UITableview with 2 cells - ios

Question

I am trying to build an app with 2 cell on a tableview
the header that will have the Headlines and the second that will have the normal feeds.
My question is how to connect this two cells
The code for the raw feeds are working
Example:
// MARK: - Table view data source
override func numberOfSections(in tableView: UITableView) -> Int {
// #warning Incomplete implementation, return the number of sections
return 1
}
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
// #warning Incomplete implementation, return the number of rows
return self.posts.count
}
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "Cell", for: indexPath) as! TableViewCell
// Configure the cell...
let post = self.posts[indexPath.row]
cell.title.text = post.title?.utf8Data?.attributedString?.string
if let imageUrl = post.imageUrl {
cell.imgView?.downloadImage(from: imageUrl)
}
let myFormatter = DateFormatter()
myFormatter.dateStyle = .none
myFormatter.timeStyle = .short
cell.pubDate.text = myFormatter.string(from: post.pubDate!) // What gives?
return cell
}
}

Answer 1

You can do this by filling a solid color, like white, for both the cells and set Table View separator to none.
tableView.separatorStyle = .none
And if you want to create a serious of such combined cells, then add a view to the bottom of the second cell, i.e. Feed Row, and fill that view with other color, like grey. This view will work as a separator for serious.

Answer 2

I suggest you let your tableview empty in storyboard. (delete all cells)
What I usually do, and what I feel is more flexible and cleaner in terms of code and files, is always use custom cells.
Create a subclass of UITableViewCell for each cell type you need (here, 2). One could be HeaderCell, and the other could be FeedCell.
If you use the "Create UITableViewCell class" I think you can find in Xcode (haven't used it in a long time), it should create the class for you, as well as a .xib file. If you don't have the corresponding .xib just create it and link it manually.
The .xib file is where you will put your labels, connect the outlets and maange everything you need. That's where you'll remake the cells you deleted ealier on. I think you can actually cut and paste in the xib and it might work.
Now you have a custom class, with its corresponding xib, which you can use as a cell.
Make sure your tableview is connected as delegate and datasource in storyboard (it should already be done in your setup).
In ViewDidLoad you will need to register all your cell classes to the tableview.
That is done using this method call on your tableview property (outlet)
I'm not sure how to write it in swift, but it's
MyTableView.Register(nib, key) in pseudo code.
Both the parameters come from your custom cell class (it's the .Nib and the class name, which you could hardcode). I usually do MyHeaderCell.Nib and MyHeaderCell.Key that are put in static, but that you can do however you want.
Now that your tableview is aware of the cells it will have to display, you just have to manage it in your cellForRow method.
Simply do it by index :
var cell;
if (indexPath.Row == 0)
{
cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "HeaderCell", for: indexPath) as! HeaderCell
}
else
{
cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "FeedCell", for: indexPath) as! FeedCell
}
let post = self.posts[indexPath.row]
cell.title.text = post.title
return cell
And there you go :)
I've never done swift so there are certainly syntax mistakes but the idea is how you should do it.