Try writing a delegate for tv1, which will pass the cell in the didSelectRowAtIndexPath method:
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
...code...
if(isOpenFromDetailVC) {
[self.delegate tableView:tableView wantsToPassCell:cell];
}
...code...
}
Just remember to set the detailVC or even tv2 as the delegate of tv1. Then in the implementation method of the protocol, try adding the cell into tv2.
You can try doing this by eg. adding the cells to an array in the protocol implementation method, and then loading them in tv2 int the cellForRowAtIndexPath method.
If you do not know delegates, check apple docs and this topic:
How do I set up a simple delegate to communicate between two view controllers?
Here is the example shown under the link:
Simple example...
Let's say the child view controller has a UISlider and we want to pass
the value of the slider back to the parent via a delegate.
In the child view controller's header file, declare the delegate type
and its methods:
ChildViewController.h
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
// 1. Forward declaration of ChildViewControllerDelegate - this just declares
// that a ChildViewControllerDelegate type exists so that we can use it
// later.
@protocol ChildViewControllerDelegate;
// 2. Declaration of the view controller class, as usual
@interface ChildViewController : UIViewController
// Delegate properties should always be weak references
// See https://stackoverflow.com/a/4796131/263871 for the rationale
// (Tip: If you're not using ARC, use `assign` instead of `weak`)
@property (nonatomic, weak) id<ChildViewControllerDelegate> delegate;
// A simple IBAction method that I'll associate with a close button in
// the UI. We'll call the delegate's childViewController:didChooseValue:
// method inside this handler.
- (IBAction)handleCloseButton:(id)sender;
@end
// 3. Definition of the delegate's interface
@protocol ChildViewControllerDelegate <NSObject>
- (void)childViewController:(ChildViewController*)viewController
didChooseValue:(CGFloat)value;
@end
In the child view controller's implementation, call the delegate
methods as required.
Child
ViewController.m
#import "ChildViewController.h"
@implementation ChildViewController
- (void)handleCloseButton:(id)sender {
// Xcode will complain if we access a weak property more than
// once here, since it could in theory be nilled between accesses
// leading to unpredictable results. So we'll start by taking
// a local, strong reference to the delegate.
id<ChildViewControllerDelegate> strongDelegate = self.delegate;
// Our delegate method is optional, so we should
// check that the delegate implements it
if ([strongDelegate respondsToSelector:@selector(childViewController:didChooseValue:)]) {
[strongDelegate childViewController:self didChooseValue:self.slider.value];
}
}
@end
In the parent view controller's header file, declare that it
implements the ChildViewControllerDelegate protocol.
RootViewController.h
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#import "ChildViewController.h"
@interface RootViewController : UITableViewController <ChildViewControllerDelegate>
@end
In the parent view controller's implementation, implement the delegate
methods appropriately.
RootViewController.m
#import "RootViewController.h"
@implementation RootViewController
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
ChildViewController *detailViewController = [[ChildViewController alloc] init];
// Assign self as the delegate for the child view controller
detailViewController.delegate = self;
[self.navigationController pushViewController:detailViewController animated:YES];
}
// Implement the delegate methods for ChildViewControllerDelegate
- (void)childViewController:(ChildViewController *)viewController didChooseValue:(CGFloat)value {
// Do something with value...
// ...then dismiss the child view controller
[self.navigationController popViewControllerAnimated:YES];
}
@end
Hope this helps!
