Xcode - Swift - UILabel in TableViewCell Expansion - ios

I have a UILabel in a custom UITableViewCell called "ScheduleCell", like so:
Here is the code for ScheduleCell:
import UIKit
class ScheduleCell: UITableViewCell {
#IBOutlet weak var titleLabel: UILabel!
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
}
}
I want the tileLabel to expand based on its text and I want the ScheduleCell to expand with it. Here are the attributes of the titleLabel:
Here are the attributes of the cell prototype, which is linked to the ScheduleCell class:
Here is some relevant code for the ViewController:
tableView.rowHeight = UITableViewAutomaticDimension
tableView.estimatedRowHeight = 160.0
And
func tableView(tableView: UITableView!,cellForRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath!) -> UITableViewCell! {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("cell") as! ScheduleCell
cell.backgroundColor = UIColor(rgb: 0xF6FBFE)
cell.titleLabel.text = (Globals.scheduleArr[indexPath.row][3] as! String)
cell.titleLabel.setTranslatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints(false)
return cell
}
All of the titles from "Globals.scheduleArr" fit on one line except one, which is "Jane Richards Grey Reads "To Kill a Mockingbird"". Here is what the ViewController looks like in the iOS Simulator:
As you can see, the label does not expand as necessary. Strangely enough, when I add a "\n" to the end of each of the titles, the label does expand. However, the cell doesn't seem to expand with the label:
Any help in resolving this issue would be greatly appreciated!

If you want to use UITableViewAutomaticDimension, you need to add Label-ContentView bottom constraint.
Add new bottom constraint and try again!

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How to subclass TWTRTweetTableViewCell in Swift Twitterkit?

I am trying to find out if it is possible to subclass TWTRTweetTableViewCell from the TwitterKit library. So far I have my custom cell class inherit from TWTRTweetTableViewCell. The xib has a UIView in it which has an outlet to the cell class and the UIView class is set to
TWTRTweetView. Like this-
class UserTweetViewCell: TWTRTweetTableViewCell {
#IBOutlet weak var tweetViewCustom: TWTRTweetView!
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
}
}
The cell's class in property inspector is set to UserTweetViewCell and the UIVIew's class in the cell is set to TWTRTweetView.
In the main view controller I have this
tableView.register(UserTweetViewCell.self, forCellReuseIdentifier: tweetTableReuseIdentifier)
and then
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let tweet = tweetsarr[indexPath.row]
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: tweetTableReuseIdentifier, for: indexPath) as! UserTweetViewCell
cell.tweetViewCustom.showActionButtons = false
cell.tweetViewCustom.linkTextColor = UIColor(red:0.12, green:0.53, blue:0.90, alpha:1.0)
cell.tweetViewCustom.configure(with: tweet as? TWTRTweet)
cell.tweetViewCustom.theme = .light
cell.tweetViewCustom.delegate = self
return cell
}
However, i get an error at line cell.tweetViewCustom.showActionButtons = false and the error is Unexpectedly found nil while unwrapping an Optional value. What am I missing here?
I finally did it and it's working like a charm. The trick is not to subclass TWTRTweetTableViewCell but instead just subclass a regular UITableViewCell and use a TWTRTweetView inside of it. Which is basically what TWTRTweetTableViewCell does, it has tweetView property which is essentially an IBOutlet of type TWTRTweetView. The custom cell Nib should contain a UIView with TWTRTweetView set as it's class in the identity inspector. Here goes the code-
class CustomTweetCell: UITableViewCell{
#IBOutlet weak var customTweetView: TWTRTweetView!
override func awakeFromNib() {
super.awakeFromNib()
}
override func setSelected(_ selected: Bool, animated: Bool) {
super.setSelected(selected, animated: animated)
}
func configureCell(with tweet: TWTRTweet){
self.customTweetView.showActionButtons = false
self.customTweetView.configure(with: tweet)
}
}
For the cell's height, the following needs to be done for the tableview-
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, heightForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> CGFloat {
let tweet = tweets[indexPath.row]
let tweetheight = TWTRTweetTableViewCell.height(for: tweet as! TWTRTweet, style: .compact, width: self.view.frame.width, showingActions: false) + 30 //this 30 should be the height of any additional views that you put in the cell Nib file
return tweetheight
}
NOTE: Its extremely important to have autolayout constraints enabled within the tableview cell with the TWTRTweetView and any other views that you may have and also make sure the Table view cell row height is set to Default or blank in the cell's Size inspector.Failing to do so will mess up the tweet view height and will cause undesirable results.
I wanted to Subclass TWTRTweetTableViewCell so that I could add the likes count, retweets count, reply button etc. so far it hasn't worked. So next I am going to give it a try Subclassing TWTRTweetView and use that in the tableview cell instead. I think I have tried it once with partial success. The challenge is the tweet height
This is how I am calculating the tweet height in Objective-c:
- (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
TWTRTweet * tweet = self.tweets[indexPath.row];
if (self.tweets.count > indexPath.row) {
[self.prototypeCell configureWithTweet:tweet];
}
CGFloat tweetHeight = [CustomTweetTableViewCell heightForTweet:tweet style:TWTRTweetViewStyleCompact width:[tableView bounds].size.width showingActions:YES];
self.tweetHeights[indexPath.row] = [NSNumber numberWithFloat:tweetHeight];
return tweetHeight;
}

