UITableView is getting a gap on top

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Iam not sure if it is the appropriate question to ask right now. I am working with Xcode 5 (preview version ) on the table view. The issue right now is if my table view is selected as group than I am having a gap between the first cell and the top edge of table.

The code for uitable view delegate is below

- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section {
    return 8;
}
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
    static NSString *simpleTableIdentifier = @"SimpleTableItem";

    UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:simpleTableIdentifier];

    if (cell == nil) {
        cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:simpleTableIdentifier];
    }

    cell.textLabel.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"cell %d",indexPath.row];
    return cell;
}

Image below when I am choosing group in the xib

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However, if i am switching to plain, table is normal

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Any thoughts for this situation. I googled it but seems there are nothing out there. Any helps are welcomed here.

Umm didnt you notice the settings app? I think thats how the new grouped table view works. — Desdenova, Jul 16 '13 at 14:41
@NilsMunch this is actually a good question and should be reopened on the Sept 18th. This is not off topic by any means. http://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/94465/should-moderators-enforce-ndas-for-software-vendors — Ryan Romanchuk, Sep 16 '13 at 12:55
Here's how I solved this problem: http://stackoverflow.com/a/18938763/588253 — Mr. T, Sep 21 '13 at 23:37
If this was indeed closed due to Apple's information embargo, it should now be reopened. — dpassage, Oct 15 '13 at 18:55
It works for me when I return a very small number (i.e. 0.0001f) for tableView:heightForHeaderInSection: — audub, Oct 21 '13 at 19:45
This is not expected behaviour actually. Check my answer here http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18880341/why-is-there-extra-padding-at-the-top-of-my-uitableview-with-style-uitableviewst/21137552#21137552 — girish_vr, Feb 26 '14 at 14:59

score 20 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 16 '13 at 14:41

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That is the expected appearance of a grouped table view in iOS 7. If you open the Settings app you will see a similar separator bar at the top of the table and in between each section in the table view (grey in color).

answered Jul 16 '13 at 14:41

Jake Spencer

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Ugh :( Why, why did they have to break it :( my username/password login thingy using a grouped UITableView is broken now in all my apps :( – Fogmeister Sep 16 '13 at 16:53
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Hmm, the changes on grouped UITableView are the ugliest among other changes in iOS7 ... – CodeBrew Sep 29 '13 at 15:21
Jake, You are correct. Thanks for pointing that out. I've been killing myself trying to get rid of that gap. – Chuck Krutsinger Nov 01 '13 at 01:12

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 16 '13 at 14:38

For the sake of being thorough you should implement the number of sections in the table view and in this case, return one. Its possible that theres a bug with Xcode 5 wherein if you do not implement that method it provides you with an incorrect header.

If that does that not solve the issue I would recommend implementing

- (UITableViewHeaderFooterView *)headerViewForSection:(NSInteger)section

That may do the trick as well.

UITableView is getting a gap on top

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