Refresh UITableView in Swift - ios

I have a problem with refreshing my custom UITableView inside an UIViewController.
When appear the tableView has all its cell with a clear backgroundcolor.
I have a "start" button above and when I click on it I want to have all the cell in another color.
I have specified the rules in:
func tableView(tableView: UITableView, willDisplayCell cell: UITableViewCell, forRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) {
if self.status == "start" {
if indexPath != self.currentIndexPath {
cell.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 0 , green: 0, blue: 0, alpha: 0.5)
} else {
cell.backgroundColor = UIColor.clearColor()
}
} else {
cell.backgroundColor = UIColor.clearColor()
}
}
In the "start" action button, I call: self.tableView.reloadData
#IBAction func startAction(sender: AnyObject) {
self.currentIndexPath = NSIndexPath(forRow: 0, inSection: 0)
self.status = "start"
self.tableView.reloadData()
}
But it's not working very well as I must scroll to update the background color.
I tried to use the self.tableView.reloadRowsAtIndexPaths method. But the result is the same.
I always must scroll the tableView to update the background color or some images.
Where am I wrong ?

Replace your call to reloadData with:
DispatchQueue.main.async { self.tableView.reloadData() }

You should probably put your logic inside the cellForRowAtIndexPath delegate method, this will get called when you reload the table.
func tableView(tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("Cell", forIndexPath:indexPath)
if self.status == "start" {
if indexPath != self.currentIndexPath {
cell.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 0 , green: 0, blue: 0, alpha: 0.5)
} else {
cell.backgroundColor = UIColor.clearColor()
}
} else {
cell.backgroundColor = UIColor.clearColor()
}
return cell
}
As I can't see your current implementation of this method I have just guessed at your dequeuing of the cell, you may need to change this slightly, If you can post this code in your question I can help.

You've got the logic in the wrong place. willDisplayCell is called just before the cell is drawn which is why it makes sense that you're seeing the change when you scroll. Calling reloadData is going to call cellForRowAtIndexPath so you should move your logic to that method.

Instead of adding your codes on WillDisplayCell add in cellForRowAtIndexPath
#IBAction func startAction(sender: UIButton)
{
let buttonPosition : CGPoint = sender.convertPoint(CGPointZero, toView: self.tableview )
self.currentIndexPath = self.tableview.indexPathForRowAtPoint(buttonPosition)!
self.status = "start"
self.tableView.reloadData()
}

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TableView didSelect row Issue

So the issue is when a cell is tapped, desired data is shown and when again tapped on same cell ( again desired data is shown.)
But when one cell is selected and we again select other cell (then the data is been shown of second tapped cell but the first one is not deselected).
How can I take care of this issue?
var selectedIndex = -1
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
UIView.animate(withDuration: 1) {
self.labelViewHeightConstraint.constant = 60
self.labelLeadingConstraint.constant = 136
self.view.layoutIfNeeded()
}
let cell = tableView.cellForRow(at: indexPath) as! CustomCell
if(selectedIndex == indexPath.row) {
selectedIndex = -1
print("deselect")
UIView.animate(withDuration: 0.4) {
cell.secondView.isHidden = true
cell.firstView.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 0.8588, green: 0.84705, blue: 0.8745, alpha: 1.0)
}
} else {
cell.secondView.isHidden = false
}
self.expandTableView.beginUpdates()
//self.expandTableView.reloadRows(at: [indexPath], with: UITableViewRowAnimation.automatic )
self.expandTableView.endUpdates()
}
You can archive single selection by setting tableView property like belwo
tableView.allowsMultipleSelection = false
This can also be done from Attributes Inspector
Hope this helps
you must disable multiple selection by,
self.tbl.allowsMultipleSelection = false
and enable single selection by,
self.tbl.allowsSelection = true
EDIT:-
if you want to access your old (selected cells), you should make a call like this,
//first assign tag or indexPath in Cell,
cell.tag = indexPath.row
// or
cell.indexPath = indexPath
//then fetch like bellow,
let visibleCell = tableView.visibleCells.filter({$0.tag == self.selectedIndex})
//or
let visibleCell = tableView.visibleCells.filter({$0.indexPath.row == self.selectedIndex})
//if you use ,
let cell = tableView.cellForRow(at: indexPath) as! CustomCell
//then it will get you new cell object.

