Dynamic UIlabel inside UITableViewCell - ios

The user can make a comment which can be can be any size or height. The comment label's dynamic content should fit into the cell.
I have allocated my label inside UITableViewCell with a key value.
cell.CommentLabel.text=[ResDiction objectForKey:#"Comment"];
cell.TimeLabel.text=[ResDiction objectForKey:#"CreateDate"];
cell.UserName.text=[ResDiction objectForKey:#"CreateUserName"];
cell.UserName.adjustsFontSizeToFitWidth=YES;
cell.CommentLabel.adjustsFontSizeToFitWidth=YES;
cell.CommentLabel.numberOfLines = 8;
cell.TimeLabel.adjustsFontSizeToFitWidth=YES;
How do I let the label's content determine the cell height?

You have to use
-(CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
UITableviwCell* cell=[tableview cellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath];
cell.CommentLabel.text=[ResDiction objectForKey:#"Comment"];
cell.TimeLabel.text=[ResDiction objectForKey:#"CreateDate"];
cell.UserName.text=[ResDiction objectForKey:#"CreateUserName"];
cell.UserName.adjustsFontSizeToFitWidth=YES;
cell.CommentLabel.adjustsFontSizeToFitWidth=YES;
cell.CommentLabel.numberOfLines = 8;
cell.TimeLabel.adjustsFontSizeToFitWidth=YES;
float height= cell.cell.CommentLabel.frame.size.height+TimeLabel.frame.size.height+(all your UIFields you have used)
return height;
}
This method is will return the height for the cell while it is being created.
The code inside will do calculate height of each uiField and combine them, this will work if you are arranging like stacks in UITableview cell, or you have to modify the code inside the function as per you arrangement.

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UILabel size changes when UITableView scroll

I have an old objective c project which has an UITableView. All the UILabels in each cells have been created by code. This is my cellForRowAtIndex
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static NSString *metadataListTableIdentifier = #"MetadataListTableViewCell";
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[MetrixListScreenManager setCellDataDictionary:dict];
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cellReloadCount++;
}
[SkinApplicationUITableViewController applySkinColorToRelevantControlsForCell:cell];
[MetrixListScreenManager populateCellDataForListScreenId:self.screenId usingCell:cell andDataRow:dict];
return cell;
}
According to this implementation, in generateCellForListScreen method, all the labels are creating by giving fixed height and width. Then in populateCellDataForListScreenId method all the texts are setting for previously created UILabels. Now we want to make to adjust cell height according to the content height. So what I did was in generate cell method I got the text height and replace the predefined height with that. But my problem is when I scroll some UILabel's height getting increased and rest of the UILabels are going beyond the cell bottom margin. What is the proper way to do this? Please help me.
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table cell height issue iOS?

I have custom table view.I have added 4 views in that
1.ImageView
2.Three labels
Now I want that image should increase in size for multiple devices.For that i have given it below constraints.Proptional height is 176:339
Now in order to increase the height of the image i have increase height of table i used below code.
- (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
if(!self.customCell)
{
self.customCell = [self.tableview dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:#"tableCell"];
}
CGFloat height;
height=self.customCell.img_main.frame.size.height;
height=height+self.customCell.label_one.frame.size.height;
height=height+self.customCell.label_two.frame.size.height;
height=height+self.customCell.label_three.frame.size.height;
height=height+self.customCell.dev_name.frame.size.height;
NSLog(#"height is %f",self.customCell.img_main.frame.size.height);
return height;
}
The heigh of image is always 176 which i set in interface builder for 4 inch screen.
Why the height of both images & table view cell is not increasing ?
This is for your second question, if you want to change the image view's height base on the image it display, i suggest to use Height Constraint instead of Proportional Height Constraint, the calculation will be easier. When you get the image, and know the image size, so you calculate and get the size of the image view, and then update the Height Constrains. Done.
drag the constraint to your cell
update the constraint when image setted
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath{
CustomeCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:#"CellId" forIndexPath:indexPath];
cell.image = image;
cell.imageViewHeightConstraint.constant = [self calcuteSizeWithImage:image]; //you need to do the calculation yourself
return cell;
}

Multi-Line text is not clearly visible on UILabel

Actually am calculating the tablviewCell.Height based on the content. So i am using SystemLayoutFittingSize Api. Because i need to support iOS7.0. And even i tried with UIAutomaticDimension its working fine for >8.0
Actually the PriceLabel is first Priority for me. Based on the PriceLabel content. the BrownLabel content should automatically adjust. For this i have used ContentCompressionResistancePriority.Horizontal=1000 for the PriceLabel and width(51#999). The middle one is adjusting fine. but the Content is not clearly visible. For BrownLabel: PreferredWidth=203 and Height>=31 i given.
The following code for UITableviewCellHeight Calculation:
- (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
// Calculate a height based on a cell
if(!self.customCell) {
self.customCell = [self.tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
}
// Configure the cell
NSDictionary *sourceDictionary = self.dataSource[indexPath.row];
[self.customCell feedInfo:sourceDictionary];
// Get the height for the cell
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// Padding of 1 point (cell separator)
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Dynamic Height UILabel works after moving offscreen

