For example here is my custom cell:
protocol SectionHeaderTableViewCellDelegate {
func didSelectUserHeaderTableViewCell(sectionHeader: SectionHeaderTableViewCell, selected: Bool, type: Type)
}
class SectionHeaderTableViewCell: UITableViewCell {
#IBOutlet weak var labelContainerView: LabelContainerView!
#IBOutlet weak var sectionTitleLabel: UILabel!
#IBOutlet weak var plusButton: UIButton!
var type: Type?
var delegate: SectionHeaderTableViewCellDelegate?
var dog: Dog?
let sections = [Type.Meals, Type.Exercise, Type.Health, Type.Training, Type.Misc]
}
extension SectionHeaderTableViewCell {
#IBAction func plusButtonPressed(sender: AnyObject) {
if let type = type {
delegate?.didSelectUserHeaderTableViewCell(self, selected: plusButton.selected, type: type )
}
}
In my controller if I add a return of header.contenView I get the desired results of the header staying in place but unfortunately it nullifies the button included in the custom header preventing it from being called. Otherwise if I simply just return header the button on the custom header cell works as expected but the header moves with the row being deleted which is obviously unsightly and not what I want.
func tableView(tableView: UITableView, viewForHeaderInSection section: Int) -> UIView? {
guard let header = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("sectionHeader") as? SectionHeaderTableViewCell else { return UITableViewCell() }
header.delegate = self
header.updateDogWithGender(dog)
header.type = header.sections[section]
header.sectionTitleLabel.text = header.sections[section].rawValue
return header.contentView
}
moving headers
In case anyone runs into a similar situation the solution was to create a Nib file and customize it as you see fit. Create a nib file by going to File -> New File -> iOS -> User Interface -> and selecting View. Create Nib file. I added my views and buttons to get the look I wanted. customize Nib. From there I changed the custom cell class to be UITableViewHeaderFooterView instead and reconnected my outlets and actions to the new Nib file.
class SectionHeaderView: UITableViewHeaderFooterView {... previous code from above }
Back in the controller update the viewForHeaderInSection function to load a nib instead :
func tableView(tableView: UITableView, viewForHeaderInSection section: Int) -> UIView? {
let header = NSBundle.mainBundle().loadNibNamed("SectionHeader", owner: self, options: nil).first as? SectionHeaderView
header?.delegate = self
header?.updateDogWithGender(dog)
header?.type = header?.sections[section]
header?.sectionTitleLabel.text = header?.sections[section].rawValue
return header
}
By the way we declared the property first at the end of the loadNibNamed property because it returns an array of AnyObjects and since my Nib file only contains one UIView that houses a label and a button I only needed the first and only item in the array. Thanks to my mentor James for figuring this out!
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That is my footerView called FooterTableViewCell. I have this protocol called SurveyAnswerTableViewCellDelegate. It's parent is AddQuestionViewController.
When I tap on the footerView I trigger #IBActtion.
#objc protocol SurveyAnswerTableViewCellDelegate: AnyObject {
func textSaved(_ text: String)
}
class FooterTableViewCell: UITableViewHeaderFooterView {
var parentVC: AddQuestionViewController!
#IBAction func addNewTapped(_ sender: Any) {
print("tapped")
let newTag = model.tag + 1
parentVC.addNewAnswer()
}
This button action triggers AddQuestionViewController
class AddQuestionViewController: SurveyAnswerViewDelegate, UITextFieldDelegate, UITableViewDelegate, SurveyAnswerTableViewCellDelegate {
var answers: [SurveyAnswerModel] = []
var savedText : String = ""
static var delegate: SurveyAnswerTableViewCellDelegate?
I try creating an empty string and append a new answer to my array. But this text here is always "".
func addNewAnswer() {
let newAnswer = SurveyAnswerModel(answer: savedText, tag: 0)
self.answers.append(newAnswer)
self.tableView.reloadData()
}
func textSaved(_ text: String) {
savedText = text
}
The textfield I try to read is inside SurveyAnswerTableViewCell while setting up the cell inside the tableview I call setup function.
class SurveyAnswerTableViewCell: UITableViewCell {
#IBOutlet weak var textField: UITextField!
weak var delegate: SurveyAnswerTableViewCellDelegate?
var parentVC: AddQuestionViewController!
func setup() {
if let text = self.textField.text {
self.delegate?.textSaved(textField.text!)
