UITableViewCell with dynamic height iOS

Question

I have implemented TableView with CustomCell in my app,

I want dynamic height of my UITableViewCell according to text length in UITableViewCell

Answer 1

A'm looking for a long time how to determinate cell height properly, - looks like - it's a best solution, boundingRectWithSize and constrainedToSize often incorrectly calculated text height, you need to create UILabel than use sizeThatFits function, see below

- (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
    {

    UILabel  * label = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(8, 5, celllabelWidth, 9999)];
    label.numberOfLines=0;
    label.font = [UIFont fontWithName:fontName size:textSize];
    label.text = @"celllabelTextHere";

    CGSize maximumLabelSize = CGSizeMake(celllabelWidth, 9999);
    CGSize expectedSize = [label sizeThatFits:maximumLabelSize];
    return expectedSize.height;
}

Answer 2

Refer this link you are using Autolayout

else you can use below approach

- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {


NewsVCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:@"Cell" forIndexPath:indexPath];

if (cell == nil)
{

    cell = [[NewsVCell alloc]initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:@"Cell"];

}

cell.titleCell.numberOfLines = 0;
cell.descriptionCell.numberOfLines = 0;

cell.titleCell.font = [UIFont systemFontOfSize:12.0f];
cell.descriptionCell.font = [UIFont systemFontOfSize:12.0f];

cell.descriptionCell.textColor = [UIColor lightGrayColor];


CGSize maximumLabelSize;

if([UIDevice currentDevice].userInterfaceIdiom==UIUserInterfaceIdiomPad || [[[UIDevice currentDevice] model] isEqualToString:@"iPad Simulator"])
{
    maximumLabelSize = CGSizeMake(768, 10000);

}
else
{
    maximumLabelSize = CGSizeMake(270, 10000);

}

NSString *newsTitle =  [[feeds objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] objectForKey: @"title"];

NSString *descriptionsText = [[feeds objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] objectForKey: @"description"];


CGSize expectedTitleLabelSize = [newsTitle sizeWithFont: cell.titleCell.font constrainedToSize:maximumLabelSize lineBreakMode:cell.titleCell.lineBreakMode];

CGSize expectedDescriptionLabelSize = [descriptionsText sizeWithFont:cell.descriptionCell.font constrainedToSize:maximumLabelSize lineBreakMode:cell.descriptionCell.lineBreakMode];

NSLog(@"cellForRowAtIndexPath :indexpath.row %d: height expectedTitleLabelSize:%f , indexpath.row height expectedDescriptionLabelSize:%f",indexPath.row,expectedTitleLabelSize.height,expectedDescriptionLabelSize.height);



if (newsTitle.length > 0)
{

    cell.titleCell.frame = CGRectMake(20.0f, 10.0f, 270.0f ,expectedTitleLabelSize.height+20.0f);

}
else
{
     cell.titleCell.frame = CGRectMake(20.0f, 10.0f, 270.0f ,expectedTitleLabelSize.height-20.0f);
}


if (descriptionText.length > 0)
{
    cell.descriptionCell.frame =  CGRectMake(20.0f, 10.0f + cell.titleCell.frame.size.height, 270.0f, expectedDescriptionLabelSize.height+20.0f);

}
else
{
    cell.descriptionCell.frame =  CGRectMake(20.0f, cell.titleCell.frame.size.height, 270.0f, 0.0f);

}


  cell.descriptionCell.frame =  CGRectMake(20.0f, 10.0f + cell.titleCell.frame.size.height, 270.0f, expectedDescriptionLabelSize.height+20.0f);

cell.titleCell.text = newsTitle;
cell.descriptionCell.text = descriptionsText;

NSLog(@"indexpath.row %d :title %@ ",indexPath.row,newsTitle);

NSLog(@"indexpath.row %d :description %@",indexPath.row,descriptionsText);

return cell;

 }

pragma mark - UITableViewDelegate

   - (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
 {
float totalHeight = 0.0f;

UILabel *labelTitle;


CGSize maximumLabelSize;


if([UIDevice currentDevice].userInterfaceIdiom==UIUserInterfaceIdiomPad || [[[UIDevice currentDevice] model] isEqualToString:@"iPad Simulator"])
{
    labelTitle = [[UILabel alloc]initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0.0f, 0.0f, 692.0f, 20.0f)];  // iPad
    maximumLabelSize = CGSizeMake(768.0f, 10000.0f);

}
else
{
    labelTitle = [[UILabel alloc]initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0.0f, 0.0f, 270.0f, 20.0f)];
    maximumLabelSize = CGSizeMake(270.0f, 10000.0f);

}



labelTitle.font = [UIFont systemFontOfSize:12.0f];


NSString *newsTitle;
NSString *newsDescription;

  //  cell.titleCell.text = [[feeds objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] objectForKey: @"title"];
  //   cell.descriptionCell.text = [[feeds objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] objectForKey: @"description"];



    newsTitle = [[feeds objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] objectForKey: @"title"];

    newsDescription = [[feeds objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] objectForKey: @"description"];

