How to calculate UILabel width based on text length?
CGSize expectedLabelSize = [yourString sizeWithFont:yourLabel.font constrainedToSize:maximumLabelSize lineBreakMode:yourLabel.lineBreakMode];
What is -[NSString sizeWithFont:forWidth:lineBreakMode:] good for?
this question might have your answer, it worked for me.
For 2014, I edited in this new version, based on the ultra-handy comment by Norbert below! This does everything. Cheers
// yourLabel is your UILabel.float widthIs = [self.yourLabel.text boundingRectWithSize:self.yourLabel.frame.size options:NSStringDrawingUsesLineFragmentOrigin attributes:@{ NSFontAttributeName:self.yourLabel.font } context:nil] .size.width;NSLog(@"the width of yourLabel is %f", widthIs);