UITableViewRow displays Buttons without Color - ios

I a have 2 Buttons within my custom TableViewCell.
The Buttons are in bright colors. (BackgroundColor set)
However: Running the app - The Buttons color disappear and it becomes white:
I tried to programmatically change the color in viewDidLoad but Xcode doesn't react.
Any Ideas?

The heart of the problem is that you have introduced buttons but you are also setting the cell's textLabel!.text. You can't mix and match like that. If you're going to use a custom cell, you must use a completely custom cell.
Set the cell's type to Custom, drag a label into it, use a custom cell class, give it an outlet to the label, set this label's text, and all will be well.
Here's my custom cell with an outlet:
class MyCell : UITableViewCell {
#IBOutlet var label : UILabel!
}
Here's my cellForRow:
override func tableView(tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("Cell", forIndexPath: indexPath) as! MyCell
cell.label.text = "Hi" // NOT cell.textLabel!.text
return cell
}
As you can see, the result is that button appears just fine.

You have an extra word in there:
cell.noButton.backgroundColor = UIColor.greenColor()

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I need to place a radio button in tableview custom cell. whenever user clicks the tableview cell or button then radio button needs to work. I tried by using below code but didn't execute well.
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}
else
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Make sure your table view is set to Single Selection, and to use Static cells.
Add a Basic cell, set the image to be your unchecked button image, and make sure the selection style is Default
Cool Tip # 1: Click on and select the cell's image view, and then set it's highlighted image to be your checked state. When the cell is highlighted or selected, the image view within will change to show its highlighted state.
Cool Tip # 2: Next, drag a UIView into the cell's content view, behind the text label. As you're using a basic cell, you won't be able to drop it directly into the cell, you'll need to drag it into onto the Document Outline on the left instead. Then hook this up to the cell's selected background view outlet. When a cell is selected (or highlighted), this view will be displayed in the background. In this case, we're going to use it to prevent the grey background appearing, so set its colour to Clear. Note that it doesn't matter what size the view is, and there's no need to set any constraints - it's automatically sized to match the cell at runtime.
Finally, duplicate this cell and change the text for each of your radio button options. Build and run, and you have code-free radio buttons!
In your TableViewCell class why don't you create a data source element and override the didSet for it. also in your data source for the UITableView I would recommend an array of something more than just a String.
I haven't compiled the below so this is just an idea.
import UIKit
class TableViewCell : UITableViewCell {
var data: Animal? {
didSet {
self.country.text = data.description
if (data.isSelected) {
self.radioButton.setImage(UIImage(named:"check.png"), for: .normal)
} else {
self.radioButton.setImage(UIImage(named:"uncheck.png"), for: .normal)
}
}
}
}
in your view controller you will of course have to set the isSelected property whenever a row is tapped.
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
var animal = self.animals[indexPath.row]
animal.isSelected = !animal.isSelected
}
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell:TableViewCell = self.tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: cellReuseIdentifier) as! TableViewCell
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}
and for your Animal maybe something like this:
struct Animal {
var description: String
var isSelected: Bool
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SWIFT : expand / collapse custom cell from UIswitch in the custom cell

In my viewcontroller,
I added my tableview (#IBOutlet weak var MyTableView: UITableView!) in which I added several custom cells with specific size depending on the elements needed inside.
I call each cell with identifier :
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Here's a video to see in detail - http://quick.as/rpyub8mv
Xcode Storyboard Screenshot
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If you're generating the view inside the cell programmatically, make sure that you add the UISwitch to the right view with addSubView last. You can also set zPositions with view.layer.zPosition attribute.
So I was setting -
cell.textLabel.text?
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I'm trying to make a simple UITableView that has a button appended to the right side of every cell. I added the button to the prototype cell in my storyboard and set up the constraints so that AutoLayout takes over and puts it in the right spot. When I go to preview the layout in the Assistant Editor, everything looks great. However, once I start the simulator and go to that view, the button is no longer there (the cell is blank).
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EDIT: Some code as requested (sorry):
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Most of the code in there is pretty irrelevant, but as you can see I tried adding a button and then stopped cause I wasn't sure where to go from there. I was under the impression that all of this could be done using storyboard.
The problem which you have arises from the fact that you are NOT using the cells which you created in your storyboard. When you call
let cell = UITableViewCell()
it creates a cell with default style. What you want to do instead is to use the cells which you created in the storyboard.
override func tableView(tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("cellWithSwitch") as! UITableViewCell
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return cell
}
You should change the "cellWithSwitch" to the identifier which you have set for your cell in storyboard.
You can find the identifier of your cell by selecting it in the storyboard and then checking info in the Attributes inspector:
If you haven't yet set this identifier - set it and then use it. And then changes which you make in storyboard will get reflected on the phone ;)
Extra
It is often necessary to subclass your cell to make it easier to work with. Here is an example:
class MyCell:UITableViewCell {
#IBOutlet var myButton: UIButton!
}
Now, you have to do 3 other things:
1) Select your cell in the storyboard and set its class to MyCell in Identity inspector (that's the third tab in the image which I posted)
2) Open Connections inspector (last tab) and connect the myButton outlet
3) Modify your cellForRowAtIndexPathFunction:
override func tableView(tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("cellWithSwitch") as! MyCell
// setup your cells (e.g. update its title)
// you can now access your button as cell.myButton
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