TableView cell selection issue

So I selected a cell in tableview.
it expands, shows detail text of the that cell then I started scrolling down till this selected cell goes out of view.
because of reuse identifier other cell in the the view get some the property of the selected cell automatically.
Is there any way to handle this ?
var selectedIndex = -1
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
UIView.animate(withDuration: 1) {
self.labelViewHeightConstraint.constant = 60
self.labelLeadingConstraint.constant = 136
self.view.layoutIfNeeded()
}
let cell = tableView.cellForRow(at: indexPath) as! CustomCell
if(selectedIndex == indexPath.row) {
selectedIndex = -1
print("deselect")
UIView.animate(withDuration: 0.4) {
cell.secondView.isHidden = true
cell.firstView.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 0.8588, green: 0.84705, blue: 0.8745, alpha: 1.0)
}
} else {
cell.secondView.isHidden = false
}
self.expandTableView.beginUpdates()
//self.expandTableView.reloadRows(at: [indexPath], with: UITableViewRowAnimation.automatic )
self.expandTableView.endUpdates()
}
And i have deselect tableview function as
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didDeselectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
tableView.deselectRow(at: indexPathaddres , animated: true)
if let cell = tableView.cellForRow(at: indexPath) as? customCell {
cell.firstView.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 0.8588, green: 0.84705, blue: 0.8745, alpha: 1.0)
print("deselected row")
}
}
I have already disabled multiple selection.
I am attaching the 2 screenshot.
I 1 is select first cell of tableview then scroll down https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RZlya_eVVjDzj02GKV9h0qJU8F29xMin/view?usp=drivesdk once that cell goes out of scope.
Jump server 3 (as seen in this screenshot gets selected) https://drive.google.com/file/d/15k4gLUPkgB6jGZ7AWR6km0Jajst9KKxM/view?usp=drivesdk get selected
Since tableview reuses its cells, you need to do some extra checks if you want your one cell to be different from the others.
Reset the cell to its default in prepareForReuse method. Like
hiding your view and reset the arrow direction in your case.
Check for selected index in your cellForRow method and expand your view like you do in your didSelectRow method and hide it if its not selected just as you do in your didDeselect method.

Can the same UITableviewcell be used in multiple UITableViews?

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
}
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.

