Question

Hi I am new to iOS programming and I need a little help.

I have a table view cell which is populated by data from a .plist file. I need to be able to make a link within one of the cells. How could I do this?

Here is the code which is loading the data into the cells:

- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
    static NSString *CellIdentifier = @"CustomTableCell";
    static NSString *CellNib = @"DetailViewCell";



    DetailViewCell *cell = (DetailViewCell *)[tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];

    if (cell == nil) {
        NSArray *nib = [[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:CellNib owner:self options:nil];
        cell = (DetailViewCell *)[nib objectAtIndex:0];
    }   

    cell.accessoryType = UITableViewCellAccessoryNone;
    cell.cellTitleLabel.textColor = [UIColor blackColor];
    cell.cellTitleLabel.font = [UIFont systemFontOfSize:20.0];
    cell.cellSubtitleLabel.textColor = [UIColor darkGrayColor];

    informations = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects:@"City", @"Country", @"State", @"History", @"Link", nil];
    subtitles = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects:titleString, subtitleString, stateString, populationString, @"Link", nil];


    cell.cellTitleLabel.text = [informations objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
    cell.cellSubtitleLabel.text = [subtitles objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];

    return (DetailViewCell *) cell; 
}

For the cell “Link” I need it to open a url which is stored in the .plist file. How could i do this?

Many thanks

Ryan

PS: I’m a newbie at this stuff, so be descriptive. Thanks

Answer 1

Firs of all, move the following to viewDidLoad

   informations = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects:@"City", @"Country", @"State", @"History", @"Link", nil];
    subtitles = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects:titleString, subtitleString, stateString, populationString, @"Link", nil];

Second, for the cell that has a value of @”Link”

- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath 
{
    DetailViewCell *cell = [tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath];
    if(cell.cellTitleLabel.text == @"Link")
    {
          //Open in safari
          [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:cell.cellSubtitleLabel.text]];
    }
}