}
}
extension AddQuestionViewController: UITableViewDataSource {
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(forIndexPath: indexPath) as SurveyAnswerTableViewCell
cell.parentVC = self
cell.setup()
return cell
}
How can I successfully send that text to AddQuestionViewController so it appends a new answer with correct string
There are a few things keeping this from working.
You are calling SurveyAnswerTableViewCell's setup() function directly after dequeuing the cell for reuse. It has not yet (re)appeared on the screen at that point, so the user has not had a chance to enter anything into the text field.
You don't currently set the delegate property of SurveyAnswerTableViewCell to anything, so even if the textfield had valid input, the delegate would be nil and delegate?.textSaved(textField.text!) wouldn't do anything.
Both of the previous points mean that the value of AddQuestionViewController .savedText never gets updated from the empty string. So when addNewAnswer() tries to read it, it will always see that empty string.
Rather than reading the text field when the cell is dequeued, it would make more sense to save the text field value when the user is done typing.
To do that, conform the cell to UITextFieldDelegate and implement the textFieldDidEndEditing(_:) method. From within that method you can then call the delegate method you already have to save the text. Make sure the delegate property on the cell has been set by the VC, or else this won't do anything!
The VC itself should not have a delegate property of type SurveyAnswerTableViewCellDelegate. It serves as the delegate, rather than having one. If this doesn't quite make sense, I would recommend reviewing some online resources on the delegate pattern.
So make sure the ViewController conforms to SurveyAnswerTableViewCellDelegate and then set the cell's delegate value to the VC. The cellForRowAt function should then look something like this:
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(forIndexPath: indexPath) as SurveyAnswerTableViewCell
cell.delegate = self
return cell
}
As a side note, neither the footer nor the cell should have a reference to the parent view controller. as a general rule it is good to avoid subviews being aware of their parent views. Things get unnecessarily complicated when there is two-way knowledge sharing between components, and it makes the subview much less reusable. I would recommend making a delegate for the footer as well, and removing the parentVC property from both the footer and the cell.
Here's what it looks like is happening:
Button tapped
addNewTapped(_:) invoked
addNewAnswer() invoked
newAnswer is appended to answers
tableView.reloadData() invoked
Cells are regenerated with new/empty textfields (so delegate.textSaved is never invoked)
so I'm not sure what you're trying to do, but here's what I figure are a couple possible routes:
store UITextFields separately and add them into table cells so they're not removed by a table reload
conform AddQuestionViewController to UITextFieldDelegate and set it as the textfields' delegate to observe textfield texts changing (and if you're only using 1 textfield, you could set savedText there)
I am trying to add an option to add additional student fields inside table so that user can add more than one student name.
But I am confused how to do it using table view.
I am not interested in hiding view with specific number of fields.
class ViewController: UIViewController,UITableViewDelegate,UITableViewDataSource {
struct listItems{
var title : String
var isExpandable:Bool
var maxFields :Int
init(title:String,isExp:Bool,mxF:Int) {
self.title = title
self.isExpandable = isExp
self.maxFields = mxF
}
}
#IBOutlet weak var tblListTable: UITableView!
let data : [listItems] = [listItems(title: "Name", isExp: false, mxF: 1), listItems(title: "Student Name", isExp: true, mxF: 20), listItems(title: "Email", isExp: false, mxF: 1)]
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
tblListTable.delegate = self
tblListTable.dataSource = self
self.tblListTable.reloadData()
print("isLoaded")
}
func numberOfSections(in tableView: UITableView) -> Int {
return 1
}
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
return data.count
}
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
print("cellForRow")
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "cell") as! ListCell
cell.lblName.text = data[indexPath.row].title
if data[indexPath.row].isExpandable == true {
cell.btnAddField.isHidden = false
print("ishidden")
}
else {
cell.btnAddField.isHidden = true
}
return cell
}
}
List Cell Class
import UIKit
protocol AddFieldDelegate : class {
func addField( _ tag : Int)
}
class ListCell: UITableViewCell {
#IBOutlet weak var btnAddField: UIButton!
