Question

The title pretty much says it. How do I create one static cell at the top of my dynamic table? I want to be able to use it as a legend for my table. Thanks.

Here is my tableView code:

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

static NSString *CellIdentifier = @"Cell";
JointCAD *currentCall = [[xmlParser calls] objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
self.tableView.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithPatternImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"texture3.png"]];

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

if (cell == nil)
{
    cell = [[TableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier];

    UIView *selectionView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(10, 7, 200, 65)];
    [selectionView setBackgroundColor: [UIColor clearColor]];
    cell.selectedBackgroundView = selectionView;
}

cell.callTypeLabel.text = currentCall.currentCallType;
cell.locationLabel.text = currentCall.location;
cell.unitsLabel.text = currentCall.units;
cell.stationLabel.text = [@"Station: " stringByAppendingString:currentCall.station];

if ([currentCall.callType isEqualToString:@"F"]) {
    cell.imageType = Fire;
}
else {
    cell.imageType = EMS;
}

if ([currentCall.county isEqualToString:@"W"]) {
    cell.imageType1 = Washington;
}
else {
    cell.imageType1 = Clackamas;
}

return cell;

}

Answer 1

This seems more like you would want a header for your table, not a static cell. If i understand your question, you are requiring a cell that sits at the top and does not move, while the other cells in the dynamic part scroll up and down as per normal.

If this is the case, use the tableviewdelegate methods that return a header view and its size.

If this is not the case, then I didn’t understand your question, sorry.