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README
ExpandableCell
Intoduction
Fully refactored YNExapnadableCell with more concise, bug free. Easiest usage of expandable & collapsible cell for iOS, written in Swift 5. You can customize expandable UITableViewCell
whatever you like. ExpandableCell
is made because insertRows
and deleteRows
is hard to use. Just inheirt ExpandableDelegate
[demo](Images/ExpandableCell.gif)
Usage
Basic
import ExpandableCell
Make ExpandableTableView
in Storyboard or in code
@IBOutlet var tableView: ExpandableTableView!
Inherit ExpandableDelegate
class ViewController: UIViewController, ExpandableDelegate
Set delegate
tableView.expandableDelegate = self
Set required ExpandableDelegate
method.
Key two methods
Required ExpandableDelegate | Explanation |
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func expandableTableView(_ expandableTableView: ExpandableTableView, expandedCellsForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> [UITableViewCell]? |
Key method to get expandable cells |
func expandableTableView(_ expandableTableView: ExpandableTableView, heightsForExpandedRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> [CGFloat]? |
Key method to get expandable cells's height |
Required UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSource | Explanation |
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func expandableTableView(_ expandableTableView: ExpandableTableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell |
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func expandableTableView(_ expandableTableView: ExpandableTableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int |
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func expandableTableView(_ expandableTableView: ExpandableTableView, heightForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> CGFloat |
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Advanced
ExpandableTableView property
Property | Type | Explanation |
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animation |
UITableViewRowAnimation |
Animation when open and close |
expansionStyle |
ExpandableTableView.ExpansionStyle |
Select expansion type:single - one row at a time;singlePerSection - one row at a time, per section;multi - any number of rows at a time |
autoRemoveSelection |
Bool |
autoRemoveSelection true means the cell will flicker selected, and autoRemoveSelection false means the default selection behaviour of the tableview will apply (single or multi selection) |
ExpandableTableView methods
Method | Explanation |
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openAll |
Open all that you set in func expandableTableView(_ expandableTableView: ExpandableTableView, expandedCellsForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> [UITableViewCell]? |
closeAll |
Close all that you set in func expandableTableView(_ expandableTableView: ExpandableTableView, expandedCellsForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> [UITableViewCell]? |
reloadData |
TableView reload data. Expanded cells will be work also |
open(at indexPath: IndexPath) |
Open specific indexPath |
Optional delegates
Optional ExpandableDelegate | Explanation |
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func expandableTableView(_ expandableTableView: ExpandableTableView, didSelectExpandedRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) |
Get indexpath in expanded row |
func expandableTableView(_ expandableTableView: ExpandableTableView, expandedCell: UITableViewCell, didSelectExpandedRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) |
Get expandedCell and indexPath |
Optional UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSource | Explanation |
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func expandableTableView(_ expandableTableView: ExpandableTableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) |
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func expandableTableView(_ expandableTableView: ExpandableTableView, titleForHeaderInSection section: Int) -> String? |
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func expandableTableView(_ expandableTableView: ExpandableTableView, heightForHeaderInSection section: Int) -> CGFloat |
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func expandableTableView(_ expandableTableView: ExpandableTableView, viewForHeaderInSection section: Int) -> UIView? |
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func numberOfSections(in expandableTableView: ExpandableTableView) -> Int |
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func expandableTableView(_ expandableTableView: ExpandableTableView, willDisplay cell: UITableViewCell, forRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) |
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func expandableTableView(_ expandableTableView: ExpandableTableView, willDisplayHeaderView view: UIView, forSection section: Int) |
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func expandableTableView(_ expandableTableView: ExpandableTableView, willDisplayFooterView view: UIView, forSection section: Int) |
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For arrow effect
Inherit ExpandableCell
when you need arrow effect or change arrow image
open class ExpandableCell: UITableViewCell {
open var arrowImageView: UIImageView!
}
For highlight animation
Inherit ExpandableCell
when you need disable or enable highlight animation
open class ExpandableCell: UITableViewCell {
open var highlightAnimation = HighlightAnimation.animated
}
Adding right margin to arrow icon
Inherit ExpandableCell
when you need right margin ( Default margin is 16 )
open class ExpandableCell: UITableViewCell {
open var rightMargin: CGFloat = 16
}
Set tableview insert animation
tableView.animation = .automatic
Make protocols in ExpandableDelegate
if you need or make pull request to me :)
ExpandableCell methods
ExpandableCell methods | Explanation |
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isExpanded() |
Check if cell is expanded or not |
isInitiallyExpanded() |
Make cell be open when the tableView content first appears in the view |
isSelectable() |
Make cell be selectable or not, regardless of tableView selectionStyle |
Requirements
ExpandableCell
written in Swift 5.0. Compatible with iOS 8.0+
Installation
Cocoapods
ExpandableCell is available through CocoaPods. To install it, simply add the following line to your Podfile:
pod 'ExpandableCell'
Carthage
github "younatics/ExpandableCell"
References
Please tell me or make pull request if you use this library in your application :)
Author
License
ExpandableCell is available under the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for more info.
*Note that all licence references and agreements mentioned in the ExpandableCell README section above
are relevant to that project's source code only.