Autoresizing KILabel in UITableViewCell - ios

Question

I have a custom UILabel that I download from Github (called KILabel). The reason I got it because I wanted to duplicate Instagram's activity feed(The segmented control and the UITableViews with 2 different sets of information). In instagram's app I know there is the ability to tap on people usernames within the label that is contained in each and ever UITableViewCell(This is where KILabel comes into play). KILabel recognizes "#usernames", "#hashtags", and URLs and makes them tappable almost like a UIButton.
I had previously went without the KILabel and used the regular UILabel and it was able to expand in iOS 8 and iOS 7. Now, when I use the KILabel it auto expands(Dynamically changes its height to fit the text) ONLY on iOS 7 and it does NOT start off expanded. When I scroll in my UITableViewController, that is when the label expands. It starts off normal height.
As of right now this what the Custom Cell looks like
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#import "KILabel.h"
#interface NewsCell : UITableViewCell
#property (strong, nonatomic) IBOutlet KILabel *cellLabel;
#property (strong, nonatomic) IBOutlet UIImageView *cellImageView;
#end
I have the label in the interface(storyboard) hooked up to the custom KILabel class as well as the ImageView.
Next I have the cell being implemented in the UITableViewController. I tested it with a large piece of text to see if the cell and label would expand to the correct size
cell = [self.tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:cellIdentifier2 forIndexPath:indexPath];
cell.cellImageView.layer.cornerRadius = 6.0f;
cell.cellImageView.clipsToBounds = YES;
cell.cellImageView.layer.borderWidth = 1.0f;
cell.cellImageView.layer.borderColor = [[UIColor blackColor] CGColor];
UILongPressGestureRecognizer *longPress = [[UILongPressGestureRecognizer alloc] init];
longPress.numberOfTapsRequired = 1;
[cell.cellLabel addGestureRecognizer:longPress];
//Create the cell label going into the cell
cell.cellLabel.linkTapHandler = ^(KILinkType linkType, NSString *string, NSRange range) {
NSString *mString = [string stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:#"#" withString:#""];
if (linkType == KILinkTypeURL) {
// Open URLs
//[self attemptOpenURL:[NSURL URLWithString:string]];
} else if (linkType == KILinkTypeUserHandle) {
if (longPress.state == UIGestureRecognizerStatePossible) {
[self tapOnUsername:longPress username:mString];
}
} else {
// Put up an alert with a message if it's not an URL
NSString *linkTypeString = #"Username";
if (linkType == KILinkTypeHashtag)
{
linkTypeString = #"Hashtag";
}
NSString *message = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"You tapped %# which is a %#", string, linkTypeString];
UIAlertView *alert = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:#"Hello"
message:message
delegate:nil
cancelButtonTitle:#"Dismiss"
otherButtonTitles:nil];
[alert show];
}
};
PFObject *eachNews = [self.followingNews objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
PFUser *notifier = [eachNews objectForKey:#"Notifier"];
PFUser *notified = [eachNews objectForKey:#"Notified"];
[notifier fetchIfNeeded];
[notified fetchIfNeeded];
NSString *notifierString = [[NSString alloc] init];
NSString *notifiedString = [[NSString alloc] init];
NSString *grammer = [[NSString alloc] init];
NSDate *timeStamp = eachNews.createdAt;
NSDateFormatter *dateFormatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
[dateFormatter setDateFormat:#"MMM d, yyyy h:mm a"];
NSString *timeString = [timeStamp formattedAsTimeAgo];
if ([notifier.username isEqualToString:_loggedInUser.username]) {
notifierString = #"You";
grammer = #"are";
} else {
notifierString = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"#%#", notifier.username];
grammer = #"is";
}
if ([notified.username isEqualToString: _loggedInUser.username]) {
notifiedString = #"you";
} else {
notifiedString = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"#%#", notified.username];
}
if (notifier[#"profileImage"] == nil) {
UIImage *hermet = [UIImage imageNamed:#"user"];
[cell.cellImageView setImage:hermet];
} else {
PFFile *imageFile = notifier[#"profileImage"];
[cell.cellImageView setImage:[UIImage imageWithData:[imageFile getData]]];
}
NSMutableString *newsText = [[NSMutableString alloc] init];
if ([eachNews[#"Type"] isEqualToString:#"Follow"]) {
