Add View Below TableView

[kapps11]

Hey guys -

So Im working a new app that has a tableview, and I want to do something kinda like what the apple voicemail app does, so when you click on a cell, it is persistently selected, and then a little view pops up on the bottom. Ive attached an image of what I mean using apple's voicemail app as an example. And i cat figure out what the best way to do that would be - modal view controllers, a subview of the tableviewcontroller, etc. Help is appreciated!

Thx

[wuf810]

Originally Posted by kapps11

Hey guys -

So Im working a new app that has a tableview, and I want to do something kinda like what the apple voicemail app does, so when you click on a cell, it is persistently selected, and then a little view pops up on the bottom. Ive attached an image of what I mean using apple's voicemail app as an example.
Thx

Just create and add a UIView. Set it to hidden. When a row get's selected set hidden to no.

Or you could animate it's appearance and just have it coming up from the bottom of the window. Again you would create a basic animation block and just change the views coordinates (initially they are set so the view is off the bottom of the view). Apple's code will do the rest.

[kapps11]

So I jsut did it that i created the view and add it when they select a certain row, and it works great pops up and everything, but when you try to scroll the tableview, the toolbar scrolls with it, so it winds up llike halfway up the screen. Im assuming this has to do with the fact that since im using a UITableViewController, the tableview is the actual view of the controller, but idk a way to fix it. any ideas?

Heres the codes i use:

- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
   
	ToolbarController *toolBar = [[ToolbarController alloc] initWithNibName:@"ToolbarController" bundle:nil];
	
	toolBar.view.frame = CGRectMake(0, (self.view.frame.size.height - toolBar.view.frame.size.height), toolBar.view.frame.size.width, toolBar.view.frame.size.height);
	[self.view addSubview:toolBar.view];
	[toolBar release];
	
	if ([tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath].frame.origin.y > toolBar.view.frame.origin.y) {
		[tableView scrollToRowAtIndexPath:indexPath atScrollPosition:UITableViewScrollPositionMiddle animated:YES];
	}
}

[kapps11]

Actually, I figured it out

Just make sure you add it to the SUPERVIEW, and then it wont scroll with the tableview. but then make sure to keep a pointer to it and get rid of it cuz otherwise itll b there in all ur other views too lol