Question

OK, I am retarded so I need explicit instructions how to link the NSURL code section at the bottom to a label click to make a call:

- (void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
lblText.text = agencyName;
lblPhone.text = phone;
lblEmail.text = email;
lblAddress.text = agcaddress;



//Set the title of the navigation bar
self.navigationItem.title = @"Agency Info"; 
mapView=[[MKMapView alloc] initWithFrame:self.view.bounds];



}


- (IBAction)callPlaceNumber:(id)sender {
    NSString *number = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"tel://%@", phone];
    number = [number stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:@" "
                                                 withString:@""];
    [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:number]];
}

I tried messing with IBActions and Outlets to no avail. Do I need to put an IBAction in my header file and somehow link it to the label? 3rd day coding objective c and I-OS so go easy on me.

Answer 1

You can achieve making a call by clicking on UILabel but not recommendable :), The way to do is catch touchEvents and check if the touch event is from the call label than make a call…Something like this,

Not Recommendable

Where calLabel is an IBOutlet in your header file…

-(void)touchesBegan:(NSSet *)touches withEvent:(UIEvent *)event {

    UITouch *touch = [touches anyObject];

    if ([touch view] == callLabel)
    {
        //Your code here which makes a call...
    }
}//In began

Or when touch is ending,

-(void) touchesEnded:(NSSet *)touches withEvent:(UIEvent *)event{
    UITouch *touch = [touches anyObject];

    if ([touch view] == callLabel)
    {
        //Your code here which makes a call...
    }
}//At the end

Recommendable is…

Create a UIButton make IBAction and write your call logic inside it…Something like this,

- (IBAction)callPlaceNumber:(id)sender {
    NSString *number = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"tel://%@", phoneNumber];
    number = [number stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:@" "
                                         withString:@""];
    [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:number]];
}

Hope this will help!

EDIT

- (IBAction)callPlaceNumber:(id)sender {
    NSString *number = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"tel://12345678"];
    number = [number stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:@" "
                                         withString:@""];
    [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:number]];
}