Inserting UIView into TablewView with InsertRowsAtIndexPaths using ContentView - ios

Question

I lost a bit nerves on this case. I have UIView with few images as buttons. I would like to insert it with insertRowsAtIndexPaths:
I have no idea how to start with that, and I really searched every site on google. I even found something that works like a charm ( http://jackkwok.github.io/JKExpandTableView/ ) but I still cannot make it right.
Here is my didSelectRowAtIndexPath method:
-(void) tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
[tableView deselectRowAtIndexPath:indexPath animated:YES];
int selectedRow = indexPath.row;
NSLog(#"touch on row %d", selectedRow);
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath];
PrototypeCell *prototypeCell =(PrototypeCell *)[tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath];
if (prototypeCell.stretched == NO){
[UIView animateWithDuration:1 animations:^{
prototypeCell.View.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, 320, 120);}
completion: nil];
prototypeCell.stretched = YES;}
else {
[UIView animateWithDuration:1 animations:^{
prototypeCell.View.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, 15, 120);}
completion: nil];
prototypeCell.stretched = NO;
}
// Start a new core animation transaction
[CATransaction begin];
// Set a completion block for the animation
[CATransaction setCompletionBlock:^{
//
// Update the data model to add a new section
// [_data addObject:[DetailView init] alloc];
NSInteger item = self.thingList.count-1;
// Animate the new section apperance
[tableView beginUpdates];
[tableView insertRowsAtIndexPaths:[NSArray arrayWithObjects:[NSIndexPath indexPathForItem:item inSection:0], nil] withRowAnimation:UITableViewRowAnimationFade];
NSLog(#"Array is: %#", _data);
// [tableView endUpdates];
}];
[CATransaction commit];
}
My head is already numb from that problem. I cannot even understand basic inserting, how I write what I would like to insert here?
Any Help appreciated!

Answer 1

Based on your described intent, I'm not entirely sure you need or want to insert table rows. It looks like what you are trying to achieve is to simply expand the height of a given row to reveal some extra buttons when that row is selected.
Changing the height of row is covered How to dynamically resize UITableViewCell height
Essentially you can have your PrototypeCell have some extra content (the buttons) that is usually clipped. When the view is selected, you simply change the height to make sure all of the buttons would be visible and you indicate to the tableview to reload the row that was selected.
Should you need to insert rows, this was covered in how to properly use insertRowsAtIndexPaths?
Good luck!