trouble setting too many outlets?

Question

Actually I am converting an iPhone app to iPad.

For that I need to resize the "FONTS" of the labels.

There are many "title" called labels.

So, What I am doing now taking outlets of every label and setting the size of a font when the device is iPad.

There are too many labels so, 1) is there any way to set multiple outlets. to single instance so if I change one instance reflect to all?

2) is there any other method to change the size.

This is how my code looks like.

if([self isPad])
    {
        [btnReset.titleLabel setFont:BUTTON_FONT_iPAD_BOLD];
        [btnViewReport.titleLabel setFont:BUTTON_FONT_iPAD_BOLD];
        scrollView.contentSize = CGSizeMake(768,1200);
//         scrollEmpView.contentSize = CGSizeMake(768, 1690);
//        
//        //Report View Page Frame Set
//        //Values Before ADDED...
//        [lblPayeCalculation setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblTaxcode setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblDeduct setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        
//        [lblPayroll setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblChild setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        
//        [lblDate setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblFrequency setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblSalary setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        
//        [lblGross setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblEarnerLevy setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblChildDeduct setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblStudent setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        
//        [lblKiwiDeduct setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblTaxCredit setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblNetPayment setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblPayrollDonationAmt setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblNetPaymentLessPayroll setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        
//        [lblPayeCalculation setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        
//        
//        
//        //Values Added...to only set it
//        
//        [lblQPaye setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD];
//        [lblQPaye2 setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblQP1 setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblQP2 setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblQP3 setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblQP4 setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblQPay setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD];
//        
//        [lblQPay1 setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblQPay2 setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblQPay3 setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblQCalculation setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD];
//        [lblQC1 setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblQC2 setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblQC2Sign setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblQC3 setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblQC3Sign setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblQC4 setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblQCSign4 setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblQC5 setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblQC5Sign setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblQC6 setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblQC6Sign setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblQC7 setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblQCSign setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblQC8 setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblQC8Sign setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblQC9 setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblQC9Sign setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblQTitleKiwiSaver setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD];
//        
//        [lblQK1 setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblKiwiContributePercent setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblQK1 setFrame:YOFFSET_FRAME_iPAD(lblQK1, 10, -)];
//        
//        [lblQK2 setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblKiwiContributeValue setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblKiwiContributeValue setFrame:YOFFSET_FRAME_iPAD(lblKiwiContributeValue, 23, -)];
//        [lblQK2 setFrame:YOFFSET_FRAME_iPAD(lblQK2, 29, -)];
//        
//        [lblQK3 setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblKiwiCompulsoryValue setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT];
//        [lblQK3 setFrame:YOFFSET_FRAME_iPAD(lblQK3, 45, -)];
//        [lblKiwiCompulsoryValue setFrame:YOFFSET_FRAME_iPAD(lblKiwiCompulsoryValue, 39, -)];
//        [imgvLast setFrame:YOFFSET_FRAME_iPAD(imgvLast, 32, -)];
//        [lblQKLast setFont:LABEL_FONT_iPAD];

}

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 13 '11 at 05:22

If you are changing the fonts of all the labels within the view why not give this a try

if([self isPad])
    {
        [btnReset.titleLabel setFont:BUTTON_FONT_iPAD_BOLD];
        [btnViewReport.titleLabel setFont:BUTTON_FONT_iPAD_BOLD];
        scrollView.contentSize = CGSizeMake(768,1200);
        for(UILabel *label in [self.view subviews]) {
           if([label isKindOfClass:[UILabel class]]) 
           label.font = LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT;
        }
}

Fantastic it works great without taking the outlets...Thank you very much — Arpit B Parekh, Dec 13 '11 at 06:13

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 13 '11 at 05:13

1

Stuff them all in an array, then do [yourArray makeObjectsPerformSelector:@selector(setFont:) withObject:LABEL_FONT_iPAD_REPORT].

answered Dec 13 '11 at 05:13

Chuck

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Chuck's answer certainly works but what you're trying to do sounds really awful and really isn't the best way (or best use of your time) to do a Universal iOS app. You should do a second xib file for iPad alongside the first xib which targets iPhone. There are lots of tutorials and related questions [like this one](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6271442/universal-ipad-iphone-xibs-xcode-4) which cover the subject of doing parallel xibs for iPad and iPhone. – Michael Dautermann Dec 13 '11 at 05:16
Nice solution but still i have to take all the outlets!!! Taking too many outlets is not a good way that I think!!!1 – Arpit B Parekh Dec 13 '11 at 05:17
@Michael Deutermann: Very true. I should have mentioned that, but I was in too much of a hurry. – Chuck Dec 13 '11 at 05:27

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