UITableView
So let’s begin with an ordinary single-view template for iOS. Title the mission, and go straight to the Predominant.storyboard file. Choose your ViewController, delete it and create a brand new UITableViewController scene.
Set the desk view controller scene as preliminary view controller and create a TableViewController.swift file with the corresponding class.
import UIKit
class TableViewController: UITableViewController {
var dataSource: [String] = [
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]
}
extension TableViewController {
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection part: Int) -> Int {
return self.dataSource.rely
}
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "Cell", for: indexPath) as! TableViewCell
cell.dynamicLabel?.textual content = self.dataSource[indexPath.row]
cell.dynamicLabel.font = UIFont.preferredFont(forTextStyle: .physique)
return cell
}
}
The setup is admittedly self-descriptive. You have received a string array as knowledge supply, and the required implementation of the UITableViewDataSource protocol.
The one factor that’s lacking is the TableViewCell class.
class TableViewCell: UITableViewCell {
@IBOutlet weak var dynamicLabel: UILabel!
}
Firstly, create the category itself, then with interface builder choose the desk view controller scene and drag a label to the prototype cell. Set the category of the prototype cell to TableViewCell. The reusable identifier may be merely “Cell”. Join the dynamicLabel outlet to the view. Give the label high, backside, main, trailing constraints to the superview with the default worth of 8. Choose the label, set the font to physique type and the traces property to zero. That is how easy it’s. 😂
Now you’re nearly prepared. You simply have to set the estimated row peak on the desk view. Contained in the TableViewController class change the viewDidLoad methodology like this:
override func viewDidLoad() {
tremendous.viewDidLoad()
self.tableView.estimatedRowHeight = 44
self.tableView.rowHeight = UITableView.automaticDimension
}
The estimatedRowHeight property will inform the system that the tableview ought to attempt to determine the peak of every cell dynamically. You also needs to change the rowHeight property to automated dimension, in case you do not do then the system will use a static cell peak – that one from interface builder that you could set on the cell. Now construct & run. You’ve got an exquisite desk view with self sizing cells. You may even rotate your gadget, it is going to work in each orientations.
Yet another factor
When you change the textual content measurement underneath the iOS accessibility settings, the desk view will replicate the modifications, so it will adapt the format to the brand new worth. The font measurement of the desk view goes to vary accordint to the slider worth. You may need to subscribe to the UIContentSizeCategory.didChangeNotification with a purpose to detect measurement modifications and reload the UI. This function is known as dynamic kind.
NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self.tableView, selector: #selector(UITableView.reloadData), title: UIContentSizeCategory.didChangeNotification,, object: nil)
UICollectionView
So we have completed the simple half. Now let’s attempt to obtain the identical performance with a group view. UICollectionView is a generic class, that’s designed to create customized layouts, due to this generic behaviour you won’t be able to create self sizing cells from interface builder. It’s a must to do it from code.
Earlier than we begin, we are able to nonetheless play with IB a bit bit. Create a brand new assortment view controller scene, and drag a push segue from the earlier desk view cell to this new controller. Lastly embed the entire thing in a navigation controller.
The cell goes to be the very same as we used for the desk view, however it’s a subclass of UICollectionViewCell, and we’re going to assemble the format straight from code.
class CollectionViewCell: UICollectionViewCell {
weak var dynamicLabel: UILabel!
required init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
fatalError("init(coder:) has not been applied")
}
override init(body: CGRect) {
tremendous.init(body: body)
self.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
let label = UILabel(body: self.bounds)
label.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
label.font = UIFont.preferredFont(forTextStyle: .physique)
label.backgroundColor = UIColor.darkGray
label.numberOfLines = 0
label.preferredMaxLayoutWidth = body.measurement.width
self.contentView.addSubview(label)
self.dynamicLabel = label
NSLayoutConstraint.activate([
self.contentView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.dynamicLabel.topAnchor),
self.contentView.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.dynamicLabel.bottomAnchor),
self.contentView.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.dynamicLabel.leadingAnchor),
self.contentView.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.dynamicLabel.trailingAnchor),
])
}
override func prepareForReuse() {
tremendous.prepareForReuse()
self.dynamicLabel.font = UIFont.preferredFont(forTextStyle: .physique)
}
func setPreferred(width: CGFloat) {
self.dynamicLabel.preferredMaxLayoutWidth = width
}
}
Now we have a subclass for our cell, now let’s create the view controller class. Contained in the viewDidLoad methodology you need to set the estimatedItemSize property on the gathering view. There in case you give mistaken measurement, the autorotation will not work as anticipated.