[newsText appendString:[NSString stringWithFormat:#"%# aaaaaaaaaaaaaaasdasafsfsdgsdgsdfgsdfsodjnfsaioefgnarpuoigbweuifbsdpugbdsfiougbsdiugosbdgiusobfasdioFPBSADUBVSIUDVBSAIUDBSDIUVBSDUVIBDSFIUVBSDIUVSBAVIPUBDSIUVaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasdasafsfsdgsdgsdfgsdfsodjnfsaioefgnarpuoigbweuifbsdpugbdsfiougbsdiugosbdgiusobfasdioFPBSADUBVSIUDVBSAIUDBSDIUVBSDUVIBDSFIUVBSDIUVSBAVIPUBDSIUVaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasdasafsfsdgsdgsdfgsdfsodjnfsaioefgnarpuoigbweuifbsdpugbdsfiougbsdiugosbdgiusobfasdioFPBSADUBVSIUDVBSAIUDBSDIUVBSDUVIBDSFIUVBSDIUVSBAVIPUBDSIUVaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasdasafsfsdgsdgsdfgsdfsodjnfsaioefgnarpuoigbweuifbsdpugbdsfiougbsdiugosbdgiusobfasdioFPBSADUBVSIUDVBSAIUDBSDIUVBSDUVIBDSFIUVBSDIUVSBAVIPUBDSIUVaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasdasafsfsdgsdgsdfgsdfsodjnfsaioefgnarpuoigbweuifbsdpugbdsfiougbsdiugosbdgiusobfasdioFPBSADUBVSIUDVBSAIUDBSDIUVBSDUVIBDSFIUVBSDIUVSBAVIPUBDSIUVaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasdasafsfsdgsdgsdfgsdfsodjnfsaioefgnarpuoigbweuifbsdpugbdsfiougbsdiugosbdgiusobfasdioFPBSADUBVSIUDVBSAIUDBSDIUVBSDUVIBDSFIUVBSDIUVSBAVIPUBDSIUVaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasdasafsfsdgsdgsdfgsdfsodjnfsaioefgnarpuoigbweuifbsdpugbdsfiougbsdiugosbdgiusobfasdioFPBSADUBVSIUDVBSAIUDBSDIUVBSDUVIBDSFIUVBSDIUVSBAVIPUBDSIUVaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasdasafsfsdgsdgsdfgsdfsodjnfsaioefgnarpuoigbweuifbsdpugbdsfiougbsdiugosbdgiusobfasdioFPBSADUBVSIUDVBSAIUDBSDIUVBSDUVIBDSFIUVBSDIUVSBAVIPUBDSIUVaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasdasafsfsdgsdgsdfgsdfsodjnfsaioefgnarpuoigbweuifbsdpugbdsfiougbsdiugosbdgiusobfasdioFPBSADUBVSIUDVBSAIUDBSDIUVBSDUVIBDSFIUVBSDIUVSBAVIPUBDSIUVaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasdasafsfsdgsdgsdfgsdfsodjnfsaioefgnarpuoigbweuifbsdpugbdsfiougbsdiugosbdgiusobfasdioFPBSADUBVSIUDVBSAIUDBSDIUVBSDUVIBDSFIUVBSDIUVSBAVIPUBDSIUVaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasdasafsfsdgsdgsdfgsdfsodjnfsaioefgnarpuoigbweuifbsdpugbdsfiougbsdiugosbdgiusobfasdioFPBSADUBVSIUDVBSAIUDBSDIUVBSDUVIBDSFIUVBSDIUVSBAVIPUBDSIUVaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasdasafsfsdgsdgsdfgsdfsodjnfsaioefgnarpuoigbweuifbsdpugbdsfiougbsdiugosbdgiusobfasdioFPBSADUBVSIUDVBSAIUDBSDIUVBSDUVIBDSFIUVBSDIUVSBAVIPUBDSIUVaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasdasafsfsdgsdgsdfgsdfsodjnfsaioefgnarpuoigbweuifbsdpugbdsfiougbsdiugosbdgiusobfasdioFPBSADUBVSIUDVBSAIUDBSDIUVBSDUVIBDSFIUVBSDIUVSBAVIPUBDSIUVaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasdasafsfsdgsdgsdfgsdfsodjnfsaioefgnarpuoigbweuifbsdpugbdsfiougbsdiugosbdgiusobfasdioFPBSADUBVSIUDVBSAIUDBSDIUVBSDUVIBDSFIUVBSDIUVSBAVIPUBDSIUV%# %#.\n", notifierString, eachNews[#"Messages"], notifiedString]];
} else if ([eachNews[#"Type"] isEqualToString:#"New Founder"]) {
[newsText appendString:[NSString stringWithFormat:#"%# %# %#.\n", notifierString, grammer, eachNews[#"Messages"]]];
} else if ([eachNews[#"Type"] isEqualToString:#"Club Create"]) {
if([notified.username isEqualToString:_loggedInUser.username]) {
notifiedString = #"You";
} else {
notifiedString = notified.username;
}
if (notified[#"profileImage"] == nil) {
UIImage *hermet = [UIImage imageNamed:#"user"];
[cell.cellImageView setImage:hermet];
} else {
PFFile *imageFile = notified[#"profileImage"];
[cell.cellImageView setImage:[UIImage imageWithData:[imageFile getData]]];
}
[newsText appendString:[NSString stringWithFormat:#"%# %#\n", notifiedString, eachNews[#"Messages"]]];
}
[newsText appendString:timeString];
NSArray *appendedString = [newsText componentsSeparatedByString:#"\n"];
NSRange dateRange = [newsText rangeOfString:appendedString[1]];
NSMutableAttributedString *attrString = [[NSMutableAttributedString alloc] initWithString:newsText];
[attrString beginEditing];
[attrString addAttribute: NSForegroundColorAttributeName
value:[UIColor lightGrayColor]
range:dateRange];
[attrString endEditing];
cell.cellLabel.attributedText = attrString;
CGSize sizeForLabel = CGSizeMake(cell.cellLabel.frame.size.width, 0);
CGRect labelRect = CGRectMake(cell.cellLabel.frame.origin.x, cell.cellLabel.frame.origin.y, sizeForLabel.width, CGFLOAT_MAX);
// Use a dummy label and its textRectForBounds method to calculate the height
// of a real label.
KILabel *measureLabel = [[KILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(cell.cellLabel.frame.origin.x, cell.cellLabel.frame.origin.y, labelRect.size.width, 0)];
measureLabel.numberOfLines = 0;
measureLabel.attributedText = attrString;
labelRect = [measureLabel textRectForBounds:labelRect limitedToNumberOfLines:0];
cell.cellLabel.frame = labelRect;
The height of UITableViewCell is completely fine and expands perfectly. The label is the only issues. It does not expand at all on iOS 8 and expands ONLY AFTER I have scrolled in the UITableViewController on iOS 7.
I would tagged KILabel but I can't and if anyone has used another UILabels like KILabel and been able to get them auto-expand please refer me to them.
KILabel on GitHub: https://github.com/Krelborn/KILabel
Also, I have already tried the Gist the creator posted on his GitHub and that will get my cell to expand perfectly.