mix static and dynamic cell in swift - ios

Question

i have dynamic cells in tableView, but in top of dynamic cells i want add a static cell that contain two label.
i searched but i did not find my solution.
what should i do?
(i am begginer)
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
return dictionary.count
}
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell : TicketDetailTableViewCell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "cell", for: indexPath) as! TicketDetailTableViewCell
var dict = dictionary[indexPath.row]
cell.lblComment.text = dict["comment"] as? String
cell.lblDate.text = dict["date"] as? String
return cell
}

Answer 1

You have a couple options...
Use a .tableHeaderView - you can use any normal UIView + subviews, labels, images, etc, etc, etc
Create a second prototype cell, and use that cell as your "first row". You can lay it out in Storyboard however you want... just because it is a prototyped cell, doesn't mean you have to change anything when you use it.
Method 2 will end up looking similar to this:
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
// if it's the first row, show the prototype cell with
// identifier "StaticCell"
if indexPath.row == 0 {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "StaticCell", for: indexPath)
return cell
}
// it's not the first row, so show the prototype cell with
// identifier "cell"
//
// Note: you will need to "offset" the array index since the
// "2nd row" is indexPath.row == 1
let cell : TicketDetailTableViewCell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "cell", for: indexPath) as! TicketDetailTableViewCell
var dict = dictionary[indexPath.row - 1]
cell.lblComment.text = dict["comment"] as? String
cell.lblDate.text = dict["date"] as? String
return cell
}
// you will also need to return +1 on the number of rows
// so you can "add" the first, static row
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
return dictionary.count + 1
}

Answer 2

The main idea is that you implement heightForRow data source method where depending on the cell index path you will return either a static height or automatic height. Something like this:
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, heightForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> CGFloat {
if indexPath.row == staticCellIndex {
return 80.0
}
return UITableViewAutomaticDimension
}