NSLog(@"indexpath.row %d :newsDescription.length %d",indexPath.row,newsDescription.length);
CGSize expectedTitleLabelSize;
CGSize expectedDescriptionLabelSize;


if (newsTitle.length > 0)
{
    expectedTitleLabelSize = [newsTitle sizeWithFont:labelTitle.font constrainedToSize:maximumLabelSize lineBreakMode:labelTitle.lineBreakMode];
    totalHeight = totalHeight + 20.0f;
}
else
{
    expectedTitleLabelSize = CGSizeMake(0.0f, 0.0f);
    totalHeight = -20.0f;
}

if (newsDescription.length > 0)
{
    expectedDescriptionLabelSize = [newsDescription sizeWithFont:labelTitle.font constrainedToSize:maximumLabelSize lineBreakMode:labelTitle.lineBreakMode];
    totalHeight = totalHeight + 20.0f;

}
else
{
    expectedDescriptionLabelSize = CGSizeMake(0.0f, 0.0f);
    totalHeight = -20.0f;
}


//  NSLog(@"question: %f title:%f",expectedQuestionLabelSize.height,expectedTitleLabelSize.height);

totalHeight = expectedDescriptionLabelSize.height + expectedTitleLabelSize.height + 30.0f+20.0f;




return totalHeight;

 }

Answer 3

To set automatic dimension for row height & estimated row height, ensure following steps to make, auto dimension effective for cell/row height layout.

• Assign and implement tableview dataSource and delegate
• Assign UITableViewAutomaticDimension to rowHeight & estimatedRowHeight
• Implement delegate/dataSource methods (i.e. heightForRowAt and return a value UITableViewAutomaticDimension to it)

-

@IBOutlet weak var table: UITableView!

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()

    // Don't forget to set dataSource and delegate for table
    table.dataSource = self
    table.delegate = self

    // Set automatic dimensions for row height
    // Swift 4.2 onwards
    table.rowHeight = UITableView.automaticDimension
    table.estimatedRowHeight = UITableView.automaticDimension


    // Swift 4.1 and below
    table.rowHeight = UITableViewAutomaticDimension
    table.estimatedRowHeight = UITableViewAutomaticDimension

}



// UITableViewAutomaticDimension calculates height of label contents/text
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, heightForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> CGFloat {
    // Swift 4.2 onwards
    return UITableView.automaticDimension

    // Swift 4.1 and below
    return UITableViewAutomaticDimension
}

For label instance in UITableviewCell

• Set number of lines = 0 (& line break mode = truncate tail)
• Set all constraints (top, bottom, right left) with respect to its superview/ cell container.
• Optional: Set minimum height for label, if you want minimum vertical area covered by label, even if there is no data.

Answer 4

Try This, It worked like a charm! for me,

In viewDidLoad write this code,

-(void)viewDidLoad 
{
[super viewDidLoad];
 self.tableView.estimatedRowHeight = 100.0; // for example. Set your average height
 self.tableView.rowHeight = UITableViewAutomaticDimension;
}

In cellForRowAtIndexPath write this code,

 -(UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
 {
  static NSString *CellIdentifier = @"Cell";
  UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView 
  dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
 if (cell == nil) {
    cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleSubtitle reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier] ;
  }
    cell.textLabel.numberOfLines = 0; // Set label number of line to 0
    cell.textLabel.text=[[self.arForTable objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] valueForKey:@"menu"];
    [cell.textLabel sizeToFit]; //set size to fit 
    return cell;
 }

Hopes so this will help for some one .

Answer 5

Please, Look HERE - Dynamic Table View Cell Height and Auto Layout tutorial.

What you need:

• set required constraint on elements in cell (make shure that all done correctly, if no - you can get a lot of problem). Also make shure that you set IntrinsicSize to PlaceHolder value

• add few method for calculating size of cell

Methods:

//this will calculate required height for your cell
-(CGFloat)heightForBasicCellAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
      static UIYourClassCellName *sizingCell = nil;
      //create just once per programm launching
      static dispatch_once_t onceToken;
      dispatch_once(&onceToken, ^{
      sizingCell = [self.tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:@"identifierOfCell"];
});
  [self configureBasicCell:sizingCell atIndexPath:indexPath];
  return [self calculateHeightForConfiguredSizingCell:sizingCell];
}
//this method will calculate required height of cell
- (CGFloat)calculateHeightForConfiguredSizingCell:(UITableViewCell *)sizingCell {
      [sizingCell setNeedsLayout];
      [sizingCell layoutIfNeeded];
      CGSize size = [sizingCell.contentView systemLayoutSizeFittingSize:UILayoutFittingCompressedSize];
      return size.height;
}

And call

- (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
  return [self heightForBasicCellAtIndexPath:indexPath];
}

Configuration of cell

- (void)configureBasicCell:(RWBasicCell *)cell atIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
    //make some configuration for your cell
}

After all operation i got next (text inside cell only as placeholder):

Answer 6

If you want to constrain the maximum height to 100 pt you have to use MIN instead on MAX:

CGFloat height = fmin(size.height, 100.0);