Sample code for creating a NSTextField “label”?

A label is actually an instance of NSTextField, a subclass of NSView. So, since it is a NSView, it has to be added to another view.

Here’s a working code:

- (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(NSNotification *)aNotification
{
    NSTextField *textField;

    textField = [[NSTextField alloc] initWithFrame:NSMakeRect(10, 10, 200, 17)];
    [textField setStringValue:@"My Label"];
    [textField setBezeled:NO];
    [textField setDrawsBackground:NO];
    [textField setEditable:NO];
    [textField setSelectable:NO];
    [view addSubview:textField];
}