How to change the alpha of a UILabel by tapping?

Question

I have an iOS (4.0) app that I would like to change the alpha of a specific UILabel of just by taping anywhere on the screen. I don't have my interface done programmatically, I just used the interface builder to place the labels for things on the screen.

How can I use a tap gesture to change the alpha of a specific UILabel in my program?

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

In viewDidLoad:

UITapGestureRecognizer *oneTap = [[UITapGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(tapAction:)];
    [oneTap setNumberOfTapsRequired:1];
    [oneTap setNumberOfTouchesRequired:1];
    [self.view oneTap];

Then define the method:

-(void)tapAction:(UIGestureRecognizer *)gesture 
    {
          [self.yourLabel setAlpha:0.5f]; // set the alpha to whatever you want, or animate the fade, whatever
    }