Grouped UITableview remove outer separator line

Question

I have a grouped UITableview which is created programatically. Also I have a cell with xib file populated in tableview programmatically as well. So far so good. But I want t

Answer 1

Here's a Swift solution that works on iOS 8 and 9.

Define a protocol with a default implementation:

protocol CellSeparatorRemovable { }

extension CellSeparatorRemovable {
    func removeSeparatorLinesFromCell(cell: UITableViewCell, section: Int, row: Int, indexPath: NSIndexPath) {
        guard (section, row) == (indexPath.section, indexPath.row) else { return }

        for view in cell.subviews where view != cell.contentView {
            view.removeFromSuperview()
        }
    }
}

Then, wherever you want to use it, conform to the CellSeparatorRemovable protocol and call its method from …willDisplayCell…:

class SomeVC: UITableViewController, CellSeparatorRemovable {
    override func tableView(tableView: UITableView, willDisplayCell cell: UITableViewCell, forRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) {
        removeSeparatorLinesFromCell(cell, section: 1, row: 1, indexPath: indexPath)
    }
}

This is a minimal solution; you may need to refactor it if you're dealing with many cells to avoid excessive recursion and/or cell reuse issues.