sizeToFit() returns wrong height - Need to find cell width in heightForRow

Question

I am trying to make a UITableView with dynamic cell heights, based on the content. My app is an article viewer. I try to calculate the height of the cells with these functions.<

Answer 1

Automatic Dimension

With much less code(*), you can ditch heightForRowAtIndexPath entirely, and use autolayout for everything.

1. Do not overwrite heightForRowAtIndexPath (all that code goes away)
2. Tell the table view to do the hard work (in viewDidLoad for example):

    self.tableView.estimatedRowHeight = 88
    self.tableView.rowHeight = UITableViewAutomaticDimension

(*) 2 lines of code, to be precise. Convince yourself by comparing 2 lines solution against multiple methods override solution.

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Notes on margin

• XIB & storyboard: you have the ability to control the constraints and their relationships to margin.
  Note that when using Relative to margin, the item order matters, as margins are generally insets. See https://stackoverflow.com/a/25420909/218152 for some details.

• storyboard: you have access to the additional topLayoutGuide and bottomLayoutGuide properties from IB, which may be of value for your view controller, but are off-topic for your UITableViewCell.