How to add a UIView above a UITableView in iOS?

Question

I am using the xcode template to create a UITableView application with UINavigationController.

I need to add a UIView (at fixed position) between the UINavigationBar and the UITableView. How to do that ?

Thanks.

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Mutix · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-07 08:25:32Z

You can do this by setting the UITableView's tableHeaderView property.

tableHeaderView

Returns an accessory view that is displayed above the table.

@property(nonatomic, retain) UIView *tableHeaderView

Discussion The default value is nil. The table header view is different from a section header.

Availability Available in iOS 2.0 and later.

Ayaz Alavi · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-07 08:24:20Z

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Add UIView and UITableView as subviews of UIView and then position their height, width and x, y position from the Size Inspector in Interface builder or Use CGRectMake in objective-c

answered Dec 7, 2011 at 8:24

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3 Comments

user403015 Over a year ago

This method needs me to re-configure the data source and delegate of the UITableView by myself. Not friendly enough.

Anil Kothari Over a year ago

I think his application is navigation type which has class inherited from UITableViewController.

theTRON Over a year ago

@user403015 If you want the UIView at the top to be fixed, this is the only way to handle it.

User 123 · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-07 08:33:26Z

you need to implement following UITableview delegate methods

- (UIView *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView viewForHeaderInSection:(NSInteger)section - (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForHeaderInSection:(NSInteger)section

These delegate methods will add the view to the section header, not above the tableview itself.

Mahesh Pawar · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-21 17:21:00Z

Step 1) Create a header view as, set outlet to that view.

@property(nonatomic,strong)IBOutlet UIView *viewHeader;

Setp 2) Add following single line code on viewDidLoad

[self.tableview setTableHeaderView:self.viewHeader];

Done!!!

Srikar Appalaraju · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-07 08:31:35Z

Views are maintained in a hierarchy in iOS. They are maintained essentially as an array with the latest view first. To insert some view below one view or above another you just need to manipulate this.

All this is theory, I have not done what you want. So dont hold a grudge against me ;) this is a friendly suggestion.

[self.view insertSubview:yourNewView belowSubview:navigationController];

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