Most apps have some sort of statically-populated UITableView (menu & settings pages). Tired of handling NSArrays of NSDictionaries, or filling your UITableViewDataSource methods with switch-case statements? So was I.
DAModularTableView abstracts this messiness away, and makes modular table view generation more sensical. Add rows and sections to your tableView the way common sense would dictate!
DAModularTableView allows you to individually customize every UITableViewCell as well as providing block callbacks for cell selection.
Video demonstration on YouTube
- Copy over the
DAModularTableViewfolder to your project folder. #import "DAModularTableView.h"
Example project included (DAModularTableViewExample)
There are two relevant classes that should seem familiar: DAModularTableView and DAModularTableViewController. They are direct subclasses of UITableView and UITableViewController, minus the delegate and dataSource properties (they are usurped for internal use).
// Creating a DATableView
DAModularTableView *tableView = [[DAModularTableView alloc] initWithFrame:self.view.bounds
style:UITableViewStylePlain];
[self.view addSubview:tableView];// Creating a DATableViewController
// Simply subclass DATableViewController
// Example UITableViewController header file converted:
#import "DAModularTableViewController.h"
@interface RootTableViewController : DAModularTableViewController
@end// Bare-bones sections and rows:
DAModularTableSection *firstSection = [DAModularTableSection section];
[self.tableView insertSection:firstSection];
DAModularTableRow *firstRow = [DAModularTableRow row];
firstRow.text = @"Row";
firstRow.didSelectBlock = ^(NSIndexPath *indexPath){
[self.tableView deselectRowAtIndexPath:indexPath animated:YES];
};
[self.tableView insertRow:firstRow];
// Extra customization
DAModularTableSection *firstSection = [DAModularTableSection section];
firstSection.headerTitle = @"Section header";
firstSection.footerTitle = @"Section footer";
[self.tableView insertSection:firstSection];
DAModularTableRow *firstRow = [DAModularTableRow row];
firstRow.text = @"Row";
firstRow.text = @"Extra Info";
firstRow.rowHeight = 60.0f;
firstRow.cellForRowBlock = ^(UITableViewCell *cell, NSIndexPath *indexPath){
cell.textLabel.font = [UIFont systemFontOfSize:14.0f];
cell.textLabel.textColor = [UIColor blueColor];
};
firstRow.didSelectBlock = ^(NSIndexPath *indexPath){
NSLog(@"Bam! Cell selected.");
[self.tableView deselectRowAtIndexPath:indexPath animated:YES];
};
[self.tableView insertRow:firstRow];
You create DAModularTableSections and DAModularTableRows, and then add them to the DAModularTableView using the following DAModularTableView methods:
// From DAModularTableView.h
#pragma mark - Inserting, Removing, Reloading Sections
- (void)insertSection:(DAModularTableSection *)section;
- (void)insertSection:(DAModularTableSection *)section
animated:(BOOL)animated;
- (void)insertSection:(DAModularTableSection *)section
atIndex:(NSInteger)index
animated:(BOOL)animated;
- (void)removeSection:(DAModularTableSection *)section
animated:(BOOL)animated;
- (void)reloadSection:(DAModularTableSection *)section
animated:(BOOL)animated;
#pragma mark - Inserting, Removing, Reloading Rows
- (void)insertRow:(DAModularTableRow *)row;
- (void)insertRow:(DAModularTableRow *)row
animated:(BOOL)animated;
- (void)insertRow:(DAModularTableRow *)row
atIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
animated:(BOOL)animated;
- (void)removeRow:(DAModularTableRow *)row
animated:(BOOL)animated;
- (void)reloadRow:(DAModularTableRow *)row
animated:(BOOL)animated;
All code is iOS 5.0+ safe and well documented, and is already in production apps on the App Store.
DAModularTableView was made with ARC enabled by default.
If you use/enjoy DAModularTableView, let me know!
Copyright (c) 2012 Daniel Amitay (http://danielamitay.com)
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