How can I create a variable sized UITableViewCell?

Question

I can\'t seem to get the text to actually span multiple lines. The heights look correct. What am I missing?

- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableVi         


        

Answer 1

Tweetero provides an example of this in MessageListController.m. The code there renders the following screen:

(Pic is taken from Mashable).

The basic implementation outline:

1. When constructing a UITableViewCell, create and add a UILabel as a subview in the manner shown in tableviewCellWithReuseIdentifier:. Look for the creation of TEXT_TAG label.

2. when enriching the UITableViewCell with views, ensure that you format label properly, as is done in configureCell:forIndexPath, similarly look for the label tag TEXT_TAG.

3. Return the appropriate height for each cell, as is done in tableView:heightForRowAtIndexPath.

Answer 2

- (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    return theSizeYouWantYourCellToBe;
}

Answer 3

myLabel.numberOfLines = 2;

Check the docs for full info on how to use this property.