How to correctly present a popover from a UITableViewCell with UIPopoverArrowDirectionRight or UIPopoverArrowDirectionLeft

Question

I always try to present a popover from a cell inside a tableView this way:

[myPopover presentPopoverFromRect:cell.frame inView:self.tableView permittedArrowD         


        

Answer 1

I did come across this problem as well. A solution for me was to simply change the width of the rect returned by CGRect)rectForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath :

CGRect rect = [aTableView rectForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath];

//create a 10 pixel width rect at the center of the cell

rect.origin.x = (rect.size.width - 10.0) / 2.0; 
rect.size.width = 10.0;  

[self.addExpensePopoverController presentPopoverFromRect:rect inView:aTableView permittedArrowDirections:UIPopoverArrowDirectionAny  animated:YES]; 

This create a rect centred inside the cell. This way, the popover has more chances of findind a good spot to position itself.