iphone screen - type of view to use

Question

Hi There everyone... looking for some advice on what type of view can be used to build a screen with the following elements:

2 labels followed by 2 buttons. Then a small table view with 3 rows.

Should a UIView be used or a UITableView? I've attempted using a UITableView - however I couldn't add the labels or buttons.

So I've now built the view using a UIView. I added the labels and buttons and then a UITableView from the library. However I have no idea how to populate the rows in the table?

Any ideas?

Regards, Fiona

Answer 1

You could always create the view that you want and return it in the table view delegate's -tableView:viewForHeaderInSection: method. That would give you your table view rows that you want plus your custom view above it.

Answer 2

You need to learn how to use the UITableView before going any further. Time taken now will pay off later on.

There are plenty of tutorials about the UITableView, but I found the best learning I had was from the free iTunes U Standford iPhone course. You don't need to watch it all, but at the very least you should watch the episode on UITableView, as it'll cover everything you need to know. I strongly recommend watching it all, especially the first 8 or so lectures, as it covers the basics of what you need to know really, really effectively.