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

An old post. But a good post. Here's my 2 cents.

Firstly, ensure that your header view has its constraints arranged so that it can support it's own intrinsic content size. Then do the following.

//ViewDidLoad
headerView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
headerView.configure(title: "Some Text A")

//Somewhere else
headerView.update(title: "Some Text B)

private var widthConstrained = false

override func viewDidLayoutSubviews() {
    super.viewDidLayoutSubviews()
    if widthConstrained == false {
        widthConstrained = true
        tableView.addConstraint(NSLayoutConstraint(item: headerView, attribute: .width, relatedBy: .equal, toItem: tableView, attribute: .width, multiplier: 1, constant: 0))
        headerView.layoutIfNeeded()
        tableView.layoutIfNeeded()
    }
}

override func viewWillTransition(to size: CGSize, with coordinator: UIViewControllerTransitionCoordinator) {
    super.viewWillTransition(to: size, with: coordinator)
    coordinator.animate(alongsideTransition: { (context) in
        self.headerView.layoutIfNeeded()
        self.tableView.layoutIfNeeded()
    }, completion: nil)
}