Create expandable table view in Swift

Expandable UITableView with Animation

Expandable is very useful in an iOS application and To create it we follow the MVVM structure. First, create three classes ExpandableModal, ExpandableViewModal, ExpandableController .ExpandableController is of ViewController’s subclass, ExpandableModal, and ExpandableViewModal.

To start creating first you know is your table view’s states is collapsible or not. and there you know the current state of your section i.e. isCollapsed or not.

After that, we need to create the custom header view that will contain title and image(will indicate us that the view state).Create a Xib of subclass UITableViewHeaderFooterView

Then create ExpandableModal that will contain the header data and subheader data (Your child nodes)

import SwiftyJSON

class ExpandableModal {
    var categories = [Category]()
    init?(data: JSON) {
        if let categories = data.array {
            self.categories = categories.map { Category(json: $0 ) }
        }
    }
}

class Category {
    var name: String?
    var CategoryId: String?
    var isCollapsed = true
    var SubcategoryArray = [SubCategoryData]()
    init(json: JSON) {
        self.name = json["name"].stringValue
        self.CategoryId = json["category_id"].stringValue
        if let categories = json["children"].array {
            self.SubcategoryArray = categories.map { SubCategoryData(json: $0 ) }
        }
    }
}

class SubCategoryData {
    var name: String?
    var CategoryId: String?
    init(json: JSON) {
        self.name = json["name"].stringValue
        self.CategoryId = json["category_id"].stringValue
    }
}

import SwiftyJSON

class ExpandableModal {

var categories = [Category]()

init?(data: JSON) {

if let categories = data.array {

self.categories = categories.map { Category(json: $0 ) }

}

class Category {

var name: String?

var CategoryId: String?

var isCollapsed = true

var SubcategoryArray = [SubCategoryData]()

init(json: JSON) {

self.name = json["name"].stringValue

self.CategoryId = json["category_id"].stringValue

if let categories = json["children"].array {

self.SubcategoryArray = categories.map { SubCategoryData(json: $0 ) }

}

class SubCategoryData {

var name: String?

var CategoryId: String?

init(json: JSON) {

self.name = json["name"].stringValue

self.CategoryId = json["category_id"].stringValue

}

After that set your all data in your header

protocol HeaderViewDelegate: class {
    func toggleSection(header: HeaderViewCell, section: Int)
}

class HeaderViewCell: UITableViewHeaderFooterView {
    var section: Int = 0
    weak var delegate: HeaderViewDelegate?
    @IBOutlet weak var titleLabel: UILabel?
    @IBOutlet weak var arrowLabel: UIImageView!
    @IBOutlet weak var lineView: UIView!
    static var nib:UINib {
        return UINib(nibName: identifier, bundle: nil)
    }
    
    static var identifier: String {
        return String(describing: self)
    }
    
    var item: Category? {
        didSet {
            guard let item = item else {
                return
            }
            titleLabel?.text = item.name
            if item.SubcategoryArray.count > 0 {
                arrowLabel.image = #imageLiteral(resourceName: "icon-drop-down")
                 setCollapsed(collapsed: item.isCollapsed)
            }
            else{
              arrowLabel.image = #imageLiteral(resourceName: "icon-angle-right")
                 setCollapsed(collapsed: true)
            }
            
           
        }
    }
    override func awakeFromNib() {
        super.awakeFromNib()
        addGestureRecognizer(UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(didTapHeader)))
        lineView.backgroundColor = GlobalData.Credentials.defaultTextColor
    }
    
    @objc private func didTapHeader() {
        delegate?.toggleSection(header: self, section: section)
    }
    func setCollapsed(collapsed: Bool) {
        arrowLabel?.rotate(collapsed ? 0.0 : .pi)
    }
}

// For animate your section
extension UIView {
    func rotate(_ toValue: CGFloat, duration: CFTimeInterval = 0.2) {
        let animation = CABasicAnimation(keyPath: "transform.rotation")
        animation.toValue = toValue
        animation.duration = duration
        animation.isRemovedOnCompletion = false
        animation.fillMode = kCAFillModeForwards
        
        self.layer.add(animation, forKey: nil)
    }
}

protocol HeaderViewDelegate: class {

func toggleSection(header: HeaderViewCell, section: Int)

}

class HeaderViewCell: UITableViewHeaderFooterView {

var section: Int = 0

weak var delegate: HeaderViewDelegate?

@IBOutlet weak var titleLabel: UILabel?

@IBOutlet weak var arrowLabel: UIImageView!

