UITableViewCell with dynamic height iOS

Question

I have implemented TableView with CustomCell in my app,

I want dynamic height of my UITableViewCell according to text length in UITableViewCell,

here is the snapshot of Customcell

: and here is the snapshot of my UITableView : code snippet for heightForRowAtIndexPath

#define FONT_SIZE 14.0f
#define CELL_CONTENT_WIDTH 320.0f
#define CELL_CONTENT_MARGIN 10.0f

- (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath;
{
    NSString *text = [DescArr objectAtIndex:[indexPath row]];
    CGSize constraint = CGSizeMake(CELL_CONTENT_WIDTH - (CELL_CONTENT_MARGIN * 2), 20000.0f);
    CGSize size = [text sizeWithFont:[UIFont systemFontOfSize:FONT_SIZE] constrainedToSize:constraint lineBreakMode:UILineBreakModeWordWrap];
    CGFloat height = MAX(size.height, 100.0);
    return height; 
}

As you can see in the 2nd image, height for cell is fixed, it doesn't change with it's text (content) size.

Where am I making mistake? How can I make a a label or a cell to update its size according to its contents/text?

Answer 1

To set automatic dimension for row height & estimated row height, ensure following steps to make, auto dimension effective for cell/row height layout.

• Assign and implement tableview dataSource and delegate
• Assign UITableViewAutomaticDimension to rowHeight & estimatedRowHeight
• Implement delegate/dataSource methods (i.e. heightForRowAt and return a value UITableViewAutomaticDimension to it)

-

@IBOutlet weak var table: UITableView!

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()

    // Don't forget to set dataSource and delegate for table
    table.dataSource = self
    table.delegate = self

    // Set automatic dimensions for row height
    // Swift 4.2 onwards
    table.rowHeight = UITableView.automaticDimension
    table.estimatedRowHeight = UITableView.automaticDimension


    // Swift 4.1 and below
    table.rowHeight = UITableViewAutomaticDimension
    table.estimatedRowHeight = UITableViewAutomaticDimension

}



// UITableViewAutomaticDimension calculates height of label contents/text
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, heightForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> CGFloat {
    // Swift 4.2 onwards
    return UITableView.automaticDimension

    // Swift 4.1 and below
    return UITableViewAutomaticDimension
}

For label instance in UITableviewCell

• Set number of lines = 0 (& line break mode = truncate tail)
• Set all constraints (top, bottom, right left) with respect to its superview/ cell container.
• Optional: Set minimum height for label, if you want minimum vertical area covered by label, even if there is no data.

Answer 2

Try This, It worked like a charm! for me,

In viewDidLoad write this code,

-(void)viewDidLoad 
{
[super viewDidLoad];
 self.tableView.estimatedRowHeight = 100.0; // for example. Set your average height
 self.tableView.rowHeight = UITableViewAutomaticDimension;
}

In cellForRowAtIndexPath write this code,

 -(UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
 {
  static NSString *CellIdentifier = @"Cell";
  UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView 
  dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
 if (cell == nil) {
    cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleSubtitle reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier] ;
  }
    cell.textLabel.numberOfLines = 0; // Set label number of line to 0
    cell.textLabel.text=[[self.arForTable objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] valueForKey:@"menu"];
    [cell.textLabel sizeToFit]; //set size to fit 
    return cell;
 }

Hopes so this will help for some one .

Answer 3

The following code worked fine for me.Try with this

-(CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {

    CGFloat lRetval = 10;
    CGSize maximumLabelSize = CGSizeMake(231, FLT_MAX);
    CGSize expectedLabelSize;


    CGFloat numberoflines = [thirdcellText length]/17.0;

    if (indexPath.section == 0) {
        expectedLabelSize = [firstcellText sizeWithFont:[UIFont systemFontOfSize:16.0]
                                      constrainedToSize:maximumLabelSize
                                          lineBreakMode:NSLineBreakByWordWrapping];
        lRetval = expectedLabelSize.height;
    }
    else if(indexPath.section == 1)
    {
        expectedLabelSize = [secondcellText sizeWithFont:[UIFont systemFontOfSize:16.0]
                                       constrainedToSize:maximumLabelSize
                                           lineBreakMode:NSLineBreakByWordWrapping];
        lRetval = expectedLabelSize.height;
    }
    else if (indexPath.section == 2)
    {
        expectedLabelSize = [thirdcellText sizeWithFont:[UIFont systemFontOfSize:16.0]
                                       constrainedToSize:CGSizeMake(231, numberoflines*17.0)
                                           lineBreakMode:NSLineBreakByWordWrapping];
        lRetval = expectedLabelSize.height-128.0;
    }