Reusing cell doesn't work well - TableView

I have a problem about my cell's button.
In my tableView each row is composed by: an image, some labels and a button.
The button has a checkmark image. When it is clicked, the button's image changes.
The problem is that also another button's image changes without reason.
This mistake happens because my cell is reused.
I have tried to use prepareForReuse method in TableViewCell but nothing happens. I've also tried with selectedRowAt but I didn't have any results. Please help me.
Image 1:
Image 2:
This is my func in my custom Cell:
override func prepareForReuse() {
if checkStr == "uncheck"{
self.checkBook.setImage(uncheck, for: .normal)
} else if checkStr == "check"{
self.checkBook.setImage(check, for: .normal)
}
}
func isPressed(){
let uncheck = UIImage(named:"uncheck")
let check = UIImage(named: "check")
if self.checkBook.currentImage == uncheck{
checkStr == "check"
} else self.checkBook.currentImage == check{
checkStr == "uncheck"
}
}
In my tableView:
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
let selectedCell: ListPropertyUserCell = tableView.cellForRow(at: indexPath) as! ListPropertyUserCell
let uncheck = UIImage(named:"uncheck")
let check = UIImage(named: "check")
if selectedCell.checkBook.imageView?.image == uncheck{
selectedCell.checkStr = "check"
} else if selectedCell.checkBook.imageView?.image == check{
selectedCell.checkStr = "uncheck"
}
}
From the information in your post, this looks like a cell reuse issue. The problem is that the tableView reuses the cells rather than creating new ones, to maintain performance. If you haven't reset the cell's state, the reused cell will be remain configured in the old state.
For a quick fix, you can implement the prepareForReuse method on UITableViewCell.
However, you'll need to store which cell is 'checked' in your view controller if you want the checkbox to be selected after scrolling the tableView. You can store this yourself, or use the tableView's didSelectRowAtIndexPath method.
Try to do it like this:
var checkBook = UIImageView()
if self.checkBook.image == UIImage(named: "check"){
self.checkBook.image = UIImage(named: "uncheck")
}
else{
self.checkBook.image = UIImage(named: "check")
}
If you're using the click on the entire cell, you can override the setSelected func in your custom cell just like that.
override func setSelected(selected: Bool, animated: Bool) {
super.setSelected(selected, animated: animated)
if selected {
self.checkBook.image = UIImage(named: "check")
} else {
self.checkBook.image = UIImage(named: "uncheck")
}
}
UITableViewCell is reusable. You can't store state of view in cell. You should setup cell in
func tableView(UITableView, cellForRowAt: IndexPath)
method of your data source
The easiest way to achieve that is to implement
func tableView(UITableView, didSelectRowAt: IndexPath)
func tableView(UITableView, didDeselectRowAt: IndexPath)
methods of UITableViewDelegate
Then you can add/remove indexPath to some array in these methods and in cellForRowAtIndexPath setup cell.
func tableView(tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("YourTableViewCell") as! YourTableViewCell
if array.contains(indexPath) {
cell.checkBook.image = UIImage(named: "check")
} else {
cell.checkBook.image = UIImage(named: "uncheck")
}
return cell
}
Try my code . here selectindex is use for get selected cell index and selectedindex is NSMutableArray that i store all selected cell value.
var selectindex : Int?
var selectedindex : NSMutableArray = NSMutableArray()
#IBOutlet var tableview: UITableView!
func tableView(tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("LikeCell", forIndexPath: indexPath)
let like: UIButton = (cell.viewWithTag(2) as! UIButton)// like button
let comment: UIButton = (cell.viewWithTag(3) as! UIButton) // comment button
comment.setBackgroundImage(UIImage(named: "chat.png"), forState: UIControlState.Normal) // comment button set
like.addTarget(self, action: #selector(self.CloseMethod(_:event:)), forControlEvents: .TouchDown)
comment.addTarget(self, action: #selector(self.CloseMethod1(_:event:)), forControlEvents: .TouchDown)
return cell
}
// This is my like button action method.
#IBAction func CloseMethod(sender: UIButton, event: AnyObject) {
let touches = event.allTouches()!
let touch = touches.first!
let currentTouchPosition = touch.locationInView(self.tableview)
let indexPath = self.tableview.indexPathForRowAtPoint(currentTouchPosition)!
selectindex = indexPath.row
if selectedindex.containsObject(selectindex!) {
sender.setBackgroundImage(UIImage.init(named: "like (1).png"), forState: .Normal)
selectedindex.removeObject(selectindex!)
}else{
sender.setBackgroundImage(UIImage.init(named: "like.png"), forState: .Normal)
selectedindex.addObject(selectindex!)
}
}
I faced this problem recently, and did not find much about it. What solve, after much searching, was to use:
override func prepareForReuse() {
btnAdd.setImage(nil, for: .normal) //here I use to change to none image
super.prepareForReuse()
}
just put this method inside your custom UITableViewCell, and set which item you want to realese stats.