Swift TableViewCell empty when cell has values

I have a custom cell with some simple labels and a UIImage. Everything appears to be set correctly, and stepping through the debugger shows that everything is getting a value and even using the print in the debugger shows that the labels have text. However my table view is still empty when executed. I have been looking at this for too long and cannot figure out the problem.
Here is the cell code
class CurrentFileCell: UITableViewCell {
#IBOutlet weak var nameLabel: UILabel!
#IBOutlet weak var statusImage: UIImageView!
#IBOutlet weak var dateLabel: UILabel!
var currentContent: AircraftContent! {
didSet{
setStyles(Constants.appStyleSetting)
self.nameLabel.text = currentContent.contentName
self.dateLabel.text = currentContent.contentStatus
self.statusImage.image = UIImage(named: "color_label_circle_green")
}
}
override func awakeFromNib() {
super.awakeFromNib()
}
override func setSelected(selected: Bool, animated: Bool) {
super.setSelected(selected, animated: animated)
}
private func setStyles(settings: StyleSettings) {
let tableFont = UIFont(name: settings.bodyFont, size: CGFloat(settings.tableFontSize))
nameLabel.font = tableFont
dateLabel.font = tableFont
// Text color
let tableFontColor = settings.tableFontColor
nameLabel.textColor = tableFontColor
dateLabel.textColor = tableFontColor
}
Here is the ViewController code with a tableview inside.
class CurrentFilesViewController: UIViewController, UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSource {
var content: AircraftContent?
#IBOutlet weak var currentFiles: UILabel!
#IBOutlet weak var downloadingLabel: UILabel!
#IBOutlet weak var readyLabel: UILabel!
#IBOutlet weak var tableView: UITableView!
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
self.tableView.delegate = self
self.tableView.dataSource = self
self.content = loadContent()
setStyles(Constants.appStyleSetting)
//self.tableView.reloadData()
// Do any additional setup after loading the view.
}
func tableView(tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
return 1
}
func tableView(tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("CurrentFileCell", forIndexPath: indexPath) as? CurrentFileCell
cell?.currentContent = content
return cell!
}
func loadContent() -> AircraftContent {
return (NSKeyedUnarchiver.unarchiveObjectWithFile(AircraftContent.ArchiveURL.path!) as? AircraftContent)!
}
private func setStyles(settings: StyleSettings) {
let titleFont = UIFont(name: settings.bodyFont, size: CGFloat(settings.titleFontSize))
let key = UIFont(name: settings.bodyFont, size: CGFloat(settings.tableFontSize))
currentFiles.font = titleFont
downloadingLabel.font = key
readyLabel.font = key
// Text color
let titleFontColor = settings.titleFontColor
currentFiles.textColor = titleFontColor
downloadingLabel.textColor = titleFontColor
readyLabel.textColor = titleFontColor
}
Here are some images showing the debug location where the cell is not empty, and also printing out the label which has a value, but isn't being shown during simulation.
http://imgur.com/a/dBkpe
This is an image showing the prototype cell. The cell has the correct class set as well as the identifier.
http://imgur.com/PKtFTeQ
Lastly another image showing that the prototype cell is linked to the labels within the CurrentFileCell.
http://imgur.com/nW0QUjM
Any help at all with this would be appreciated. I have tried recreating everything but continue to be stumped as it seems like everything is how it should be.
You have to implement the 'heightForRowAtIndexPath' method for the table view
func tableView(tableView: UITableView, heightForRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) -> CGFloat {
let height:CGFloat = 75
return height
}
You may consider registering the custom class as it does not appear that you did. You can do that by using the following code in the viewDidLoad of your View Controller.
tableView.registerClass(CurrentFileCell.self, forCellReuseIdentifier: "cell")
If you are using an external nib you will want to use registerNib instead like so:
tableView.registerNib(UINib(name:"ReplaceWithYourNibName", bundle: nil), forCellReuseIdentifier: "ReuseIdentifier")
Of course, replace ReplaceWithYourNibName and ReuseIdentifier with the appropriate values. In addition, if your nib is in a different bundle specify that instead of nil (nil defaults to the main bundle).
However, do not use both registerClass and registerNib as whichever one you call last will be used and they were designed to be mutually exclusive. Whenever you make a custom UITableViewCell you must use either of the two for it to work unless you have set it explicitly in the storyboard.
Also, you could instead, use prototype cells to define your custom cell, which would, I believe, automatically register the cell. But only if you did not use prototype cells make sure to use registerClass or registerNib.
Good luck! Hope this helps!
If your cell is a static cell, then you need to comment out these methods in UITableViewDataSource:
/* override func numberOfSections(in tableView: UITableView) -> Int {
// #warning Incomplete implementation, return the number of sections
return 0
}
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
// #warning Incomplete implementation, return the number of rows
return 0
} */
I had the same issue.
Data has values and cell rows are showing empty.
I figured it by adding
contentView.addSubview(titleLabel)
where cell values are being set.