override func viewDidLoad() {
tremendous.viewDidLoad()
self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = UIBarButtonItem(barButtonSystemItem: .refresh, goal: self, motion: #selector(self.toggleColumns))
self.collectionView?.register(CollectionViewCell.self, forCellWithReuseIdentifier: "Cell")
if let flowLayout = self.collectionView?.collectionViewLayout as? UICollectionViewFlowLayout {
flowLayout.itemSize = CGSize(width: 64, peak: 64)
flowLayout.minimumInteritemSpacing = 10
flowLayout.minimumLineSpacing = 20
flowLayout.sectionInset = UIEdgeInsets(high: 10, left: 10, backside: 10, proper: 10)
flowLayout.estimatedItemSize = CGSize(width: self.preferredWith(forSize: self.view.bounds.measurement), peak: 64)
}
self.collectionView?.reloadData()
NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self.collectionView!, selector: #selector(UICollectionView.reloadData), title: UIContentSizeCategory.didChangeNotification, object: nil)
}
Contained in the rotation strategies, you need to invalidate the gathering view format, and recalculate the seen cell sizes when the transition occurs.
override func traitCollectionDidChange(_ previousTraitCollection: UITraitCollection?) {
tremendous.traitCollectionDidChange(previousTraitCollection)
guard
let previousTraitCollection = previousTraitCollection,
self.traitCollection.verticalSizeClass != previousTraitCollection.verticalSizeClass ||
self.traitCollection.horizontalSizeClass != previousTraitCollection.horizontalSizeClass
else {
return
}
self.collectionView?.collectionViewLayout.invalidateLayout()
self.collectionView?.reloadData()
}
override func viewWillTransition(to measurement: CGSize, with coordinator: UIViewControllerTransitionCoordinator) {
tremendous.viewWillTransition(to: measurement, with: coordinator)
self.collectionView?.collectionViewLayout.invalidateLayout()
self.estimateVisibleCellSizes(to: measurement)
coordinator.animate(alongsideTransition: { context in
}, completion: { context in
self.collectionView?.collectionViewLayout.invalidateLayout()
})
}
There are two helper strategies to calculate the popular width for the estimated merchandise measurement and to recalculate the seen cell sizes.
func preferredWith(forSize measurement: CGSize) -> CGFloat {
var columnFactor: CGFloat = 1.0
if self.twoColumns {
columnFactor = 2.0
}
return (measurement.width - 30) / columnFactor
}
func estimateVisibleCellSizes(to measurement: CGSize) {
guard let collectionView = self.collectionView else {
return
}
if let flowLayout = self.collectionView?.collectionViewLayout as? UICollectionViewFlowLayout {
flowLayout.estimatedItemSize = CGSize(width: self.preferredWith(forSize: measurement), peak: 64)
}
collectionView.visibleCells.forEach({ cell in
if let cell = cell as? CollectionViewCell {
cell.setPreferred(width: self.preferredWith(forSize: measurement))
}
})
}
You may even have a number of columns in case you do the suitable calculations.
There is just one factor that I couldn’t clear up, however that is only a log message. When you rotate again the gadget a few of the cells should not going to be seen and the format engine will complain about that these cells can’t be snapshotted.
Snapshotting a view that has not been rendered ends in an empty snapshot. Guarantee your view has been rendered a minimum of as soon as earlier than snapshotting or snapshot after display screen updates.
If you can also make this message disappear in some way OS_ACTIVITY_MODE=disable, please do not hesitate to submit a pull request for the tutorials repo on github. 😉
