How to remove empty cells in UITableView?

Question

i am trying to display a simple UITableView with some data. I wish to set the static height of the UITableView so that it doesn't displays empty cells at the end of the table. how do I do that?

code:

- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section { 
    NSLog(@"%d", [arr count]);
    return [arr count];
}

set numberOfRows properly then it wont show empty cells – DJB Jan 25 '13 at 10:49 — DJB, Jan 25 '13 at 10:49

Andy · Accepted Answer · 2017-08-27T23:09:17.127

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Set a zero height table footer view (perhaps in your viewDidLoad method), like so:

Swift:

tableView.tableFooterView = UIView()

Objective-C:

tableView.tableFooterView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero];

Because the table thinks there is a footer to show, it doesn't display any cells beyond those you explicitly asked for.

Interface builder pro-tip:

If you are using a xib/Storyboard, you can just drag a UIView (with height 0pt) onto the bottom of the UITableView.

edited Aug 27 '17 at 23:09

answered Jan 25 '13 at 11:11

Andy

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In what method would that line of code be added? tableView willDisplayFooterView?? – Jupiter869 Mar 15 '14 at 15:25
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@Jupiter869 I just put it in the ViewDidLoad and it works – Jacobanks Jul 22 '14 at 00:50
Thanks, I tried with below code. But after selecting cells, lines will disappear. So, Don't use this : ` if(indexPath.row != self.menuItems.count){ UIImageView *line = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 44, 320, 1)]; line.backgroundColor = [UIColor lightGrayColor]; [cell addSubview:line]; }` – byJeevan Nov 18 '14 at 06:36
With the news syntax you can do: tableView.tableFooterView = [UIView new]; – Leon Feb 04 '15 at 15:19
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SWIFT 2.0 : `self.tableView.tableFooterView = UIView(frame: CGRectZero)` – Nathaniel Jan 27 '16 at 17:57
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Adding the 0 height view to the table view below any cells in the storyboard worked perfectly. – ColdLogic Jun 20 '16 at 13:56
**SWIFT 3.0** works great with `tableView.tableFooterView = UIView()` – Marcelo Gracietti Dec 22 '16 at 23:48

score 104 · Answer 2 · edited Feb 11 '17 at 11:57

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Swift 3 syntax:

tableView.tableFooterView = UIView(frame: .zero)

Swift syntax: < 2.0

tableView.tableFooterView = UIView(frame: CGRect.zeroRect)

Swift 2.0 syntax:

tableView.tableFooterView = UIView(frame: CGRect.zero)

edited Feb 11 '17 at 11:57

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answered Jan 30 '15 at 20:50

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It's now tableView.tableFooterView = UIView(frame: CGRect.zero) – Ryan Walton Oct 27 '15 at 17:35
Tested with ios 8+ and works fine. – lifeisfoo Dec 30 '15 at 10:30
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Just in case anybody’s interested, Swift actually lets you be even more concise: `tableView.tableFooterView = UIView(frame: .zero)` – Stuart Jan 11 '16 at 19:02
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Shorter! `tableView.tablFooterView = UIView()` – Sana Feb 08 '16 at 22:11

score 67 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 18 '14 at 10:17

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In the Storyboard, select the UITableView, and modify the property Style from Plain to Grouped.

answered Apr 18 '14 at 10:17

Gabriel Diaconescu

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best and most straight forward answer 1 – Daniel Jul 02 '17 at 07:36
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But it adds extra spacing above and below table sections. – pronebird Jan 30 '18 at 21:29
also doable in code. – gprasant Oct 17 '19 at 23:36

score 17 · Answer 4 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:54

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Implemented with swift on Xcode 6.1

self.tableView.tableFooterView = UIView(frame: CGRectZero)
self.tableView.tableFooterView?.hidden = true

The second line of code does not cause any effect on presentation, you can use to check if is hidden or not.

Answer taken from this link Fail to hide empty cells in UITableView Swift

edited May 23 '17 at 11:54

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answered Oct 21 '14 at 20:00

Leonardo Jorge

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This did it for me using Swift & XCode 6.1! Had tried Swift-equivalent versions of the answers above but with no success. – Chris Nov 24 '14 at 16:47

score 11 · Answer 5 · edited Dec 11 '18 at 17:26

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I can not add comment as of now so adding this as an answer.

@Andy's answer is good and the same results can be achieved with the following line of code:

tableView.tableFooterView = [UIView new];

'new' method belongs to NSObject class and invokes alloc and init methods for UIView.

edited Dec 11 '18 at 17:26

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answered Dec 31 '13 at 12:24

Sahil

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This works out OK, but isn't technically the same as Andy's answer. Using new simply calls the "init" method, but there's no guarantee that [myView init] and [myView initWithFrame:CGRectZero] are the same, even though in today's implementation, they appear to be. – smehmood Jul 08 '14 at 00:34

score 8 · Answer 6 · edited Nov 26 '14 at 13:29

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I tried the code:

tableView.tableFooterView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero];

In the viewDidLoad section and xcode6 showed a warning. I have put a "self." in front of it and now it works fine. so the working code I use is:

self.tableView.tableFooterView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero];

edited Nov 26 '14 at 13:29

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answered Oct 30 '14 at 14:29

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score 3 · Answer 7 · answered Feb 29 '16 at 10:05

or you can call tableView method to set the footer height in 1 point, and it will add an last line, but you can hide it too, by setting footer background color.

code:

func tableView(tableView: UITableView,heightForFooterInSection section: Int) -> CGFloat {
     return 1
}

looks like last line

score 2 · Answer 8 · edited Jan 05 '16 at 09:24

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override func viewWillAppear(animated: Bool) {
    self.tableView.tableFooterView = UIView(frame: CGRect.zeroRect)

/// OR 

    self.tableView.tableFooterView = UIView()
}

edited Jan 05 '16 at 09:24

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answered Oct 30 '15 at 05:41

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score 1 · Answer 9 · answered Dec 08 '15 at 12:59

Using UITableViewController

The solution accepted will change the height of the TableViewCell. To fix that, perform following steps:

Write code snippet given below in ViewDidLoad method.

tableView.tableFooterView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero];

Add following method in the TableViewClass.m file.

- (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath 
{
    return (cell height set on storyboard); 
}

That's it. You can build and run your project.

score 0 · Answer 10 · edited Nov 28 '16 at 07:50

in the below method:

- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
    if (([array count]*65) > [UIScreen mainScreen].bounds.size.height - 66)
    {
        Table.frame = CGRectMake(0, 66, self.view.frame.size.width, [array count]*65)); 
    }
    else
    {
        Table.frame = CGRectMake(0, 66, self.view.frame.size.width, [UIScreen mainScreen].bounds.size.height - 66);
    }
    return [array count];
}

here 65 is the height of the cell and 66 is the height of the navigation bar in UIViewController.

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