UITableView load more when scrolling to bottom like Facebook application

Question

I am developing an application that uses SQLite. I want to show a list of users (UITableView) using a paginating mechanism. Could any one please tell me how to load more dat

Answer 1

For Xcode 10.1, Swift 4.2

This video seems like a great tutorial!

Starter/Complete project: https://github.com/RobCanton/Swift-Infinite-Scrolling-Example

import UIKit

class ViewController: UIViewController, UITableViewDataSource, UITableViewDelegate {

    var tableView:UITableView!

    var fetchingMore = false
    var items = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        // Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
        initTableView()
    }

    func initTableView() {
        tableView = UITableView(frame: view.bounds, style: .plain)
        tableView.register(UITableViewCell.self, forCellReuseIdentifier: "tableCell")
        tableView.delegate = self
        tableView.dataSource = self

        view.addSubview(tableView)
        tableView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false

        let layoutGuide = view.safeAreaLayoutGuide
        tableView.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: layoutGuide.leadingAnchor).isActive = true
        tableView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: layoutGuide.topAnchor).isActive = true
        tableView.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: layoutGuide.trailingAnchor).isActive = true
        tableView.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: layoutGuide.bottomAnchor).isActive = true

        tableView.reloadData()
    }
    override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
        super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
        // Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
    }

    func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
        return items.count
    }

    func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
            let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "tableCell", for: indexPath)
            cell.textLabel?.text = "Item \(items[indexPath.row])"
            return cell
    }

    func scrollViewDidScroll(_ scrollView: UIScrollView) {
        let offsetY = scrollView.contentOffset.y
        let contentHeight = scrollView.contentSize.height

        if offsetY > contentHeight - scrollView.frame.height * 4 {
            if !fetchingMore {
                beginBatchFetch()
            }
        }
    }

    func beginBatchFetch() {
        fetchingMore = true
        print("Call API here..")
        DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.50, execute: {
            print("Consider this as API response.")
            let newItems = (self.items.count...self.items.count + 12).map { index in index }
            self.items.append(contentsOf: newItems)
            self.fetchingMore = false
            self.tableView.reloadData()
        })
    }
}