Dynamic height UITableViewCell using Auto layouts

How to create dynamic height tableview cell has been a very daunting task especially when you have to calculate and return variable row height in
[code]- (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath;[/code]
But with autolayouts its very simple.you just have to make sure that the constraints of the tableview cell subviews are added in such a way that they push on the boundries of UITableViewCell.

And in ViewDidLoad you just need to set
[code]
tblTestDynamic.estimatedRowHeight=18;                                         // a close estimation

tblTestDynamic.rowHeight =UITableViewAutomaticDimension;

[/code]1.Creating Cell with Auto LayoutSample table view cell with a single lable with following constraints  (i am using Xib and assume knowledge of  basic UITableView)

Set label number of line =0 this allows for dynamic decision on number of lines.

set uilabels tag to one.

2.Setting up code :- set up a data source with varialble length text and  Dynamic dymension code in view did load

[code]- (void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
datasource=@[@”A TEXT”,@”A VERYY LOO LOOO LOOO NG TEXT WE HAVE A VERY NICE TUTORIAL A VERY NICE TEXT TUTORIAL GOOD FOR US A VERY LONG TEXT”,@”A VERYY LOO LOOO LOOO NG TEXT WE HAVE A VERY NICE TUTORIAL A VERY NICE TEXT TUTORIAL GOOD FOR US A VERY LONG TEXT A VERYY LOO LOOO LOOO NG TEXT WE HAVE A VERY NICE TUTORIAL A VERY NICE TEXT TUTORIAL GOOD FOR US A VERY LONG TEXT A VERYY LOO LOOO LOOO NG TEXT WE HAVE A VERY NICE TUTORIAL A VERY NICE TEXT TUTORIAL GOOD FOR US A VERY LONG TEXT”,@”A VERYY LOO LOOO LOOO NG TEXT WE HAVE A VERY NICE TUTORIAL A VERY NICE TEXT TUTORIAL GOOD FOR US A VERY LONG TEXT”,@”A VERYY LOO LOOO LOOO NG TEXT WE HAVE A VERY NICE TUTORIAL A VERY NICE TEXT TUTORIAL GOOD FOR US A VERY LONG TEXT”];
tblTestDynamic.estimatedRowHeight=18;// a very close estimation closer the better
tblTestDynamic.rowHeight =UITableViewAutomaticDimension; // magic 🙂

// Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
}
[/code]

3. Set up UITableView datasource

[code]#pragma mark – table view data source

-(NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView
numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section {

return 5;
}

// configure the custom table view cell
-(UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView
cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {

// dequeue a table view cell
UITableViewCell *cell
= [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:@”testReuse”
forIndexPath:indexPath];

// set its title label
UILabel *title = (UILabel *)[cell viewWithTag:1];
title.text = [datasource objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
// to diffrentiate between rows
if(indexPath.row%2==0)
cell.backgroundColor=[UIColor redColor];
else
cell.backgroundColor=[UIColor yellowColor];
return cell;
}
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you are done now run the project in your simulator

UITableViewAutomaticDimension  is available iOS5 and above.We have Dynamic height self adjusting UITableViewCells.

A pat on the back !!