AutoLayout won't content fit UITableView cells

I attempted to follow what I've read here on how to content-fit UITableView cells. However, the cells are still clipping content. See below:
The cell: (Connected to my custom cell class)
The constraints: (All constraints set to the ContentView)
The custom cell class:
import UIKit
class S360SSessionTableCell: UITableViewCell {
#IBOutlet var iconImg:UIImageView!
#IBOutlet var locationLbl:UILabel!
#IBOutlet var dateLbl:UILabel!
#IBOutlet var startTimeLbl:UILabel!
#IBOutlet var endTimeLbl:UILabel!
override func awakeFromNib() {
super.awakeFromNib()
}
override func setSelected(selected: Bool, animated: Bool) {
super.setSelected(selected, animated: animated)
}
}
The implementation:
These are the only table related methods. In addition, I have this in viewDidLoad: myTableView.estimatedRowHeight = 100.0
//Table Datasource
func tableView(tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
var cell:S360SSessionTableCell? = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("S360SSessionTableCell") as? S360SSessionTableCell
if ((cell == nil)){
tableView.registerNib(UINib(nibName: XIBFiles.SESSIONTABLECELL, bundle: nil), forCellReuseIdentifier: "S360SSessionTableCell")
cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("S360SSessionTableCell") as? S360SSessionTableCell
}
var session = sessions[indexPath.row]
cell!.locationLbl.text = (session["location"] as! String) + " - " + "Court " + (String(session["subname"]))
dateFormatter.dateFormat = "MMM. dd, yyyy"
cell!.dateLbl.text = dateFormatter.stringFromDate(session["startDate"] as! NSDate)
dateFormatter.dateFormat = "hh:mm a"
cell!.startTimeLbl.text = dateFormatter.stringFromDate(session["startDate"] as! NSDate)
cell!.endTimeLbl.text = dateFormatter.stringFromDate(session["endDate"] as! NSDate)
return cell!
}
func tableView(tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
return sessions.count
}
However, the cells still appear clipped, like so:
I am targeting iOS9.3, and it was my understanding that using AutoLayout, the default for cell height was an automatic content fit, one of the perks of the iOS8.0 changes made.
Where am I going wrong with this? I want the cells to fit the content they have and not clip it.
There should be a direct line of constraints from the top of the cell to the bottom. In other words, This image from Ray Wenderlich illustrates that very well
From Ray Wenderlich
Furthermore, you need a clear line of constraints going from the top to the bottom of the contentView. This ensures that auto layout correctly determines the height of the contentView based on its subviews.
Apart from given answer you could try other way as below,
Apply the constraints accordingly to your subviews and labels and in viewdidappear do the following,
tableView.estimatedRowHeight = 85.0
tableView.rowHeight = UITableViewAutomaticDimension
Please refer the following link for more details,
Working with Self-Sizing Table View Cells.
You can also check the following for a sample
Table View Cells with Varying Row Heights