#IBOutlet weak var lblName: UILabel!
#IBOutlet weak var txtField: UITextField!
override func awakeFromNib() {
super.awakeFromNib()
// Initialization code
}
override func setSelected(_ selected: Bool, animated: Bool) {
super.setSelected(selected, animated: animated)
}
func addField( _ tag : Int){
}
}
You are on the right track creating the AddFieldDelegate. However, rather than implementing the method inside the ListCell class you need to implement it in the ViewController.
First, change the view controller class definition line to:
class ViewController: UIViewController,UITableViewDelegate,UITableViewDataSource, AddFieldDelegate {
This will allow you to call the delegate method from the view controller. Next, when you are creating your table view cells add the line:
cell.delegate = self
After that, move the method definition of the method addField to the view controller.
So inside of your view controller add:
func addField(titleOfTextFieldToAdd: String, numberAssociatedWithTextFieldToAdd: Int) {
data.append(listItems(title: titleOfTextFieldToAdd, isExp: false, mxF: numberAssociatedWithTextFieldToAdd))
self.tableView.reloadData()
}
I used an example definition of the addField method but you can change it to anything that you would like, just make sure that you change the data array and reload the table view data.
Lastly, we must define the delegate in the ListCell class. So add this line to the ListCell class:
weak var delegate: MyCustomCellDelegate?
You can then add the text field by running the following anywhere in your ListCell class:
delegate?.addField(titleOfTextFieldToAdd: "a name", numberAssociatedWithTextFieldToAdd: 50)
For more information on delegation, look at the answer to this question.
You have to append another item in your data array on button click and reload the tableview.
I am unable to populate a swift cell-based tableview in macOS 10.14.6 using an Xcode 11.2 xib. The app is Document based and the tableView is created with a separate WindowController xib. A similar project created programmatically in Xcode works ok, including drag and drop; I am relatively new to using xibs and likely have not set things correctly. A column identifier has been set in the xib and NSTableViewDataSource and NSTableViewDelegate have been added to the Window Controller. Pertinent source code follows and the complete Xcode project may be downloaded here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/6tsb98b7iihhfxl/tableView.zip?dl=0
Any help in getting the tableView populated with a String array would be appreciated. I would also like to get drag and drop working but can get by for now just getting the array items to show up in the table view. It correctly creates four rows, corresponding to the number of elements in the array, but there is no visible text. The tableView is cell-based, but I could use view-based if that would work better. Thank you in advance.
class WindowController: NSWindowController, NSTableViewDataSource, NSTableViewDelegate {
#IBOutlet var tableView: NSTableView!
var sports : [String] = ["Basketball","Baseball","Football","Tennis"]
override func windowDidLoad() {
super.windowDidLoad()
tableView.registerForDraggedTypes([NSPasteboard.PasteboardType.fileURL])
tableView.dataSource = self
tableView.delegate = self
}
func numberOfRows(in tableView: NSTableView) -> Int {
return (sports.count)
}
func tableView(_ tableView: NSTableView, objectValueFor tableColumn: NSTableColumn?, row: Int) -> Any? {
var value : Any? = 0
let columnIdentifier : String = (tableColumn?.identifier.rawValue)!
if (columnIdentifier == "Col1"){
value = sports[row]
}
return value
}
In Document.swift windowController is released at the end of showTableView() and the table view looses its data source. Add windowController to the window controllers of the document or hold a strong reference to windowController.
#IBAction func showTableView(_ sender: Any) {
let windowController = WindowController.init(windowNibName:NSNib.Name("WindowController"))
addWindowController(windowController)
windowController.showWindow(nil)
}
I have multiple buttons. Each button contains a language label.
I want to make it so that when users tap on the button, the selected language label changes its value according to the button tapped.
The selected language outlet is called SelectedLangText.
A simple solution would be to create multiple Action outlets for each button and set the value of SelectedLangText label. However, if there would be 100 buttons, that would be bad coding.
I'm not sure how to approach this situation in Swift 3 coming from web development.
