidden){
[(RadioTableCell *)[self superview] drawContentView:rect];
}
else
{
[super drawRect:rect];
}
}
#end
#implementation RadioTableCellBackView
- (void)drawRect:(CGRect)rect {
if (!self.hidden){
[(RadioTableCell *)[self superview] drawBackView:rect];
}
else
{
[super drawRect:rect];
}
}
#end
#interface RadioTableCell (Private)
- (CAAnimationGroup *)bounceAnimationWithHideDuration:(CGFloat)hideDuration initialXOrigin:(CGFloat)originalX;
#end
#implementation RadioTableCell
#synthesize contentView;
#synthesize backView;
#synthesize contentViewMoving;
#synthesize selected;
#synthesize shouldSupportSwiping;
#synthesize shouldBounce;
- (id)initWithStyle:(UITableViewCellStyle)style reuseIdentifier:(NSString *)reuseIdentifier {
if ((self = [super initWithStyle:style reuseIdentifier:reuseIdentifier])) {
[self setBackgroundColor:[UIColor clearColor]];
RadioTableCellView * aView = [[RadioTableCellView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero];
[aView setClipsToBounds:YES];
[aView setOpaque:YES];
[aView setBackgroundColor:[UIColor clearColor]];
[self setContentView:aView];
[aView release];
RadioTableCellBackView * anotherView = [[RadioTableCellBackView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero];
[anotherView setOpaque:YES];
[anotherView setClipsToBounds:YES];
[anotherView setHidden:YES];
[anotherView setBackgroundColor:[UIColor clearColor]];
[self setBackView:anotherView];
[anotherView release];
// Backview must be added first!
// DO NOT USE sendSubviewToBack:
[self addSubview:backView];
[self addSubview:contentView];
[self setContentViewMoving:NO];
[self setSelected:NO];
[self setShouldSupportSwiping:YES];
[self setShouldBounce:YES];
[self hideBackView];
}
return self;
}
Please help me, or at least point me in a direction or two!
//////////////////////////
Updated with some new code:
This is inside my RadioCustomCell, a UIView-subclass. It's here the UILabels are drawn
#import "RadioCustomCell.h"
#implementation RadioCustomCell
#synthesize nowTitle,nowArtist,nextTitle,nextArtist,ChannelImage;
// Setting the variables
- (void)setNowTitle:(UILabel *)aLabel {
if (aLabel != nowTitle){
[nowTitle release];
nowTitle = [aLabel retain];
[self setNeedsDisplay];
}
}
- (void)setNowArtist:(UILabel *)aLabel {
if (aLabel != nowArtist){
[nowArtist release];
nowArtist = [aLabel retain];
[self setNeedsDisplay];
}
}
- (void)setNextTitle:(UILabel *)aLabel {
if (aLabel != nextTitle){
[nextTitle release];
nextTitle = [aLabel retain];
[self setNeedsDisplay];
}
}
- (void)setNextArtist:(UILabel *)aLabel {
if (aLabel != nextArtist){
[nextArtist release];
nextArtist = [aLabel retain];
[self setNeedsDisplay];
}
}
- (void)setChannelImage:(UIImage *)aImage {
if (aImage != ChannelImage){
[ChannelImage release];
ChannelImage = [aImage retain];
[self setNeedsDisplay];
}
}
- (void)drawContentView:(CGRect)rect {
CGContextRef context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
//UIColor * backgroundColour = [UIColor whiteColor];
UIColor *backgroundColour = [[UIColor alloc] initWithPatternImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"CellBackground.png"]];
[backgroundColour set];
CGContextFillRect(context, rect);
CGRect contentRect = self.contentView.bounds;
CGFloat boundsX = contentRect.origin.x;
[ChannelImage drawInRect:CGRectMake(boundsX+120 ,25, 75, 35)];
nowTitle.enabled = YES;
nowTitle.textAlignment = UITextAlignmentCenter;
nowTitle.font = [UIFont fontWithName:#"HelveticaNeue-Bold" size: 14.0];
nowTitle.textColor = [UIColor blackColor];
nowTitle.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
//[nowTitle drawTextInRect:CGRectMake(boundsX+6 ,31, 110, 20)];
// Trying to add a subview instead of drawing the text
nowTitle.frame = CGRectMake(boundsX+6 ,31, 110, 20);
[self addSubview:nowTitle];
// I have also tried adding it to super, no effect.
nowArtist.enabled = YES;
nowArtist.textAlignment = UITextAlignmentCenter;
nowArtist.font = [UIFont fontWithName:#"HelveticaNeue" size: 10.0];
nowArtist.textColor = [UIColor blackColor];
nowArtist.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
[nowArtist drawTextInRect:CGRectMake(boundsX+6 ,46, 110, 15)];
nextTitle.enabled = NO;
nextTitle.textAlignment = UITextAlignmentCenter;
nextTitle.font = [UIFont fontWithName:#"HelveticaNeue-Bold" size: 12.0];
[nextTitle drawTextInRect:CGRectMake(boundsX+200 ,31, 110, 20)];
nextArtist.enabled = NO;
nextArtist.textAlignment = UITextAlignmentCenter;
nextArtist.font = [UIFont fontWithName:#"HelveticaNeue" size: 9.0];
[nextArtist drawTextInRect:CGRectMake(boundsX+200 ,46, 110, 15)];
}
You just forgot to init your UILabel in your very first line of code. :)
At the first look, I can be sure that if you draw the text (and the text is not the label), then there is no UILabel at all in your cell. You can ignore that way.
So, if you don't have the UILabel, how you can get the text. Because your contentView is indeed a RadioTableCellView, then it is not hard. In your class, just public a property called nextArtist. When your button is tapped, look up for the contentView (by calling some superview), cast it to RadioTableCellView then get the nextArtist out
Without writing a bunch of code, here's my best guess.
You're going to need to assign tags to aView and anotherView in your initWithStyle: method. I'm going to assume you have a couple constants: BACK_VIEW_TAG and FRONT_VIEW_TAG.
In your touched: method, walk up the view hierarchy until you find your UITableViewCell.
UIView *currentView = button.superView;
while (![currentView isKindOfClass:UITableViewCell] && currentView != nil) {
currentView = currentView.parent;
}
Get the front view and back view (or which ever you want) from the table cell's contentView using the tags.
if (currentView != nil) {
UITableViewCell *cellView = (UITableViewCell *)currentView)
UIView *cellContentView = cellView.contentView;
UIView *backView = [cellContentView viewWithTag:BACK_VIEW_TAG];
UIView *frontView = [cellContentView viewWithTag:FRONT_VIEW_TAG];
// Get other views from frontView and backView using viewWithTag:.
}
Note that you should be adding views to your UITableViewCell subclass's contentView, not to the UITableViewCell directly. See Programmatically Adding Subviews to a Cell’s Content View for details.