UITableView with controller separate from ViewController

Question

I\'m a newbie to Swift and XCode, taking a class in iOS development this summer. A lot of projects we\'re doing and examples I\'m seeing for UI elements like PickerViews, Ta

Answer 1

You can also use adapter to resolve this with super clean code and easy to understand, Like

protocol MyTableViewAdapterDelegate: class {
    func myTableAdapter(_ adapter:MyTableViewAdapter, didSelect item: Any)
}

class MyTableViewAdapter: NSObject {
    private let tableView:UITableView
    private weak var delegate:MyTableViewAdapterDelegate!

    var items:[Any] = []

    init(_ tableView:UITableView, _ delegate:MyTableViewAdapterDelegate) {
        self.tableView = tableView
        self.delegate = delegate
        super.init()
        tableView.dataSource = self
        tableView.delegate = self
        tableView.rowHeight = UITableViewAutomaticDimension
        tableView.register(UITableViewCell.self, forCellReuseIdentifier: "cell")
    }

    func setData(data:[Any]) {
        self.items = data
        reloadData()
    }

    func reloadData() {
        tableView.reloadData()
    }
}

extension MyTableViewAdapter: UITableViewDataSource, UITableViewDelegate {
    func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
        return items.count
    }

    func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
        let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "cell", for: indexPath)
        cell.textLabel?.text = "Hi im \(indexPath.row)"
        return cell
    }

    func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
        tableView.deselectRow(at: indexPath, animated: true)
        delegate?.myTableAdapter(self, didSelect: items[indexPath.row])
    }
}

Use Plug and Play

class ViewController: UIViewController, MyTableViewAdapterDelegate {

    @IBOutlet var stateTableView: UITableView!
    var myTableViewAdapter:MyTableViewAdapter!

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        myTableViewAdapter = MyTableViewAdapter(stateTableView, self)
    }

    func myTableAdapter(_ adapter: MyTableViewAdapter, didSelect item: Any) {
        print(item)
    }
}