UITableView within a UITableViewCell with dynamic height

Question

So I\'m trying to build something rather intricate - potentially more than what the picture below shows. Anyway..

I\'m trying to have a UITableView inside o

Answer 1

You can subclass UITableView and turn it into an "auto-sizing" table view, based on its contents:

final class ContentSizedTableView: UITableView {
    override var contentSize:CGSize {
        didSet {
            invalidateIntrinsicContentSize()
        }
    }
    override var intrinsicContentSize: CGSize {
        layoutIfNeeded()
        return CGSize(width: UIView.noIntrinsicMetric, height: contentSize.height)
    }
}

Now, the table view will behave very similar to a multi-line UILabel --- just set up your constraints in the same way.

Two notes:

1) Disable scrolling on the ContentSizedTableView - not necessary but will probably be a better UX for your case.

2) When you lay this out in your prototype cell, it will need a Height constraint to satisfy IB / Storyboard. So, add either

• a >= height constraint (so you have a minimum height even if you have no rows), or
• give it a "Placeholder" height constraint, or
• give the height constraint a low priority

Here is an example using a ContentSizedTableView in a scroll view. Same idea, and should make it clear how to use it:

https://stackoverflow.com/a/56840758/6257435