Get indexPath for cell of UITable embedded in UITableViewCell - ios

Question

So here is the structure of the TableView:
There is a main UITableView, and inside each UITableViewCell there is another UITableview
Screenshot:
Each of the UITableViewCells have been designed as Custom Views and have been added by loading it from the Nib in the cellForRowAtIndexPath function.
What I want to do is for any option selected in the inner Table Views I want to get the index path of the cell that the Table View is embeded in.
Document Layout:
I tried to follow the delegate approach mentioned by Paulw11 here:
swift: how to get the indexpath.row when a button in a cell is tapped?: StackOverflow
Note: The method suggested by Paulw11 works perfectly
Code(TableVC):
class TableVC: UITableViewController, QuestionCellDelegate {
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// Uncomment the following line to preserve selection between presentations
// self.clearsSelectionOnViewWillAppear = false
// Uncomment the following line to display an Edit button in the navigation bar for this view controller.
// self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = self.editButtonItem()
}
override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
// MARK: - Table view data source
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
// #warning Incomplete implementation, return the number of rows
return 5
}
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, heightForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> CGFloat {
return 220.0
}
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = Bundle.main.loadNibNamed("QuestionCell", owner: self, options: nil)?.first as! QuestionCell
cell.delegate = self
return cell
}
func sendCellInfo(cell: UITableViewCell) {
print(cell)
let indexPathForQuestion = tableView.indexPath(for: cell)
print(indexPathForQuestion)
}}
Code(QuestionCell):
protocol QuestionCellDelegate: class {
func sendCellInfo(cell: UITableViewCell)
}
class QuestionCell: UITableViewCell, UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSource{
#IBOutlet weak var optionsTableview: UITableView!
var delegate: QuestionCellDelegate?
override func awakeFromNib() {
super.awakeFromNib()
// Initialization code
self.optionsTableview.delegate = self
self.optionsTableview.dataSource = self
}
override func setSelected(_ selected: Bool, animated: Bool) {
super.setSelected(selected, animated: animated)
// Configure the view for the selected state
}
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = Bundle.main.loadNibNamed("OptionsCell", owner: self, options: nil)?.first as! OptionsCell
return cell
}
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
return 4
}
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
let selectedCell = optionsTableview.cellForRow(at: indexPath)
print("selectedCell")
self.delegate?.sendCellInfo(cell: selectedCell!)
}}
Code(OptionsCell):
class OptionsCell: UITableViewCell {
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
}}
Note: The current O/P is nil
Note: Code changed as per commented by pbasdf, realised the mistake

Answer 1

Found the solution due to pbasdf comment:
Delegate Function in TableVC:
func sendCellInfo(cell: UITableViewCell) {
/*** Take the cell passed and convert to a CGPoint wrt to TableView ***/
let cellPosition: CGPoint = cell.convert(cell.bounds.origin, to: self.tableView)
/*** wrt to CGPoint find index on current TableView ***/
/*** Returns as Section,Cell ***/
let indexPathForSelectedCell = (tableView.indexPathForRow(at: cellPosition)?.row)
print(indexPathForSelectedCell)
}

Answer 2

The following answer is added #Supratik Majumdar request for the logic which I said.
Supratik try using the following code, I hope you will get your need done.
//Initialize your question or answer in viewDidLoad or where ever you like to as shown below
self.questionArray = ["Question1", "Question2"]
self.optionArray = [["Option 1", "Option 2", "Option 3", "Option 4"], ["Option 1", "Option 2", "Option 3", "Option 4"]]
//Make us of the following tableview delegate & datasource code
func numberOfSectionsInTableView(tableView: UITableView) -> Int {
return self.questionArray.count
}
func tableView(tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
return self.OptionArray[section].count
}
func tableView(tableView: UITableView, titleForHeaderInSection section: Int) -> String {
return self.questionArray[section]
}
func tableView(tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("Cell", forIndexPath: indexPath) as! UITableViewCell
let currentOptionArray = self.questionArray[section]
let currentOption = currentOptionArray[indexPath.row]
cell.textLabel.text = currentOption
return cell
}
func tableView(tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) {
let selectedIndex = indexPath
let selectedQuestionIndex = indexPath.section
let selectedOptionIndex = indexPath.row
//Make use of the data you need in the above values
}

Answer 3

Use this:
tableView.cellForRowAtIndexPath(YourIndexPath) as! OptionCell
You can do your own indexPath as global variable and filing it on didSelectRow method
YourIndexPath = indexPath