Can the same UITableviewcell be used in multiple UITableViews? - ios

Question

What I want to ask you is "Can one UITableviewcell be used for multiple tableview like viewholder that can use anytime for recyclerview in android?" what I used to do is in one viewcontroller I have a tableview with a custom Cell and gave its identifier as normal but if I trying to use another uitableview in another Viewcontroller with that cell that inside the previous tableview, it always gives me a blank cell with white background. is there a way to use it like that?
EDIT: Here is what my tableview look like when i've already set cellforrow for it already.
Click to view and here what my cell look like Click to view cell and here are my code for different cell in a tableview, It'll work if i use use those 2 cell in current tableview
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
if indexPath.section == 0{
let cell = self.mytable.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "cell", for: indexPath) as! HistoryItemTableCell
let view = UIView(frame: CGRect(x: 0, y: cell.frame.maxY, width: cell.frame.size.width, height: cell.frame.size.height))
view.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 0, green: 0, blue: 0, alpha: 0.3)
cell.selectedBackgroundView = view
let order = OrderItemObj
cell.num_of_day.text = "\(order.ticket_type.name)"
cell.ref_num.text = order.order_tx_number
cell.quantity.text = order.number_tickets
cell.price.text = "$\(order.ticket_type.price).00 USD"
if order.status == "unpaid"{
cell.ic_status.image = UIImage(named: "ic_status_unpaid")
}else{
cell.ic_status.image = UIImage(named: "ic_status_paid")
}
cell.start_date.text = "\(order.start_date)"
cell.end_date.text = "\(order.expired_date)"
return cell
}else{
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "cell", for: indexPath) as! OrderDetailTicketCell
let t = listTicket[indexPath.row]
cell.dob.text = t.dob
cell.gender.text = t.sex
cell.nation.text = t.nationality
let url = URL(string: t.photo)
cell.imageN.kf.setImage(with: url)
return cell
}
}
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
if section == 0 {
return 3
}else{
return self.listTicket.count
}
}
override func viewDidLoad(){
super.viewDidLoad()
mytable.register(HistoryItemTableCell.self, forCellReuseIdentifier: "cell")
ViewHistoryItem()
mytable.dataSource = self
mytable.delegate = self
}

Answer 1

Yes you can. You have to register it again for the new tableView. It is just like how you create variables using the same type. This is also a class which can be used to create objects. Doesn't matter where you want to use it.
On the other hand if you are asking if instances of the same cell which are present in a tableView can be reused in another tableView, then the answer is no, because they have only been registered for that particular tableView.