I prefer using the delegate design pattern when it comes to solving an issue like that for it I find it to be a much cleaner approach than just a mass amount of #IBActions
1- Create a Language class
import Foundation
class Language {
var id: Int
var name: String
init(id: Int, name: String) {
self.id = id
self.name = name
}
}
2- Create the custom cell in the storyboard or nib and then add the appropriate outlets and actions. And then you create a Delegate protocol for it
import UIKit
protocol CustomCellDelegate: class {
func customCell(newLanguageSelected language: Language)
}
class CustomCell: UITableViewCell {
var language: Language!
#IBOutlet weak var languageTextLabel: UILabel!
weak var delegate: CustomCellDelegate?
func setupCustomCell(withLanguage language: Language){
self.language = language
self.languageTextLabel.text = self.language.name
}
#IBAction func buttonPressed(sender: UIButton){
delegate?.customCell(newLanguageSelected: self.language)
}
}
3- Finally add the implementation in the cellForRow method of the UITableViewDataSource and add the implementation of the delegate in the UITableViewController class
import UIKit
class YourTableViewController: UITableViewController{
var languages: [Language] = []
//implement the other methods in the dataSource
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "reuse", for: indexPath) as! CustomCell
cell.delegate = self
cell.setupCustomCell(withLanguage: languages[indexPath.row])
return cell
}
}
extension YourTableViewController: CustomCellDelegate{
func customCell(newLanguageSelected language: Language) {
//Do what you will with the language
}
}
Good luck
You can add Tags to each button and Set same IBAction for all buttons.
First in your method get the language based on the button.
Now use loop(go with for loop as you will need proper index for each button) and get all buttons from its tag and set language tag.
A bit complex at glance, but will solve your problem and good solution in my eye.
for index in 101...103 {
let myBtn = self.view.viewWithTag(index) as! UIButton
myBtn.setTitle("localisedtitle string", for: .normal)
}
I have a table view with custom cell that was created as .xib . I didnt use storyboard. I have a problem that I couldnt fill my table with the data which came from webservice result. Also, I have 4 labels in the custom cell. In my custom cell class, when I try to set labels for each items, It gives me fatal error like above.
Here is my code:
class ViewController: UIViewController, UITableViewDataSource, UITableViewDelegate {
...
func tableView(tableView: UITableView!, cellForRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath!) -> UITableViewCell!
{
let cell: ItemManagementTVCell = tableView?.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("cell") as ItemManagementTVCell
if let ip = indexPath
{
let item: Item = self.itemList[indexPath.row] as Item
cell.setCell(item.itemName, status: item.itemStatus, duration: item.itemDuration, price: item.itemPrice)
}
return cell
}
}
And my custom cell class is here :
import UIKit
class ItemManagementTVCell: UITableViewCell {
#IBOutlet var lblItemName: UILabel!
#IBOutlet var lblItemPrice: UILabel!
#IBOutlet var lblItemDuration: UILabel!
#IBOutlet var lblItemStatus: UILabel!
override func awakeFromNib()
{
super.awakeFromNib()
}
override func setSelected(selected: Bool, animated: Bool)
{
super.setSelected(selected, animated: animated)
}
func setCell(name: String, status: Int, duration: Int, price: Int)
{
self.lblItemName.text = name
self.lblItemStatus.text = String(status)
self.lblItemDuration.text = "Duration: \(String(duration)) months"
self.lblItemPrice.text = String(price) + " $"
}
}
I am getting the error inside of "setCell" method block.
I have read a lot of questions and solutions and I tried all of them it doesnt work for me.
Thank you for your answers,
Best regards.
SOLUTION: I've solved this problem by linking the cell items to cell's own instead of linking to File's Owner. My problem has gone by doing this.
Another solution to the problem without having to link cell items to the cell owner:
let nib = UINib(nibName: "YOUR_CUSTOM_CELL_NIB_NAME", bundle: nil)
tableView.register(nib, forCellReuseIdentifier: "YOUR_CUSTOM_CELL_ID")
Your "cell" must be nil.
Using
tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("cell") as ItemManagementTVCell
Can return nil. You should use:
tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("cell" forIndexPath:indexPath) as ItemManagementTVCell
This way it guarantees cells is not nil.
EDIT: Maybe you can prevent the crash by putting if statements inside "setCell"
if var itemName = self.lblItemName {
itemName.text = name
}
Do that for every label you set inside it and check if the crash still happens. If it don't you must check why those labels are nil.