Swift IndexPath counting continuous over multiple sections? - swift

Question

I have multiple sections in a UITableView. I am using the IndexPath of the cells to set some values. What I am asking is if at the start of a new section, the counting of the IndexPaths restarts to zero. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Answer 1

it does. If you implement the basic example below, you'll see how the row index restarts from 0 in each section
class ViewController: UIViewController, UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSource {
#IBOutlet var myTableView: UITableView!
let myDataSource = ["Andrew", "Anthony", "Bill", "Brad", "Charlie", "Craig"]
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
myTableView.delegate = self
myTableView.dataSource = self
}
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "myCell", for: indexPath) as! MyTableViewCell
cell.myCellLabel.text = myDataSource[indexPath.row + indexPath.section*2] + " [Row = \(indexPath.row), Section = \(indexPath.section)]"
return cell
}
func numberOfSections(in tableView: UITableView) -> Int {
return 3
}
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
return 2
}
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, titleForHeaderInSection section: Int) -> String? {
var title = ""
switch section {
case 0:
title = "A"
case 1:
title = "B"
case 2:
title = "C"
default:
break
}
return title
}
}