Using a UITableViewController with a small-sized table?

Question

When using a UITableViewController, the initWithStyle: method automatically creates the underlying UITableView with - according to the documentation - \"the correct dimensio

Answer 1

I had the same problem and I solved it with:

-(void) loadView {
    [self setView:[[[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero] autorelease]];
    [[self view] setAutoresizesSubviews:NO];

    /* Create & configure table and other views... */

    [self setResultsTable:[[RadarTableViewController alloc] initWithNibName:nil bundle:nil]];
    [[resultsTable view] setFrame:CGRectMake(0,45,320,200)];
}

This is done in the parent (just a plain UIViewController in my case) controller.

Answer 2

Set the frame in UINavigationController.

Answer 3

You can set the top margin by using :

    UIEdgeInsets inset = UIEdgeInsetsMake(50, 0, 0, 0);
    self.tableView.contentInset = inset;

it's Not a good practice , just in case you want more space on top you can use it .

Should not use UITableViewController , Just simply Use UIViewController and Programmatically Create UITableview

Answer 4

I agree with Ben's answer. I've often run into the situation where I need to resize a UITableVIew due to other controls on a view.

I usually just have a regular UIViewController with a UITableView IBOutlet. Then, if I need to, I can just manipulate the UITableView object's frame to get it to the size I need.

Answer 5

If you are using Interface Builder, you can simply go to "Table View Size" properties window, and change Bottom Insets for both Content and Scroller with the height of another widget.