How to determine if a certain text is being completely shown in UITableViewCell?

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Is it possible to know if a certain text is being completely shown in the textLabel of a UITableViewCell?

I mean: is it possible to find out if the ellipsis (dot dot dot) had to be shown because the text was to long to fit in the textLabel?

I am thinking of showing the accesoryDetailButton to let the user see the whole text if it didn't fit.

@Daniel Martín: the tag xcode makes no sense. It doesnt matter, if the code was written in xcode, vim or by using a telegraph — vikingosegundo, Mar 08 '13 at 12:19
Thank you for all your suggestions. Really helpful :). Now... anybody has the answer to the question ;) — ElPiter, Mar 08 '13 at 12:20
It's easier if you have a fixed text font size, that's why I was asking. — Rikkles, Mar 08 '13 at 12:26
Ah, ok, understood. Thanks. I think I'll try arun.s answer (the first one). — ElPiter, Mar 08 '13 at 12:31

arun.s · Answer 1 · 2013-03-08T12:35:29.920

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Check the size of the string like this -

CGSize textSize = [title sizeWithFont:titleFont 
                         constrainedToSize:textLabelSize 
                             lineBreakMode:NSLineBreakByTruncatingTail];

Compare the size with your tableViewCell textlabel frame size.

If greater then it is having ellipsis else not.

Hope it Helps !!!

edited Mar 08 '13 at 12:35

answered Mar 08 '13 at 12:23

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don't use contentCellSize. Use textLabel.bounds.size – Rikkles Mar 08 '13 at 12:27
Ya tanx .. i will correct the variable name .. didn't notice the variable name !!! – arun.s Mar 08 '13 at 12:34

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:25

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i wrote a custom truncating class in this answer if you use it, it will return a bool that will tell you if it truncated for not

edited May 23 '17 at 10:25

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How to determine if a certain text is being completely shown in UITableViewCell?

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