- (void)setUILabel:(UILabel *)myLabel
  withMaxFrame:(CGRect)maxFrame
  withText:(NSString *)theText
  usingVerticalAlign:(int)vertAlign
{

  CGSize stringSize =
    [theText sizeWithFont:myLabel.font
      constrainedToSize:maxFrame.size
      lineBreakMode:myLabel.lineBreakMode];
 
  switch (vertAlign) {
    case 0: // vertical align = top
      myLabel.frame = CGRectMake(myLabel.frame.origin.x, 
        myLabel.frame.origin.y, 
        myLabel.frame.size.width, 
        stringSize.height);
      break;

    case 1: // vertical align = middle
      // don't do anything,
      // lines will be placed in vertical middle by default
      break;

    case 2: // vertical align = bottom
      myLabel.frame = CGRectMake(myLabel.frame.origin.x, 
        (myLabel.frame.origin.y + myLabel.frame.size.height)
         - stringSize.height, 
        myLabel.frame.size.width, 
        stringSize.height);
      break;
  }

  myLabel.text = theText;
}