Question

The grouped UITableView places a margin between the edge of the view and the table cells. Annoyingly (for me) this margin is some function of the width of the view.

In my application I have two UITableViews of different widths that I am looking to align the cell edges of.

Is it possible to get this margin? Or better is it possible to set this margin?

cheers,
–Ben

Answer 1

By creating (and using!) a subclass of UITableViewCell, you can possibly achieve what you’re looking for. Just move the contentview and backgroundview around in layoutsubviews, as in the code sample below which shifts the visible parts of the cell 20pt to the right.

- (void) layoutSubviews
{
    NSLog (@"Cell/contentview/backgroundview before:\n%@\n%@\n%@", self, self.contentView, self.backgroundView);
    [super layoutSubviews];
    CGRect frame = self.backgroundView.frame;
    frame.origin.x += 20;
    frame.size.width -= 20;
    self.backgroundView.frame = frame;
    frame = self.contentView.frame;
    frame.origin.x += 20;
    frame.size.width -= 20;
    self.contentView.frame = frame;
    
    NSLog (@"Cell/contentview/backgroundview after:\n%@\n%@\n%@", self, self.contentView, self.backgroundView);
}