How to make a UILabel act as a link to open a blank email with the address from the UILabel pre loaded?

Question

I have built a "teacher directory" of sorts, I have the data fill into 3 fields, name, position, and email. All of the fields are UILabels. How do I make it so that you can click on the email and it opens a blank email?

    @interface PersonDetailTableViewController ()

@end

@implementation PersonDetailTableViewController

@synthesize fnameLabel, snameLabel, emailLabel, person;

- (void)viewDidLoad
{
    [super viewDidLoad];

    [super viewDidLoad];

    self.fnameLabel.text = self.person.fname;
    self.snameLabel.text = self.person.sname;
    self.emailLabel.text = self.person.email;
}

(this is the table view controller where the data is being displayed)

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 25 '13 at 16:15

Use a button with a transparent background (UIButtonTypeCustom)

In your viewDidLoad use:

[self.btnLabel addTarget:self action:@selector(btnLabelTouch:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
self.btnLabel.titleLabel.text = @"text";

Button action:

- (IBAction)btnLabelTouch:(id)sender
{
    //open email code here//
}

Abdullah Shafique · Answer 2 · 2013-10-27T17:51:22.517

0

You can use a UITapGestureRecognizer. Add this to viewDidLoad:

UITapGestureRecognizer *tap = [[UITapGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(tap)];
[self.fnameLabel addGestureRecognizer:tap];
tap.numberOfTapsRequired = 1;
tap.cancelsTouchesInView = NO;

Next add a new method:

-(void)tap
{
     //Do whatever
}

edited Oct 27 '13 at 17:51

answered Oct 25 '13 at 16:28

Abdullah Shafique

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where would i add this? I'm sorry to be a pain, this is just really confusing me for some reason – user2918086 Oct 27 '13 at 07:51
@user2918086 `viewDidLoad` – Abdullah Shafique Oct 27 '13 at 14:14
it keeps telling me that i have an error, that i am using an undeclaired identifier 'gr'. Where would i declare this? – user2918086 Oct 27 '13 at 17:38
ok thanks! Now my last question is, how to i set it to open an email and take the email from the UILabel being clicked? – user2918086 Oct 27 '13 at 17:59
@user2918086 That should be asked in another question. – Abdullah Shafique Oct 27 '13 at 23:28
@user2918086 Do not forget the check and +1 – Abdullah Shafique Oct 27 '13 at 23:28

How to make a UILabel act as a link to open a blank email with the address from the UILabel pre loaded?

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