How do I control the position of an image in a grouped tableview cell?

Question

For some reason, I can not seem to change the default position of an image in a grouped tableview cell.

In the cellForRowAtIndexPath method I use the following to load the image:

cell.imageView.image = [UIImage imageWithContentsOfFile:MainImagePath];

I've been experimenting with the following to adjust the position of the image but have had no luck.

cell.contentMode = UIViewContentModeCenter;

I've also tried this with no luck.

cell.imageView.contentMode = UIViewContentModeCenter;

Answer 1

Can you use the frame of the imageView ie: cell.imageView.frame = CGFrameMake(0.0, 0.0, 20.0, 20.0);

or set the center of the imageView with

cell.imageView.center = CGPointMake (20.0, 10.0);

=Seth

EDITED: Thanks Jonah, I fixed that!

Answer 2

To move the imageView, you need to change it's frame. The things you're doing are just reconfiguring how it responds to view resizing. Try setting cell.imageView.center to the new center you want.

You should be aware of tableView:willDisplayCell:forRowAtIndexPath:. This is called immediately before displaying the cell, and is your last (and often best) chance to establish layout. tableView:cellForRowAtIndexPath: is called much earlier and its results are cached. So the layout may be wrong by the time it's actually displayed (due to view resizing for instance). That's why we generally do layout in tableView:willDisplayCell:forRowAtIndexPath:.

Answer 3

The default layout of UITableViewCell is [imageView][textLabel][accessoryView]. You can't change that.

If you want to arbitrarily position an image in your UITableViewCell you must add a UIImageView to the cell's contentView.