UILabel

A UILabel represents a rectangular area of the screen that can hold text.

Example
UIView *myView =
   [ [UIView alloc]
   initWithFrame:[[UIScreen mainScreen]
   applicationFrame] ];

self.view = myView;
[myView release];

UILabel *myLabel;

myLabel = [ [UILabel alloc]
   initWithFrame:
   CGRectMake(0,170,320,50) ];

myLabel.text = @"Hello";

myLabel.font =
   [UIFont systemFontOfSize:24];

myLabel.textColor = [UIColor blackColor];

myLabel.textAlignment =
   UITextAlignmentCenter;

myLabel.backgroundColor =
  [UIColor lightGrayColor];

[myView addSubview:myLabel];
[myLabel release];