UITableViewCell not removed from the UITableView when using reloaddata

I'm using a tableview to display some categories in a left menu. When you select it, the data in the cells changes to courses ('Cursussen') within that category.
Each cell contains an UIImageView and an UILabel.
I noticed a while ago that when you select a course in the left menu, the label will change to that of a category. That wasn't a big issue back then, but now that I'm working to disable certain courses if they are not available it suddenly became a big issue. To indicate a course that's not available, I'm setting label.enabled = false, which works fine, however I also need to prevent the user from tapping on it and navigating to a course that's not available. To do that, I'm using tableView(tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) where I check whether the UILabel is enabled. If it's disabled the App won't navigate to the course.
Back to the issue, tapping on a course that is unavailable (which is displaying the correct image and label) will trigger the didSelectRowAtIndexPath delegate, but when I dequeue the Cell and check whether the UILabel in it is disabled it so happens to be enabled instead and furthermore the label.text does not equal the value I see in the App.
State before selecting a row:
State after selecting a row:
cellForRowAtIndexPath method:
func tableView(tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath)
-> UITableViewCell {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("LeftCell", forIndexPath: indexPath)
let label = cell.contentView.subviews[0] as! UILabel
let image = cell.contentView.subviews[1] as! UIImageView
if(selectedCategory.ID > 0 || searchCursusses.count > 0) {
//Category is selected, load course into cell
var cursus : Cursus
if(selectedCategory.ID > 0) {
cursus = cursusses[indexPath.row] as Cursus
} else {
cursus = searchCursusses[indexPath.row] as Cursus
}
image.image = self.chooseImage(false, name: cursus.category!.Name)
label.numberOfLines = 0
label.text = cursus.name
label.lineBreakMode = .ByTruncatingTail
if(defaults.boolForKey("offline-mode")) {
let realm = try! Realm()
let videos = realm.objects(DownloadedVideo).filter("video.cursus.ID = %#", cursus.ID)
if(videos.count > 0) {
label.enabled = true
} else {
label.enabled = false
}
} else {
label.textColor = UIColor.blackColor()
}
cell.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 1.0, green: 1.0, blue: 1.0, alpha: 1.0)
cell.setSelected(false, animated: false)
} else {
let category = categories[indexPath.row] as Category
image.image = self.chooseImage(false, name: category.Name)
label.numberOfLines = 0
label.text = category.Name
label.lineBreakMode = .ByTruncatingTail
label.textColor = UIColor.blackColor()
cell.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 1.0, green: 1.0, blue: 1.0, alpha: 1.0)
}
return cell
}
didSelectRowAtIndexPath method:
func tableView(tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier( "LeftCell", forIndexPath: indexPath)
cell.selectionStyle = .None
if(selectedCategory.ID > 0 || searchCursusses.count > 0) {
let label = cell.contentView.subviews[0] as! UILabel
if(!label.enabled) {
return
}
let storyBoard : UIStoryboard = UIStoryboard(name: "Main", bundle:nil)
let resultViewController = storyBoard.instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier("CursusView") as! CursusViewController
if(selectedCategory.ID > 0) {
resultViewController.loadCursus(self.cursusses[indexPath.row], completionHandler: {
self.presentViewController(resultViewController, animated:true, completion:nil)
})
} else {
resultViewController.loadCursus(self.searchCursusses[indexPath.row], completionHandler: {
self.presentViewController(resultViewController, animated:true, completion:nil)
})
}
} else {
let category = categories[indexPath.row] as Category
cell.setSelected(true, animated: false)
let label = cell.contentView.subviews[0] as! UILabel
let image = cell.contentView.subviews[1] as! UIImageView
if(label.textColor == UIColor.lightGrayColor()) {
return
} else {
image.image = self.chooseImage(true, name: category.Name)
label.numberOfLines = 0
label.text = category.Name
label.textColor = UIColor.whiteColor()
label.lineBreakMode = .ByTruncatingTail
cell.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 45.0/255.0, green: 145.0/255.0, blue: 220.0/255.0, alpha: 1.0)
self.selectedCategory = category
self.topBarTitle.text = category.Name
let realm = try! Realm()
let cursusses = realm.objects(Cursus).filter("category.ID = %#", selectedCategory.ID)
for cursus in cursusses {
self.cursusses.append(cursus)
}
let title = self.leftMenuNav.subviews[0] as! UILabel
let titleImg = self.leftMenuNav.subviews[1] as! UIImageView
titleImg.image = UIImage(named: "back-icon")
title.text = "Cursussen"
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), { () -> Void in
self.tableView.slideInFromRight(0.5)
self.tableView.reloadData()
self.collectionView.crossFade(0.3)
self.collectionView.reloadData()
})
}
}
}
It seems the old cells are not properly cleaned up after calling reloaddata, causing multiple cells to be at the same IndexPath.
I'm at a loss here, please help!
The problem is the line
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier( "LeftCell", forIndexPath: indexPath)
in the didSelectRowAtIndexPath function because it is creating a new cell (or trying to reuse one) and corrupting the table view cell cache.
You should be getting the existing cell instead using the cellForRowAtIndexPath function.
You have a problem with your approach: didSelectRowAtIndexPath is supposed to look at the data in the model, not in the view. Your code is trying, incorrectly, to access the cell and examine its labels etc. Instead, your method should be accessing the same underlying data source that has been used to make the labels in the first place.
In other words, instead of writing
let label = cell.contentView.subviews[0] as! UILabel
and then examining the enabled/disabled status of the label
you should write
cursus = cursusses[indexPath.row] as Cursus
and examine the availability of the cursus.
One general rule of thumb is that you should get very suspicious when you see code accessing components of UITableViewCell outside cellForRowAtIndexPath. Testing the state of a label is nearly universally an indication that the code is incorrect.
Man you are doing that wrong. Only tableView(tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath)
-> UITableViewCell can dequeue cells and setup its contents.
To prevent selection you should react on func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView,
willSelectRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) -> NSIndexPath and return nil to indicate that you don't want to select anything.
Main problem is that you are writing to complex methods. It is hard to figure out what are you doing and what is you intention. (will/did)SelectRowAtIndexPath should invoke only one/tow some simple methods, for example: perform a segue or load some data.

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