I am trying to create multi-line dynamic UILabels in UITableViewCells. I have a custom UITableViewCell that has a 'comment' label. The cell and the label are created in storyboard.
I can compute the heights of the UITableViewCells properly based on the multi-line data to be stored in the UILabel (using heightForRowAtIndexPath). However, my problem lies in the actual UILabel content. The UILabel content will display only 1 line of data on table load. However, once a cell containing multiline UILabel data moves offscreen and comes back on screen, the multi-line data appears properly in the UILabel with multiple lines. Is there any way to fix this so that the multi-line data appears properly on table load?
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView willDisplayCell:(UITableViewCell *)cell forRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
CustomCell *cCell = (CustomCell *)cell;
MyObject = [myArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
cCell.commentLabel.frame = CGRectMake(65.0f, 28.0f, 243.0f, 200.0f);
cCell.commentLabel.text = MyObject.multi_line_text_data;
cCell.commentLabel.adjustsFontSizeToFitWidth = NO;
cCell.commentLabel.autoresizingMask = UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleWidth;
cCell.commentLabel.font = [UIFont systemFontOfSize:13.0];
cCell.commentLabel.lineBreakMode = NSLineBreakByWordWrapping;
cCell.commentLabel.numberOfLines = 0;
[cCell.commentLabel sizeToFit];
}
Thanks!
Since you're doing this in the storyboard, you can set the necessary label properties there (lineBreakMode and number of lines). Just give the label a specific width constraint and constraints to the top, bottom, and left sides of the cell. Then, in code use sizeWithFont:constrainedToSize:lineBreakMode: in heightForRowAtIndexPath: to calculate the appropriate height for the cell based on the content of the label -- the label, because of its constraints, will expand along with the cell to the proper size. Something like this:
-(CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
CGSize rowSize = [self.theData[indexPath.row] sizeWithFont:[UIFont systemFontOfSize:14] constrainedToSize:CGSizeMake(260, CGFLOAT_MAX) lineBreakMode:NSLineBreakByWordWrapping];
return rowSize.height + 30;
}
Here, 260 was the width I gave my label in IB, and the 30 is a fudge factor (determined empirically) to account for padding above and below the label.
I met the same problems. Unchecking Autolayout can fix it.

resizing a UITableViewCell frame issue

I am trying to resize my UITableViewCell's frame via:
[cell setFrame:CGRectMake(cell.frame.origin.x,
cell.frame.origin.y,
cell.frame.size.width,
cell.frame.size.height+25)];
however, it's not resizing after I do this... why is this?
This is weird as if I add a UIToolBar into the cell, it resizes but when I am adding a UIView, it doesn't:
[cell.contentView addSubview:sideSwipeView];
Here's the long and short of it:
Your cell width is determined by the width of the tableview it's in.
[EDIT: If it's a grouped table view, the cell is 20 - 60 pixels narrower than the tableview width, depending if you're using an iPhone, or an iPad.]
Your cell height is determined by the heightForRowAtIndexPath method.
If you're manually setting the cell's frame, it's going to be useless except when you're using a subclassed cell where you want to add subviews based on the cell's dimensions.
Even in this case, it's recommended to get the cell's frame from the tableview by using rectForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath*)indexPath method and then setting that frame as the cell's frame (after setting the frame's origin Y as 0).
I'm not quite sure about the UIToolBar, but your subview's frame won't change on changing the cell frame.
Maybe if you could tell us what you're trying to achieve, we can suggest a solution for you?
--------------------EDIT--------------------
So you need to dynamically add a subview to a cell on tapping it and resize it's height according to the new subview. This is gonna get hairy so here goes:
In your .h file declare:
BOOL subviewAdded;
In your .m file, in the init, do:
subviewAdded = NO;
Let's assume that you want the cell's height to be 50 without the subview and 100 with the subview. Accordingly, your heightForRow method should be:
- (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView
heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
return (subviewAdded?100.0f:50.0f);
}
This means that initially since subviewAdded is NO, all your cells will have the smaller height.
Now, to add a subview to a cell on tapping it, and to change it's height dynamically, do this in your didSelectRow method:
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView
didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
//Get the cell at this indexPath
UITableViewCell *thisCell = [tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath];
if(subviewAdded)
{
subviewAdded = NO;
for(int i = 0; i < [thisCell.contentView.subviews count]; i++)
{
UIView *thisSubview = [thisCell.contentView.subviews objectAtIndex:i];
[thisSubview removeFromSuperview];
}
}
else
{
UIView *someView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:someFrame];
[thisCell.contentView addSubview:someView];
[someView release];
subviewAdded = YES;
}
NSMutableArray *array = [NSMutableArray array];
[array addObject:indexPath];
[tableView reloadRowsAtIndexPaths:array
withRowAnimation:UITableViewRowAnimationFade];
}
So what's going to happen here is you're adding a subview to this cell you've tapped. Reloading this cell will call heightForRowAtIndexPath and do a nice little fade animation and change your tableview heights.
IMPORTANT: Ideally, you should maintain an array of NSNumbers with boolean values. The array size should be the same size as the number of tableview cells you have.
In heightForRow, you would then check against this array instead of using a single boolean for the whole tableView. This would ensure that you could have different heights for different cells.
That would look something like:
- (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView
heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
BOOL thisBool = (BOOL)[[booleanArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] boolValue];
return (thisBool?100.0f:50.0f);
}
I didn't post all that code here since it's implied and what I've posted should put you well on your way to doing the boolean array thing.
Anyway, there you are. I just tested this code myself so it works :)
If you want to increase the height of your cell based on some parameter eg. text, image,
you must implement the heightForRowAtIndexPath method of UITableViewDelegate in your code.
- (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView
heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath

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