Question

I have an application based on CoreDataBooks. I want to toggle two images in the cell accessory button as noted in the iOS sample code, but am running into a roadblock. I cannot figure out how to obtain the UITableViewCell that is noted in the accessoryButtonTappedForRowWithIndexPath: method. The sample stored the object in the item as key-value, but I cannot figure out how to do this with my patient and core data.

First of all, here is the relevant code from the Accessory sample:

- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    static NSString *kCustomCellID = @"MyCellID";

    UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:kCustomCellID];
    if (cell == nil)
    {
        cell = [[[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:kCustomCellID] autorelease];
        cell.accessoryType = UITableViewCellAccessoryDisclosureIndicator;
        cell.selectionStyle = UITableViewCellSelectionStyleBlue;
    }

    NSMutableDictionary *item = [dataArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
    cell.textLabel.text = [item objectForKey:@"text"];

    [item setObject:cell forKey:@"cell"];

    BOOL checked = [[item objectForKey:@"checked"] boolValue];
    UIImage *image = (checked) ? [UIImage imageNamed:@"checked.png"] : [UIImage imageNamed:@"unchecked.png"];

    UIButton *button = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
    CGRect frame = CGRectMake(0.0, 0.0, image.size.width, image.size.height);
    button.frame = frame;   // match the button's size with the image size

    [button setBackgroundImage:image forState:UIControlStateNormal];

    // set the button's target to this table view controller so we can interpret touch events and map that to a NSIndexSet
    [button addTarget:self action:@selector(checkButtonTapped:event:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
    cell.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
    cell.accessoryView = button;

    return cell;
}


- (void)checkButtonTapped:(id)sender event:(id)event
{
    NSSet *touches = [event allTouches];
    UITouch *touch = [touches anyObject];
    CGPoint currentTouchPosition = [touch locationInView:self.tableView];
    NSIndexPath *indexPath = [self.tableView indexPathForRowAtPoint: currentTouchPosition];
    if (indexPath != nil)
    {
        [self tableView: self.tableView accessoryButtonTappedForRowWithIndexPath: indexPath];
    }
}


- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView accessoryButtonTappedForRowWithIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{   
    NSMutableDictionary *item = [dataArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];

    BOOL checked = [[item objectForKey:@"checked"] boolValue];

    [item setObject:[NSNumber numberWithBool:!checked] forKey:@"checked"];

    UITableViewCell *cell = [item objectForKey:@"cell"];
    UIButton *button = (UIButton *)cell.accessoryView;

    UIImage *newImage = (checked) ? [UIImage imageNamed:@"unchecked.png"] : [UIImage imageNamed:@"checked.png"];
    [button setBackgroundImage:newImage forState:UIControlStateNormal];
}

I am able to set my image correctly by using a “check” property of “Y” or “N” that I can store in CoreData, as noted below:

- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {

    static NSString *CellIdentifier = @"Cell";

    UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
    if (cell == nil) {
        cell = [[[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier] autorelease];
    }

    [self configureCell:cell atIndexPath:indexPath];
    return cell;
}


- (void)configureCell:(UITableViewCell *)cell atIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {

    Patient *patient = [fetchedResultsController_ objectAtIndexPath:indexPath];

    cell.textLabel.text = patient.name;
    cell.selectionStyle = UITableViewCellSelectionStyleNone;
    cell.accessoryType = UITableViewCellAccessoryDetailDisclosureButton;

    UIImage *image = [UIImage imageNamed:@"unchecked.png"];

    if ([patient.check isEqualToString: @"Y"] == YES)
        image = [UIImage imageNamed:@"checked.png"];

        UIButton *button = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
        CGRect frame = CGRectMake(0.0, 0.0, image.size.width, image.size.height);
        button.frame = frame;   // match the button's size with the image size

        [button setBackgroundImage:image forState:UIControlStateNormal];

    // set the button's target to this table view controller so we can interpret touch events and map that to a NSIndexSet
    [button addTarget:self action:@selector(checkButtonTapped:event:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
    cell.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
    cell.accessoryView = button;
}

However, I am having problems with this method, as noted in the code:

- (void) tableView:(UITableView *)tableView accessoryButtonTappedForRowWithIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {

    Patient *patient = [fetchedResultsController_ objectAtIndexPath:indexPath];

    // HOW CAN I OBTAIN THE UITABLEVIEWCELL?    
    UITableViewCell *cell = [item objectForKey:@"cell"];
    UIButton *button = (UIButton *)cell.accessoryView;

    UIImage *newImage = (checked) ? [UIImage imageNamed:@"unchecked.png"] : [UIImage imageNamed:@"checked.png"];
    [button setBackgroundImage:newImage forState:UIControlStateNormal];
}

I appreciate any assistance.

AMENDMENT: Thanks to BoltClock, this all came together. Posting the final code in case anyone else wants to use this methodology.

- (void) tableView:(UITableView *)tableView accessoryButtonTappedForRowWithIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {

    NSManagedObjectContext *context = [self.fetchedResultsController managedObjectContext];
    Patient *patient = [fetchedResultsController_ objectAtIndexPath:indexPath];

    UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath];
    UIButton *button = (UIButton *)cell.accessoryView;
    UIImage *image = [UIImage imageNamed:@"checked.png"];

    // patient.check is a string value set to either "Y" or "N"
    // This allows the check mark to be permanently saved
    if ([patient.check isEqualToString: @"Y"] == YES) {
        image = [UIImage imageNamed:@"unchecked.png"];
        patient.check = @"N"; 
    }
    else {
        // image defaults to checked.png  
        // image = [UIImage imageNamed:@"checked.png"];
        patient.check = @"Y";
    }

    [button setBackgroundImage:image forState:UIControlStateNormal];

    // Save patient.check value
    NSError *error = nil;
    if (![context save:&error]) {
        NSLog(@"Unresolved error %@, %@", error, [error userInfo]);
        abort();
    }
}

Answer 1

Use the table view’s cellForRowAtIndexPath: method and pass in the index path as the argument.

- (void) tableView:(UITableView *)tableView accessoryButtonTappedForRowWithIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {

    Patient *patient = [fetchedResultsController_ objectAtIndexPath:indexPath];

    UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath];
    UIButton *button = (UIButton *)cell.accessoryView;

    UIImage *newImage = (checked) ? [UIImage imageNamed:@"unchecked.png"] : [UIImage imageNamed:@"checked.png"];
    [button setBackgroundImage:newImage forState:UIControlStateNormal];
}