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Anthony De Smet
Anthony De Smet

Reputation: 2405

How to use a predefined view (nib) in a UITableViewCell?

My list consists of card views with an image and some text fields, all of which have a complex layout. This card is to be reused in the detail view, so containing it inside a UITableViewCell layout and then calling UITableView.registerNib() doesn't seem to work for me. I'd like to know the cleanest way to reuse the view I created in the NIB-file as both a list item and a part of my detail screen, while keeping as much of the view logic such as constraints and style in the NIB-file.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 295

Answers (1)

matt
matt

Reputation: 535945

I'd like to know the cleanest way to reuse the view I created in the NIB-file as both a list item and a part of my detail screen

Do exactly what you're already doing: Use a nib (a .xib file) containing just one view, the UITableViewCell as designed, and register that nib with the table view - exactly the thing you say "doesn't seem to work for you". It does work. So now all your table rows consist of copies of this table view cell.

But there's the trick. When you want to show the view elsewhere, load the nib manually, pull out the view (the UITableViewCell), pull out its contentView, and add it as a subview to your interface.

// substitute correct name of xib file here
let arr = UINib(nibName: "MyTableViewCell", bundle: nil).instantiateWithOwner(
    nil, options: nil)
let tvc = arr[0] as! UITableViewCell
let v = tvc.contentView // now it's a normal view! customize as needed
v.frame.origin = CGPointMake(100,100) // or whatever
self.view.addSubview(v) // and plop it into the interface! voilà!

Upvotes: 1

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