    UIImage *factoryImage = [UIImage imageNamed:NSLocalizedString(@"barcode_factory_reset.png", @"")];

    CGFloat height = factoryImage.size.height;

    if (lRetval < height) {
        lRetval = height+15.0;
    }

    return lRetval;
}

Try to add the following code in your customcell class autolayout method

textview.frame = frame;
CGRect frame1 = textview.frame;
frame1.size.height = textview.contentSize.height-2;
textview.frame = frame1;


textview.contentSize = CGSizeMake(textview.frame.size.width, textview.frame.size.height);

labelPtr.frame = CGRectMake(CGRectGetMinX(imageView.frame)+CGRectGetMaxX(imageView.frame)+5.0, textview.frame.size.height+10.0, 140, 16.0);
[labelPtr setNeedsDisplayInRect:labelPtr.frame];

Try to set the label properties like the following

labelPtr = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero];
labelPtr.backgroundColor =[UIColor clearColor];
[labelPtr setNeedsLayout];
[labelPtr setNeedsDisplay];
[self.contentView addSubview:labelPtr];

Answer 4

This is very simple now
Use below steps

1. Set constraint to your Label (If using custom cell)
2. Number of line must be 0
3. Setup few properties of UITableView

self.tableView.estimatedRowHeight = 100.0;
self.tableView.rowHeight = UITableViewAutomaticDimension;

Enjoy:)
For more detail you can check
www.raywenderlich.com
stackoverflow.com

Answer 5

I saw a lot of solutions but all was wrong or uncomplet. You can solve all problems with 5 lines in viewDidLoad and autolayout. This for objetive C:

_tableView.delegate = self;
_tableView.dataSource = self;
self.tableView.estimatedRowHeight = 80;//the estimatedRowHeight but if is more this autoincremented with autolayout
self.tableView.rowHeight = UITableViewAutomaticDimension;
[self.tableView setNeedsLayout];
[self.tableView layoutIfNeeded];
self.tableView.contentInset = UIEdgeInsetsMake(20, 0, 0, 0) ;

For swift 2.0:

 self.tableView.estimatedRowHeight = 80
 self.tableView.rowHeight = UITableViewAutomaticDimension      
 self.tableView.setNeedsLayout()
 self.tableView.layoutIfNeeded()
 self.tableView.contentInset = UIEdgeInsetsMake(20, 0, 0, 0)

Now create your cell with xib or into tableview in your Storyboard With this you no need implement nothing more or override. (Don forget number os lines 0) and the bottom label (constrain) downgrade "Content Hugging Priority -- Vertical to 250"

You can donwload the code in the next url: https://github.com/jposes22/exampleTableCellCustomHeight

References: http://candycode.io/automatically-resizing-uitableviewcells-with-dynamic-text-height-using-auto-layout/

Answer 6

Please, Look HERE - Dynamic Table View Cell Height and Auto Layout tutorial.

What you need:

• set required constraint on elements in cell (make shure that all done correctly, if no - you can get a lot of problem). Also make shure that you set IntrinsicSize to PlaceHolder value

• add few method for calculating size of cell

Methods:

//this will calculate required height for your cell
-(CGFloat)heightForBasicCellAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
      static UIYourClassCellName *sizingCell = nil;
      //create just once per programm launching
      static dispatch_once_t onceToken;
      dispatch_once(&onceToken, ^{
      sizingCell = [self.tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:@"identifierOfCell"];
});
  [self configureBasicCell:sizingCell atIndexPath:indexPath];
  return [self calculateHeightForConfiguredSizingCell:sizingCell];
}
//this method will calculate required height of cell
- (CGFloat)calculateHeightForConfiguredSizingCell:(UITableViewCell *)sizingCell {
      [sizingCell setNeedsLayout];
      [sizingCell layoutIfNeeded];
      CGSize size = [sizingCell.contentView systemLayoutSizeFittingSize:UILayoutFittingCompressedSize];
      return size.height;
}

