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

Strange things happens. systemLayoutSizeFittingSize works great for iOS9, but doesn't for iOS 8 in my case. So this problems solves quite easy. Just get link to the bottom view in header and in viewDidLayoutSubviews after super call update header view bounds by inserting height as CGRectGetMaxY(yourview.frame) + padding

UPD: The easiest solution ever: So, in header view place subview and pin it to left, right, top. In that subview place your subviews with auto-height constraints. After that give all the job to the autolayout (no calculation required)

- (void)viewDidLayoutSubviews {
    [super viewDidLayoutSubviews];

    CGFloat height = CGRectGetMaxY(self.tableView.tableHeaderView.subviews.firstObject.frame);
    self.tableView.tableHeaderView.bounds = CGRectMake(0, 0, CGRectGetWidth(self.tableView.bounds), height);
    self.tableView.tableHeaderView = self.tableView.tableHeaderView;
}

As a result subview is expanding/shrinking like it should, at the end it calls viewDidLayoutSubviews. At the time we know the actual size of the view, so set headerView height and update it by re-assigning. Works like a charm!

Also works for footer view.