Adding a header view to a UIWebView similar to Safari and Articles

Question

I\'d like to add a header view to an UIWebView similar to the address/search bar in MobileSafari and the excellent Articles.app by Sophia Teutschler. More preci

Answer 1

I like AutoLayout specially because I can make the height of the header dynamic.

This is my code using AutoLayout in a controller with a reference 'headerView' to the header view and a 'webView' to the webView.

// Function called in ViewDidLoad:
func addHeaderToWebView(){
    // We load the headerView from a Nib
    headerView = NSBundle.mainBundle().loadNibNamed(WebViewHeader.nibName, owner: self, options: nil).first as! WebViewHeader

    headerView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false

    webView.scrollView.addSubview(headerView)

    // the constraints
    let topConstraint = NSLayoutConstraint(item: headerView, attribute: .Bottom, relatedBy: .Equal, toItem: webView.scrollView, attribute: .Top, multiplier: 1, constant: 0)
    let leftConstraint = NSLayoutConstraint(item: headerView, attribute: .Leading, relatedBy: .Equal, toItem: webView, attribute: .Leading, multiplier: 1, constant: 0)
    let rightConstraint = NSLayoutConstraint(item: headerView, attribute: .Trailing, relatedBy: .Equal, toItem: webView, attribute: .Trailing, multiplier: 1, constant: 0)

    // we add the constraints
    webView.scrollView.addConstraints([topConstraint])
    webView.addConstraints([leftConstraint, rightConstraint])
}

// Function called in viewWillLayoutSubviews: to update the scrollview of the webView content inset
func updateWebViewScrollViewContentInset(){
    webView.scrollView.contentInset = UIEdgeInsetsMake(headerView.frame.height, 0, 0, 0)
}