iOS8: Possible to use “tableview.rowHeight = UITableViewAutomaticDimension” for static cells?

Question

I have a UITableView that has five static cells. I need the cell height of one cell to adjust automatically to its contents, which is one UILabel.

Is there any way I

Answer 1

Expanding over Victors' answer, Static Cells based table views seem to autosize cells based on content and constraints once the following delegates are implemented:

-(CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    return UITableViewAutomaticDimension;
}

-(CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView estimatedHeightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    return 44;
}

EXCEPT for when there are labels. For some reason the label intrinsic content heights do not seem to contribute towards the height calculation of the cell when they have . My current work around for this is to nest the labels in an UIView.

Do the following:

1. Embed the label (or labels) in a view. (Select label(s) on IB and hit Menu > Editor > Embed In > View)
2. Establish horizontal and vertical margin constraints between this view and the cell
3. Establish horizontal and vertical margin constrains between your label(s) and this view.

Certainly feels like a hack but works for me in all the cases I have tried.