How to access custom cell created in xib

I have designed a custom cell in xib. And created a class for that as well. The code for that class is as given below-
class ProjectsCell : UITableViewCell {
#IBOutlet var projectNameLabel: UILabel! //This is outlet to which I will assign value.
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
}
}
Now I have a view controller there I am trying to access this cell. In storyboard I have given reusable identifier "Cell". Now I am using this cell like the following code-
func tableView(tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
var cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("Cell", forIndexPath: indexPath) as ProjectsCell
let project = projects[indexPath.row]
cell.projectNameLabel?.text = project.ProjectName //********* Here I am getting exception for projectNameLabel.
return cell
I think that label is coming null. I have tried the following approach also but that is also not working.
var cell: ProjectsCell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("Cell") as ProjectsCell
tableView.registerNib(UINib(nibName: "ProjectsCell", bundle: nil), forCellReuseIdentifier: "Cell")
cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("Cell") as ProjectsCell
What can be the issue if anyone has faced this same issue.
Your custom cell should inherit from the class UITableViewCell. So the class would look like this.
class ProjectsCell: UITableViewCell {
#IBOutlet var projectNameLabel: UILabel! //This is outlet to which I will assign value.
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
}
}
If you have it like this it should work. Because i am doing it like that in my Apps. For the future if you create a class you can use the 'File -> New Files...' menu. There you can select coca touch class and specify the class you want to inherit from and xcode will add all necessary functions.
You have dequeued the custom cell but not initialised it with the following method.
Besides this you also have to set your custom class as the sub-class of UITableViewCell this is because you are getting the null value for the cell.
if cell == nil {
cell = UITableViewCell(style: UITableViewCellStylePlain reuseIdentifier: "Cell")
}
I solved the problem using the following code-
var array = NSBundle.mainBundle().loadNibNamed("ProjectsCell", owner: self, options: nil)
var cell = array[0] as ProjectsCell
let project = projects[indexPath.row]
cell.nameLabel?.text = project.Name
return cell
Thanks everyone for contributing. :)
Maybe it set the dataSource and delegate :
(source: icodeblog.com)

How do I create a custom UITableViewCell class in Swift?

I'm trying to follow along the following Using Auto Layout in UITableView for dynamic cell layouts & variable row heights top answer in Swift but for the IOS 7 version to mitigate some bugs in the IOS 8.
Right now, my custom cell class is:
class PostCell: UITableViewCell {
#IBOutlet var name: UILabel!
#IBOutlet var timestamp: UILabel!
#IBOutlet var postBody: UILabel!
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
}
}
In my Storyboard I set my custom class as the class for the cell. I don't know if I have to use my reuseIdentifier anywhere. I don't know how to get that working in the next piece of code.
func tableView(tableView: UITableView, heightForRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) -> CGFloat {
var cell = PostCell()
var post = self.posts[indexPath.row]
cell.name.text = post.name
cell.timestamp.text = post.timestamp
cell.postBody.text = post.body
cell.setNeedsUpdateConstraints()
cell.updateConstraintsIfNeeded()
cell.bounds = CGRectMake(0.0, 0.0, CGRectGetWidth(feed.bounds), CGRectGetHeight(cell.bounds))
cell.setNeedsLayout()
cell.layoutIfNeeded()
var height = cell.contentView.systemLayoutSizeFittingSize(UILayoutFittingCompressedSize).height
height += 1.0
return height
}
I thought that would work, but when I call cell.name.text = post.name, I get an EXC_BAD_INSTRUCTION. I'm guessing the cell isn't properly hooked up to the storyboard somehow or something. How do I fix this?
The problem is that you don't understand how nibs work. You have set up your PostCell to be configured when it is loaded from its nib:
class PostCell: UITableViewCell {
#IBOutlet var name: UILabel!
}
So that means that name is nil - until this cell is instantiated from the nib, at which time the outlet will be hooked up. But then later you say:
var cell = PostCell()
But that is the wrong PostCell! You didn't load it from the nib; you just made one out of whole cloth. So since there was no nib-loading, the outlet (as you rightly suspect) was naturally never connected, and so cell.name is nil.
So the solution is: do not make one out of whole cloth. Load it from the nib.

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