And call

- (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
  return [self heightForBasicCellAtIndexPath:indexPath];
}

Configuration of cell

- (void)configureBasicCell:(RWBasicCell *)cell atIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
    //make some configuration for your cell
}

After all operation i got next (text inside cell only as placeholder):

Answer 7

Could you try this;

- (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
    {
     int topPadding = cell.yourLabel.frame.origin.x;
     int bottomPadding = cell.frame.size.heigth-(topPadding+cell.yourLabel.frame.size.height);
     NSString *text = [DescArr objectAtIndex:[indexPath row]];
     CGSize maximumSize = CGSizeMake(cell.yourLabel.frame.size.width, 9999);
     CGSize expectedSize = [text sizeWithFont:yourCell.yourLabel.font constrainedToSize:maximumSize lineBreakMode:yourCell.yourLabel.lineBreakMode];

     return topPadding+expectedSize.height+bottomPadding;
}

Answer 8

A'm looking for a long time how to determinate cell height properly, - looks like - it's a best solution, boundingRectWithSize and constrainedToSize often incorrectly calculated text height, you need to create UILabel than use sizeThatFits function, see below

- (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
    {

    UILabel  * label = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(8, 5, celllabelWidth, 9999)];
    label.numberOfLines=0;
    label.font = [UIFont fontWithName:fontName size:textSize];
    label.text = @"celllabelTextHere";

    CGSize maximumLabelSize = CGSizeMake(celllabelWidth, 9999);
    CGSize expectedSize = [label sizeThatFits:maximumLabelSize];
    return expectedSize.height;
}

Answer 9

I just wrote about this problem and the approach I finally chose. You can read about it here: Dynamic UITableView Cell Height Based on Contents

Basically, I created a UITableView subclass that handles all this for both default and custom cells. It probably needs tweaking, but I have used it as is with good result.

You can grab the code here: https://github.com/danielsaidi/DSTableViewWithDynamicHeight

Hope it helps (...and if it didn't, I apologize and would love to hear why not)

Answer 10

Refer this link you are using Autolayout

else you can use below approach

- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {


NewsVCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:@"Cell" forIndexPath:indexPath];

if (cell == nil)
{

    cell = [[NewsVCell alloc]initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:@"Cell"];

}

cell.titleCell.numberOfLines = 0;
cell.descriptionCell.numberOfLines = 0;

cell.titleCell.font = [UIFont systemFontOfSize:12.0f];
cell.descriptionCell.font = [UIFont systemFontOfSize:12.0f];

cell.descriptionCell.textColor = [UIColor lightGrayColor];


CGSize maximumLabelSize;

if([UIDevice currentDevice].userInterfaceIdiom==UIUserInterfaceIdiomPad || [[[UIDevice currentDevice] model] isEqualToString:@"iPad Simulator"])
{
    maximumLabelSize = CGSizeMake(768, 10000);

}
else
{
    maximumLabelSize = CGSizeMake(270, 10000);

}

NSString *newsTitle =  [[feeds objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] objectForKey: @"title"];

NSString *descriptionsText = [[feeds objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] objectForKey: @"description"];


CGSize expectedTitleLabelSize = [newsTitle sizeWithFont: cell.titleCell.font constrainedToSize:maximumLabelSize lineBreakMode:cell.titleCell.lineBreakMode];

CGSize expectedDescriptionLabelSize = [descriptionsText sizeWithFont:cell.descriptionCell.font constrainedToSize:maximumLabelSize lineBreakMode:cell.descriptionCell.lineBreakMode];

NSLog(@"cellForRowAtIndexPath :indexpath.row %d: height expectedTitleLabelSize:%f , indexpath.row height expectedDescriptionLabelSize:%f",indexPath.row,expectedTitleLabelSize.height,expectedDescriptionLabelSize.height);



if (newsTitle.length > 0)
{

    cell.titleCell.frame = CGRectMake(20.0f, 10.0f, 270.0f ,expectedTitleLabelSize.height+20.0f);

}
else
{
     cell.titleCell.frame = CGRectMake(20.0f, 10.0f, 270.0f ,expectedTitleLabelSize.height-20.0f);
}


if (descriptionText.length > 0)
{
    cell.descriptionCell.frame =  CGRectMake(20.0f, 10.0f + cell.titleCell.frame.size.height, 270.0f, expectedDescriptionLabelSize.height+20.0f);

