Getting indexPath of Parent Cell in Child TableView - ios

Question

I currently have a TableView which is sitting inside a prototype TableViewCell. To remove confusion the hierarchy is as follows:
TableViewController
--> TableViewCell
--> TableView
I am trying to access the indexPath.section in which the TableView is located, as for each different cell inside the TableViewController, I want to display different data in the TableView.
My code currently as follows:
class TableViewController: UITableViewController {
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
}
override func numberOfSections(in tableView: UITableView) -> Int {
return 2
}
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
return 1
}
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "todayCell", for: indexPath) as! MyTableViewCell
// Configure the cell...
switch indexPath.section {
case 0:
cell.label.text = "Today"
case 1:
cell.label.text = "Tomorrow"
default:
cell.label.text = "Error"
}
return cell
}
}
For my TableViewCell:
class MyTableViewCell: UITableViewCell, UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSource {
#IBOutlet weak var label: UILabel!
#IBOutlet weak var tableView: UITableView!
#IBOutlet weak var cancelButton: UIButton!
#IBOutlet weak var completeButton: UIButton!
var numOfRowsOne = 6
var numOfRowsTwo = 7
override func awakeFromNib() {
super.awakeFromNib()
// Initialization code
}
override func setSelected(_ selected: Bool, animated: Bool) {
super.setSelected(selected, animated: animated)
// Configure the view for the selected state
}
func numberOfSections(in tableView: UITableView) -> Int {
return 1
}
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
var rows = 0
if (TableViewController Cell's indexPath.section) == 0 {
rows = numOfRowsOne
} else {
rows = numOfRowsTwo
}
return rows
}
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = todayTableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "activitiesCell", for: indexPath)
return cell
}
}
Thank you!

Answer 1

You can get indexPath as below,
if let ip = (self.superview as? UITableView)?.indexPath(for: self), ip.section == 0 {
rows = numOfRowsOne
} else {
rows = numOfRowsTwo
}