Is it possible to use AutoLayout with UITableView's tableHeaderView?

Question

Since I discovered AutoLayout I use it everywhere, now I\'m trying to use it with a tableHeaderView.

I made a subclass of

Answer 1

The following worked for me.

1. Use a plain old UIView as the header view.
2. Add subviews to that UIView
3. Use autolayout on the subviews

The main benefit I see is limiting frame calculations. Apple should really update UITableView's API to make this easier.

Example using SnapKit:

let layoutView = UIView(frame: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: tableView.bounds.width, height: 60))
layoutView.backgroundColor = tableView.backgroundColor
tableView.tableHeaderView = layoutView

let label = UILabel()
layoutView.addSubview(label)
label.text = "I'm the view you really care about"
label.snp_makeConstraints { make in
    make.edges.equalTo(EdgeInsets(top: 10, left: 15, bottom: -5, right: -15))
}