}
else
{
    cell.descriptionCell.frame =  CGRectMake(20.0f, cell.titleCell.frame.size.height, 270.0f, 0.0f);

}


  cell.descriptionCell.frame =  CGRectMake(20.0f, 10.0f + cell.titleCell.frame.size.height, 270.0f, expectedDescriptionLabelSize.height+20.0f);

cell.titleCell.text = newsTitle;
cell.descriptionCell.text = descriptionsText;

NSLog(@"indexpath.row %d :title %@ ",indexPath.row,newsTitle);

NSLog(@"indexpath.row %d :description %@",indexPath.row,descriptionsText);

return cell;

 }

pragma mark - UITableViewDelegate

   - (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
 {
float totalHeight = 0.0f;

UILabel *labelTitle;


CGSize maximumLabelSize;


if([UIDevice currentDevice].userInterfaceIdiom==UIUserInterfaceIdiomPad || [[[UIDevice currentDevice] model] isEqualToString:@"iPad Simulator"])
{
    labelTitle = [[UILabel alloc]initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0.0f, 0.0f, 692.0f, 20.0f)];  // iPad
    maximumLabelSize = CGSizeMake(768.0f, 10000.0f);

}
else
{
    labelTitle = [[UILabel alloc]initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0.0f, 0.0f, 270.0f, 20.0f)];
    maximumLabelSize = CGSizeMake(270.0f, 10000.0f);

}



labelTitle.font = [UIFont systemFontOfSize:12.0f];


NSString *newsTitle;
NSString *newsDescription;

  //  cell.titleCell.text = [[feeds objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] objectForKey: @"title"];
  //   cell.descriptionCell.text = [[feeds objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] objectForKey: @"description"];



    newsTitle = [[feeds objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] objectForKey: @"title"];

    newsDescription = [[feeds objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] objectForKey: @"description"];

NSLog(@"indexpath.row %d :newsDescription.length %d",indexPath.row,newsDescription.length);
CGSize expectedTitleLabelSize;
CGSize expectedDescriptionLabelSize;


if (newsTitle.length > 0)
{
    expectedTitleLabelSize = [newsTitle sizeWithFont:labelTitle.font constrainedToSize:maximumLabelSize lineBreakMode:labelTitle.lineBreakMode];
    totalHeight = totalHeight + 20.0f;
}
else
{
    expectedTitleLabelSize = CGSizeMake(0.0f, 0.0f);
    totalHeight = -20.0f;
}

if (newsDescription.length > 0)
{
    expectedDescriptionLabelSize = [newsDescription sizeWithFont:labelTitle.font constrainedToSize:maximumLabelSize lineBreakMode:labelTitle.lineBreakMode];
    totalHeight = totalHeight + 20.0f;

}
else
{
    expectedDescriptionLabelSize = CGSizeMake(0.0f, 0.0f);
    totalHeight = -20.0f;
}


//  NSLog(@"question: %f title:%f",expectedQuestionLabelSize.height,expectedTitleLabelSize.height);

totalHeight = expectedDescriptionLabelSize.height + expectedTitleLabelSize.height + 30.0f+20.0f;




return totalHeight;

 }

Answer 11

If you want to constrain the maximum height to 100 pt you have to use MIN instead on MAX:

CGFloat height = fmin(size.height, 100.0);

Answer 12

I needed a dynamic table view cell height based on the amount of text to be displayed in that cell. I solved it in this way:

    - (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
    {
        if (!isLoading)
        {

            if ([self.conditionsDataArray count]>0)
            {
                Conditions *condition =[self.conditionsDataArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
                int height;
                UITextView *textview = [[UITextView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 236, 0)];   //you can set your frame according to your need
                textview.text  = condition.comment;
                textview.autoresizingMask = UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleHeight;
                [tableView addSubview:textview];
                textview.hidden = YES;
                height = textview.contentSize.height;
                NSLog(@"TEXT VIEW HEIGHT %f", textview.contentSize.height);
                [textview removeFromSuperview];
                [textview release];
                return height;
       }
       return 55;  //Default height, if data is in loading state
}

Notice that the Text View has been added as Subview and then made hidden, so make sure you add it as SubView otherwise it's height will not be considered.