How to make UITableView Header selectable?

Question

I have made a custom section-header for UITableView, that includes some controls like segmented control, UIImageView ,etc. It successfully appears, but it\'s not tappable so

Answer 1

Here is what worked for me:

override func tableView(tableView: UITableView, viewForHeaderInSection section: Int) -> UIView? {

    let v = UITableViewHeaderFooterView()
    v.textLabel?.text = "Header Text"
    let tapRecognizer = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(handleTap))
    tapRecognizer.delegate = self
    tapRecognizer.numberOfTapsRequired = 1
    tapRecognizer.numberOfTouchesRequired = 1
    v.addGestureRecognizer(tapRecognizer)
    return v
}

func handleTap(gestureRecognizer: UIGestureRecognizer)
{
    print("Tapped")
}

Answer 2

You can simply add a UIButton to your header view (or your header view can be a UIButton itself).

- (UIView *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView viewForHeaderInSection:(NSInteger)section{

        static NSString *cellIdentifier = @"cellIdentifier";

    UITableViewCell *cell = (UITableViewCell*)[tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:cellIdentifier];

    UIButton *cellButton = (UIButton*)[cell viewWithTag:1];
    [cellButton addTarget:self action:@selector(premiumSectionClicked:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];

    return cell;
}

-(void)buttonTapped:(id)sender{

}

Answer 3

Create a custom view used as section head view and implement the method - (void)touchesBegan:(NSSet *)touches withEvent:(UIEvent *)event, it will be called when your finger tap on it.

Answer 4

There is no way to do it with the UITableViewDelegate.

You have to add a UITapGestureRecognizer to yourHeaderView Like:

UITapGestureRecognizer *singleTapRecognizer = [[UITapGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(gestureHandler:)];
[singleTapRecognizer setDelegate:self];
singleTapRecognizer.numberOfTouchesRequired = 1;
singleTapRecognizer.numberOfTapsRequired = 1;   
[yourHeaderView addGestureRecognizer:singleTapRecognizer];


-(void) handleGesture:(UIGestureRecognizer *)gestureRecognizer; //do in this method whatever you want

FOR Swift 3.0

let tapGesture = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(YOURVIEWCONTROLLER.TapGestureRecognizer(_:)))
yourHeaderView.addGestureRecognizer(tapGesture)

func TapGestureRecognizer(gestureRecognizer: UIGestureRecognizer) {
    //do your stuff here 
}

Swift >= 4.0

Add UIGestureRecognizerDelegate class reference inherited

let tap = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action:#selector(self.handleTap(_:)))
tap.delegate = self
self.view.addGestureRecognizer(tap)

  @objc func handleTap(_ sender: UITapGestureRecognizer) {
        //Do your work 
    }

may be it will help.

Happy Coding.

Answer 5

Update for Swift 3.1

let tapGesture = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(TapGestureRecognizer(gestureRecognizer:)))
yourView.addGestureRecognizer(tapGesture)

func TapGestureRecognizer(gestureRecognizer: UIGestureRecognizer) {
        //do your stuff here
        print("Gesture")
    }

Answer 6

Here is what worked for me

  -(UIView *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView viewForHeaderInSection:(NSInteger)section{
        static NSString *cellIdentifier = @"cellIdentifier";
    YourHeaderTableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:cellIdentifier];
   cell.imageView.image = [image imageNamed:@"imageName"];
cell.segmentedControl.tag = section;
[cell.segmentedControl addTarget:self
                     action:@selector(action:)
           forControlEvents:UIControlEventValueChanged];
    return cell;
}

- (void)action:(id)sender{
    UISegmentedControl *segmentedControl = (UISegmentedControl *) sender;
    NSLog(@"selected section:%ld",(long)segmentedControl.tag);

}