I am trying to Group names by first Character and display it in ViewController using the new UITableViewDiffableDataSource.(e.g. Contacts Application)
**A** (header title)
Apple
Amazon
**B** (header title)
Broadcom
Bezoz
**C** (header title)
Calderon
Below is the code I have using the old DataSource approach.
class ViewController: UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSource {
var tableView = UITableView()
// Data Set for TableView
var dict = [Character: [Contacts]]() // e.g. ["A": ["Apple", "Amazon"], "B": ["Broadcom, Bezoz"]...]
var sortedDictKeys = [Character]() // e.g. ["A", "B", "C"]
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
return dict[sortedDictKeys[section]].count
}
func numberOfSections(in tableView: UITableView) -> Int {
return sortedDictKeys.count // returns 3
}
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, titleForHeaderInSection section: Int) -> String? {
return String(viewModel.sortedBreedsKeys[section])
}
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, willDisplayHeaderView view: UIView, forSection section: Int) {
let header = view as! UITableViewHeaderFooterView
header.textLabel?.text = sortedDictKeys[section]
}
}
Using old UITableViewDataSource, I get the view, but how do I set it using the Diffable approach. Is there a way to set the section and rows?
class ViewController: UITableViewDelegate {
enum Section: CaseIterable {
case main
}
var tableView = UITableView()
// Data Set for TableView
var dict = [Character: [Contacts]]() // e.g. ["A": ["Apple", "Amazon"], "B": ["Broadcom, Bezoz"]...]
var sortedDictKeys = [Character]() // e.g. ["A", "B", "C"]
var dataSource: UITableViewDiffableDataSource<Section, Contacts>!
var snapshot = NSDiffableDataSourceSnapshot<Section, Contacts>()
func viewDidLoad() {
dataSource = UITableViewDiffableDataSource.init(tableView: self.tableView, cellProvider: { tableView, indexPath, contact in
return UITableViewCell()
})
}
// MARK - TODO - How do I define the snapshot and append sections to reuse section in the snapshot?
}
Appreciate the help!
Delete the Section
enum. The sections are the sorted keys.
Declare the dataSource
with this types
var dataSource: UITableViewDiffableDataSource<Character, Contacts>!
and create the snapshot
var snapshot = NSDiffableDataSourceSnapshot<Character, Contacts>()
snapshot.appendSections(sortedDictKeys)
sortedDictKeys.forEach { letter in
snapshot.appendItems(dict[letter]!, toSection: letter)
}