How to mask UITableViewCells underneath a UITableView Transparent Header

Question

I want the header to mask the cells, but not the background.

I have a UITableView with transparent headers and cells similar to Apple\'s Notification Center (when yo

Answer 1

Clean Swift 3 Version:

extension YourViewController: UIScrollViewDelegate {
    func scrollViewDidScroll(_ scrollView: UIScrollView) {
        for cell in tableView.visibleCells {
            let hiddenFrameHeight = scrollView.contentOffset.y + navigationController!.navigationBar.frame.size.height - cell.frame.origin.y
            if (hiddenFrameHeight >= 0 || hiddenFrameHeight <= cell.frame.size.height) {
                if let customCell = cell as? CustomCell {
                    customCell.maskCell(fromTop: hiddenFrameHeight)
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

class CustomCell: UITableViewCell {
    public func maskCell(fromTop margin: CGFloat) {
        layer.mask = visibilityMask(withLocation: margin / frame.size.height)
        layer.masksToBounds = true
    }

    private func visibilityMask(withLocation location: CGFloat) -> CAGradientLayer {
        let mask = CAGradientLayer()
        mask.frame = bounds
        mask.colors = [UIColor.white.withAlphaComponent(0).cgColor, UIColor.white.cgColor]
        let num = location as NSNumber
        mask.locations = [num, num]
        return mask
    }
}

I just used this and it works like a charm. I want to thank everyone in the post! Up votes all around!