Show only the first row in a UITableView

Question

So, most of the questions are "my tableView only shows the first row, what's wrong?". Well, what I need is exactly the opposite.

I have a SearchBar (not Search Display Controller) and until the user starts typing, I want to show ONLY the first row and nothing more.

My TableView's content is Dynamic Prototypes, with 2 Prototype Cells. The first is the only one I want to show, but it shows others in blank.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/q4ak6z3gbc0gh5c/Screenshot%202014-07-22%2011.24.22.png

This is my tableView:numberOfRowsInSection:.

- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section {
    NSInteger numberOfRows = 0;

    if ([self.searchBar.text isEqualToString:@""]) {
        numberOfRows = 1;
    }

    return numberOfRows;
}

All the help will be very appreciated! \o/

EDUsta · Answer 1 · 2014-07-22T15:14:53.697

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Probably there is a better solution, but as proposed before :

CGRect frame = [self.tableView frame];

frame.size.height = [self tableView:self.tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:[NSIndexPath indexPathForRow:0 inSection:0]];

self.tableView.frame = frame;

edited Jul 22 '14 at 15:14

answered Jul 22 '14 at 15:05

EDUsta

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 22 '14 at 14:42

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In your view controller's -tableView:numberOfRowsInSection: make sure tableView equals to self.tableView, and then you return 1:

- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
    if (tableView == self.tableView) {
        return 1;
    } else {
        return yourDataModel.count;
    }
}

answered Jul 22 '14 at 14:42

Sunwoo Park

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Yes I did, but your screenshot only shows a simulator with only one cell in the table view, which can be achieved exactly in this way. – Sunwoo Park Jul 22 '14 at 14:52
@edmoks If you meant hiding the separator between cells, see this question: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/286332/how-do-i-remove-the-borders-of-a-uitableview – Sunwoo Park Jul 22 '14 at 14:58

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 22 '14 at 20:30

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You must change the size UITableView's contentView or frame at the creation (alloc).

This height must be the same of an UITableViewCell by default (44px) or custom.

answered Jul 22 '14 at 20:30

Alejandro F. Carrera

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 06 '17 at 05:47

Write the below 4 lines to make a table with one row. If you want to extend the content of the table just make the tableview scrollable.

tblView                     = [[UITableView alloc]initWithFrame:CGRectZero];
tblView.separatorColor      = [UIColor clearColor];
tblView.tableFooterView     = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero];    
tblView.scrollEnabled       = NO;

Show only the first row in a UITableView

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