Change Default Scrolling Behavior of UITableView Section Header

I have a UITableView with two sections. It is a simple table view. I am using viewForHeaderInSection to create custom views for these headers. So far, so good.

The default scrolling behavior is that when a section is encountered, the section header stays anchored below the Nav bar, until the next section scrolls into view.

My question is this: can I change the default behavior so that the section headers do NOT stay anchored at the top, but rather, scroll under the nav bar with the rest of the section rows?

Am I missing something obvious?

Thanks.

Solution 1:

The way I solved this problem is to adjust the contentOffset according to the contentInset in the UITableViewControllerDelegate (extends UIScrollViewDelegate) like this:

- (void)scrollViewDidScroll:(UIScrollView *)scrollView {
       CGFloat sectionHeaderHeight = 40;
   if (scrollView.contentOffset.y<=sectionHeaderHeight&&scrollView.contentOffset.y>=0) {
       scrollView.contentInset = UIEdgeInsetsMake(-scrollView.contentOffset.y, 0, 0, 0);
   } else if (scrollView.contentOffset.y>=sectionHeaderHeight) {
       scrollView.contentInset = UIEdgeInsetsMake(-sectionHeaderHeight, 0, 0, 0);
   }
}

Only problem here is that it looses a little bit of bounce when scrolling back to the top.

{NOTE: The "40" should be the exact height of YOUR section 0 header. If you use a number that is bigger than your section 0 header height, you'll see that finger-feel is affected (try like "1000" and you'll see the bounce behaviour is sort of weird at the top). if the number matches your section 0 header height, finger feel seems to be either perfect or near-perfect.}

Solution 2:

You can also add a section with zero rows at the top and simply use the footer of the previous section as a header for the next.