How to detect the end of loading of UITableView

I want to change the offset of the table when the load is finished and that offset depends on the number of cells loaded on the table.

Is it anyway on the SDK to know when a uitableview loading has finished? I see nothing neither on delegate nor on data source protocols.

I can't use the count of the data sources because of the loading of the visible cells only.

Solution 1:

Improve to @RichX answer: lastRow can be both [tableView numberOfRowsInSection: 0] - 1 or ((NSIndexPath*)[[tableView indexPathsForVisibleRows] lastObject]).row. So the code will be:

-(void) tableView:(UITableView *)tableView willDisplayCell:(UITableViewCell *)cell forRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    if([indexPath row] == ((NSIndexPath*)[[tableView indexPathsForVisibleRows] lastObject]).row){
        //end of loading
        //for example [activityIndicator stopAnimating];
    }
}

UPDATE: Well, @htafoya's comment is right. If you want this code to detect end of loading all data from source, it wouldn't, but that's not the original question. This code is for detecting when all cells that are meant to be visible are displayed. willDisplayCell: used here for smoother UI (single cell usually displays fast after willDisplay: call). You could also try it with tableView:didEndDisplayingCell:.

Solution 2:

Swift 3 & 4 & 5 version:

func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, willDisplay cell: UITableViewCell, forRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
    if let lastVisibleIndexPath = tableView.indexPathsForVisibleRows?.last {
        if indexPath == lastVisibleIndexPath {
            // do here...
        }
    }
}

Solution 3:

I always use this very simple solution:

-(void) tableView:(UITableView *)tableView willDisplayCell:(UITableViewCell *)cell forRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    if([indexPath row] == lastRow){
        //end of loading
        //for example [activityIndicator stopAnimating];
    }
}

Solution 4:

Here's another option that seems to work for me. In the viewForFooter delegate method check if it's the final section and add your code there. This approach came to mind after realizing that willDisplayCell doesn't account for footers if you have them.

- (UIView *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView viewForFooterInSection:(NSInteger)section 
{
  // Perform some final layout updates
  if (section == ([tableView numberOfSections] - 1)) {
    [self tableViewWillFinishLoading:tableView];
  }

  // Return nil, or whatever view you were going to return for the footer
  return nil;
}

- (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForFooterInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
  // Return 0, or the height for your footer view
  return 0.0;
}

- (void)tableViewWillFinishLoading:(UITableView *)tableView
{
  NSLog(@"finished loading");
}

I find this approach works best if you are looking to find the end loading for the entire UITableView, and not simply the visible cells. Depending on your needs you may only want the visible cells, in which case folex's answer is a good route.

Solution 5:

Using private API:

@objc func tableViewDidFinishReload(_ tableView: UITableView) {
    print(#function)
    cellsAreLoaded = true
}

Using public API:

- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
    // cancel the perform request if there is another section
    [NSObject cancelPreviousPerformRequestsWithTarget:self selector:@selector(tableViewDidLoadRows:) object:tableView];

    // create a perform request to call the didLoadRows method on the next event loop.
    [self performSelector:@selector(tableViewDidLoadRows:) withObject:tableView afterDelay:0];

    return [self.myDataSource numberOfRowsInSection:section];
}

// called after the rows in the last section is loaded
-(void)tableViewDidLoadRows:(UITableView*)tableView{
    self.cellsAreLoaded = YES;
}

A possible better design is to add the visible cells to a set, then when you need to check if the table is loaded you can instead do a for loop around this set, e.g.

var visibleCells = Set<UITableViewCell>()

override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, willDisplay cell: UITableViewCell, forRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
    visibleCells.insert(cell)
}

override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didEndDisplaying cell: UITableViewCell, forRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
    visibleCells.remove(cell)
}

// example property you want to show on a cell that you only want to update the cell after the table is loaded. cellForRow also calls configure too for the initial state.
var count = 5 {
    didSet {
        for cell in visibleCells {
            configureCell(cell)
        }
    }
}