Getting row of UITableView cell on button press

You should really be using this method instead:

CGPoint buttonPosition = [sender convertPoint:CGPointZero toView:self.tableView];
NSIndexPath *indexPath = [self.tableView indexPathForRowAtPoint:buttonPosition];

Swift version:

let buttonPosition = sender.convert(CGPoint(), to:tableView)
let indexPath = tableView.indexPathForRow(at:buttonPosition)

That will give you the indexPath based on the position of the button that was pressed. Then you'd just call cellForRowAtIndexPath if you need the cell or indexPath.row if you need the row number.

If you're paranoid, you can check for if (indexPath) ... before using it just in case the indexPath isn't found for that point on the table view.

All of the other answers are likely to break if Apple decides to change the view structure.

Edit: This answer is outdated. Please use this method instead

Try this:

-(void)button1Tapped:(id)sender
{
    UIButton *senderButton = (UIButton *)sender;
    UITableViewCell *buttonCell = (UITableViewCell *)[senderButton superview];
    UITableView* table = (UITableView *)[buttonCell superview];
    NSIndexPath* pathOfTheCell = [table indexPathForCell:buttonCell];
    NSInteger rowOfTheCell = [pathOfTheCell row];
    NSLog(@"rowofthecell %d", rowOfTheCell);
}

Edit: If you are using contentView, use this for buttonCell instead:

UITableViewCell *buttonCell = (UITableViewCell *)senderButton.superview.superview;

I would recommend this way to fetch indexPath of cell which has any custom subview - (compatible with iOS 7 as well as all previous versions)

-(void)button1Tapped:(id)sender {
//- (void)cellSubviewTapped:(UIGestureRecognizer *)gestureRecognizer {
//    UIView *parentCell = gestureRecognizer.view.superview;
    UIView *parentCell = sender.superview;

    while (![parentCell isKindOfClass:[UITableViewCell class]]) {   // iOS 7 onwards the table cell hierachy has changed.
        parentCell = parentCell.superview;
    }

    UIView *parentView = parentCell.superview;

    while (![parentView isKindOfClass:[UITableView class]]) {   // iOS 7 onwards the table cell hierachy has changed.
        parentView = parentView.superview;
    }


    UITableView *tableView = (UITableView *)parentView;
    NSIndexPath *indexPath = [tableView indexPathForCell:(UITableViewCell *)parentCell];

    NSLog(@"indexPath = %@", indexPath);
}

This doesn't require self.tablview either.

Also, notice the commented code which is useful if you want the same through a @selector of UIGestureRecognizer added to your custom subview.

There are two ways:

1. @H2CO3 is right. You can do what @user523234 suggested, but with a small change, to respect the UITableViewCellContentView that should come in between the UIButton and the UITableViewCell. So to modify his code:

   - (IBAction)button1Tapped:(id)sender
   {
       UIButton *senderButton = (UIButton *)sender;
       UITableViewCellContentView *cellContentView = (UITableViewCellContentView *)senderButton.superview;
       UITableViewCell *tableViewCell = (UITableViewCell *)cellContentView.superview;
       UITableView* tableView = (UITableView *)tableViewCell.superview;
       NSIndexPath* pathOfTheCell = [tableView indexPathForCell:tableViewCell];
       NSInteger rowOfTheCell = pathOfTheCell.row;
       NSLog(@"rowofthecell %d", rowOfTheCell);
   }
   

2. If you create a custom UITableViewCell (your own subclass), then you can simply call self in the IBAction. You can link the IBAction function to your button by using storyboard or programmatically when you set up the cell.

   - (IBAction)button1Tapped:(id)sender
   {
       UITableView* tableView = (UITableView *)self.superview;
       NSIndexPath* pathOfTheCell = [tableView indexPathForCell:self];
       NSInteger rowOfTheCell = pathOfTheCell.row;
       NSLog(@"rowofthecell %d", rowOfTheCell);
   }