change a uitableviewcell subview UILabel text - objective-c

Question

This is how my tableviewcell is setup
else if(indexPath.row == 3)
{
cell.textLabel.text = #"Category";
UILabel *categoryLabel = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(150, 2, 145, 34)];
categoryLabel.adjustsFontSizeToFitWidth = YES;
categoryLabel.textColor = [UIColor blackColor];
categoryLabel.font = [UIFont systemFontOfSize:17.0];
categoryLabel.text = #"select a category";
categoryLabel.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
categoryLabel.textAlignment = UITextAlignmentRight;
categoryLabel.tag = 3;
[cell addSubview:categoryLabel];
[categoryLabel release];
}
I need to change the the text of the category label later on in the program.
How do I accomplish this? I assume I need to use the tag to reference the UILabel?

Answer 1

This is how my tableviewcell is setup
else if(indexPath.row == 3)
{
cell.textLabel.text = #"Category";
UILabel *categoryLabel = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(150, 2, 145, 34)];
categoryLabel.adjustsFontSizeToFitWidth = YES;
categoryLabel.textColor = [UIColor blackColor];
categoryLabel.font = [UIFont systemFontOfSize:17.0];
categoryLabel.text = #"select a category";
categoryLabel.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
categoryLabel.textAlignment = UITextAlignmentRight;
categoryLabel.tag = 3;
[cell addSubview:categoryLabel];
[categoryLabel release];
}
I need to change the the text of the category label later on in the program. How do I accomplish this? I assume I need to use the tag to reference the UILabel?
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I figured it out...
I put the UILabel in my header file and changed the code like so
else if(indexPath.row == 3)
{
cell.textLabel.text = #"Category";
categoryLabel = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(150, 2, 145, 34)];
categoryLabel.adjustsFontSizeToFitWidth = YES;
categoryLabel.textColor = [UIColor blackColor];
categoryLabel.font = [UIFont systemFontOfSize:17.0];
categoryLabel.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%#",categoryFriendlyString];
categoryLabel.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
categoryLabel.textAlignment = UITextAlignmentRight;
categoryLabel.tag = 3;
[cell addSubview:categoryLabel];
}
Then when I wanted to change it later I did this
categoryLabel.text = #"sample string";
And finally released it in my dealloc method.