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Motoko
Motoko

Reputation: 1132

Swift-Add disclosure indicator to a UITableViewCell

I'm new to iOS. I had 2 Table View Controllers and I want user to click on 1 cell to navigate to the other Controllers.

However here you can see the sign ">" next to the item, same as in Settings app in iOS 8. https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/TableView_iPhone/TableViewAndDataModel/TableViewAndDataModel.html

But I cannot add Navigation Item to a cell and no matter what segue I use the '>' doesn't show up.

Any idea?

Upvotes: 34

Views: 43839

Answers (3)

Lyndsey Scott
Lyndsey Scott

Reputation: 37300

That arrow isn't a UINavigationItem; it's a UITableViewCellAccessoryDisclosureIndicator.

To add that UITableViewCell.AccessoryType.disclosureIndicator "arrow" to your cell's accessory view, add this line:

cell.accessoryType = UITableViewCellAccessoryType.DisclosureIndicator

And then to perform a specific action when that accessory view is tapped, implement tableView:accessoryButtonTappedForRowWithIndexPath:.

Upvotes: 86

meaning-matters
meaning-matters

Reputation: 22946

In Swift 4 and Swift 5 this would be:

cell.accessoryType = .disclosureIndicator

You can also set it in IB if appropriate: Attributes Inspector > Table View Cell > Accessory.

Upvotes: 21

Abhishek Kumar
Abhishek Kumar

Reputation: 324

First things first. If you need navigation between view controllers, you need to embed the first view controller in a navigation controller. Each navigation controller maintains a stack on which you can push view controllers. Please refer to the navigation controller documentation. If you want the '>' show up by default, goto the storyboard, click on the cell, goto the fourth tab on the right hand side, select the accessory as 'Disclosure Indicator'.

Upvotes: 13

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