SDNestedTable

Obj-C module built on UITableView for creating a 2-level nested list UI control, iOS 4.0+.

           

Concept:

The module concept is that of having all the default functionality of a UITableView and its cells while at the same time adding for each cell a child UITableView. Each cell (SDGroupCell) in the main SDNestedTableViewController tableview acts as controller for its own sub table. The state, population and behavior of the table and subtable is instead mostly controlled by SDNestedTableViewController.

How To:

Create a subclass of SDNestedTable. You can call either init or initWithNibName:bundle:. Calling init will call initWithNibName:@"SDNestedTableView" bundle:nil.

Then implement the following convenience methods:

### Filling the views

- (NSInteger)mainTable:(UITableView *)mainTable numberOfItemsInSection:(NSInteger)section;

here you can set the amount of Items in your Main table:

- (NSInteger)mainTable:(UITableView *)mainTable numberOfItemsInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
    return 15; // amount of Main Items
}

- (NSInteger)mainTable:(UITableView *)mainTable numberOfSubItemsforItem:(SDGroupCell *)item atIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath;

here you can set the amount of Sub Items for each Item in the Main table:

- (NSInteger)mainTable:(UITableView *)mainTable numberOfSubItemsforItem:(SDGroupCell *)item atIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    return 3; // amount of Sub Items for each Main Item
}

- (SDGroupCell *)mainTable:(UITableView *)mainTable setItem:(SDGroupCell *)item forRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath;

here you can set the Item's cell attributes:

- (SDGroupCell *)mainTable:(UITableView *)mainTable setItem:(SDGroupCell *)item forRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    item.itemText.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"My Main Item %u", indexPath.row +1];
    return item;
}

- (SDSubCell *)item:(SDGroupCell *)item setSubItem:(SDSubCell *)subItem forRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath;

here you can set the Sub Item's cell attributes:

- (SDSubCell *)item:(SDGroupCell *)item setSubItem:(SDSubCell *)subItem forRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    subItem.itemText.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"My Sub Item %u", indexPath.row +1];
    return subItem;
}

### Delegate methods

SDNestedTable implements the SDNestedTableDelegate protocol, however you are free to implement the following methods yourself if they will provide useful information.

- (void)mainTable:(UITableView *)mainTable itemDidChange:(SDGroupCell *)item;

this is called when the Item state changes, here you can manage behavior according to the Item state:

- (void)mainTable:(UITableView *)mainTable itemDidChange:(SDGroupCell *)item
{
	SelectableCellState state = item.selectableCellState;
	NSIndexPath *indexPath = [self.tableView indexPathForCell:item];
    switch (state) {
        case Checked:
        	// do stuff
            break;
        case Unchecked:
        	// do stuff
            break;
        case Halfchecked:
        	// do stuff
            break;
        default:
        break;
    }
}

- (void) item:(SDGroupCell *)item subItemDidChange:(SDSelectableCell *)subItem;

this is called when the Sub Item state changes, here you can manage behavior according to the Sub Item state:

- (void) item:(SDGroupCell *)item subItemDidChange:(SDSelectableCell *)subItem
{
    SelectableCellState state = subItem.selectableCellState;
    NSIndexPath *indexPath = [item.subTable indexPathForCell:subItem];
    switch (state) {
        case Checked:
        	// do stuff
            break;
        case Unchecked:
        	// do stuff
            break;
        default:
            break;
    }
}

### Other methods

- (void)expandingItem:(SDGroupCell *)item withIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath;

this is called when a Main Item starts collapsing, here you can manage behavior according to this event:

- (void)expandingItem:(SDGroupCell *)item withIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
	// do stuff
}

- (void)collapsingItem:(SDGroupCell *)item withIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath;

this is called when a Main Item starts expanding, here you can manage behavior according to this event:

- (void)collapsingItem:(SDGroupCell *)item withIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath 
{
	// do stuff
}

### Table Items properties

Main Items & Sub Items

SDNestedTableViewController *parentTable

SelectableCellState selectableCellState

UILabel *itemText

Main Items Only

UITableView *subTable

BOOL isExpanded

// all items

item.parentTable

item.selectableCellState

item.itemText


// only Main Items

item.subTable

item.isExpanded

Roadmap/Feature Ideas

Can't use custom classes cleanly in place of the default cells

Cell heights are tightly coupled to default classes

Provide more delegate methods

Pass "tapped" event info to the delegate methods in order to know if the Item changed state passively or actively