How do I “hide” a UIRefreshControl?

Question

Occasionally my table view won\'t be connected to a service to refresh, and in that case, I don\'t want the UIRefreshControl to be present.

After I add it in viewDid

Answer 1

An old question, but I was looking for an answer and nothing worked exactly like I wanted.

This is what worked for me:

Swift 4

func createRefreshControl() {
    refreshControl = UIRefreshControl()
    refreshControl?.addTarget(self, action: #selector(self.myTableRefreshFunction), for: UIControlEvents.valueChanged)
    refreshControl?.tintColor = UIColor.white
    refreshControl?.endRefreshing()
}

func removeRefreshControl() {
    refreshControl?.removeTarget(self, action: #selector(self.myTableRefreshFunction), for: UIControlEvents.valueChanged)
    refreshControl = nil
}

I call createRefreshControl() when I want the control created, and removeRefreshControl when I want it removed.

I had to remove the same target I initially added to the refresh control, otherwise it would refresh one time before it was actually removed.