@IBOutlet weak var lineView: UIView!

static var nib:UINib {

return UINib(nibName: identifier, bundle: nil)

}

static var identifier: String {

return String(describing: self)

}

var item: Category? {

didSet {

guard let item = item else {

return

}

titleLabel?.text = item.name

if item.SubcategoryArray.count > 0 {

arrowLabel.image = #imageLiteral(resourceName: "icon-drop-down")

setCollapsed(collapsed: item.isCollapsed)

}

else{

arrowLabel.image = #imageLiteral(resourceName: "icon-angle-right")

setCollapsed(collapsed: true)

}

override func awakeFromNib() {

super.awakeFromNib()

addGestureRecognizer(UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(didTapHeader)))

lineView.backgroundColor = GlobalData.Credentials.defaultTextColor

}

@objc private func didTapHeader() {

delegate?.toggleSection(header: self, section: section)

}

func setCollapsed(collapsed: Bool) {

arrowLabel?.rotate(collapsed ? 0.0 : .pi)

}

// For animate your section

extension UIView {

func rotate(_ toValue: CGFloat, duration: CFTimeInterval = 0.2) {

let animation = CABasicAnimation(keyPath: "transform.rotation")

animation.toValue = toValue

animation.duration = duration

animation.isRemovedOnCompletion = false

animation.fillMode = kCAFillModeForwards

self.layer.add(animation, forKey: nil)

}

Create a reload function in your view controller which is directly bound with your view modal

fileprivate let viewModel = ExpandableViewModal()
@IBOutlet weak var categoryTableView: UITableView!
    override func viewDidLoad() {
            super.viewDidLoad()
            fileprivate let viewModel = CategoryMenuViewModel()
            override func viewDidLoad() {
            super.viewDidLoad()
        }
        categoryTableView?.dataSource = viewModel
        categoryTableView?.delegate = viewModel
    }

fileprivate let viewModel = ExpandableViewModal()

@IBOutlet weak var categoryTableView: UITableView!

override func viewDidLoad() {

super.viewDidLoad()

fileprivate let viewModel = CategoryMenuViewModel()

override func viewDidLoad() {

super.viewDidLoad()

}

categoryTableView?.dataSource = viewModel

categoryTableView?.delegate = viewModel

}

Create your ExpandableViewModal and present your all data:-

import SwiftyJSON
class ExpandableViewModal: NSObject {
    var reloadSections: ((_ section: Int) -> Void)?
    var items = [ExpandableViewModalItem]()

    func getValue(categoryData : JSON)  {
        items.removeAll()
            guard let profile = CategoryMenuModel(data : categoryData) else {
                return
            }
            if !profile.categories.isEmpty {
                let categoriesItem = ProfileViewModecategoriesItem(categories: profile.categories)
                items.append(categoriesItem)
            }
        }
}

extension ExpandableViewModal: UITableViewDataSource {
    func numberOfSections(in tableView: UITableView) -> Int {
        if items.count > 0 , let item = items[0] as? ProfileViewModecategoriesItem {
            return item.rowCount
        }
        return 0
    }
    
    func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
        
        if items.count > 0 , let item = items[0] as? ProfileViewModecategoriesItem {
            if item.categories[section].isCollapsed {
                return 0
            } else {
                return item.categories[section].SubcategoryArray.count
            }
        }
        else {
            return 0
        }
    }
    
    func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
        let cell = UITableViewCell(style: .default, reuseIdentifier: "cell")
        if items.count > 0 , let item = items[0] as? ProfileViewModecategoriesItem {
            cell.textLabel?.text = item.categories[indexPath.section].SubcategoryArray[indexPath.row].name
            cell.textLabel?.textColor = GlobalData.Credentials.defaultTextColor
            cell.accessoryType = .disclosureIndicator
        }
        return cell
    }
    
}

class ProfileViewModecategoriesItem: ExpandableViewModalItem {
    
    var rowCount: Int {
        return categories.count
    }
    var categories: [Category]
    init(categories: [Category]) {
        self.categories = categories
    }
}


protocol ExpandableViewModalItem {
    var rowCount: Int { get }
}

// For reload your section 
extension ExpandableViewModal: HeaderViewDelegate {
    func toggleSection(header: CategoryHeadeViewCell, section: Int) {
        if let item = items[0] as? ProfileViewModecategoriesItem {
            if item.categories[section].SubcategoryArray.count > 0 {
                let collapsed = !item.categories[section].isCollapsed
                item.categories[section].isCollapsed = collapsed
                header.setCollapsed(collapsed: collapsed)
                reloadSections?(section)
            }
        }
    }
}

import SwiftyJSON

class ExpandableViewModal: NSObject {

var reloadSections: ((_ section: Int) -> Void)?

var items = [ExpandableViewModalItem]()

func getValue(categoryData : JSON) {

items.removeAll()

guard let profile = CategoryMenuModel(data : categoryData) else {

return

}

if !profile.categories.isEmpty {

let categoriesItem = ProfileViewModecategoriesItem(categories: profile.categories)

items.append(categoriesItem)

}

extension ExpandableViewModal: UITableViewDataSource {

func numberOfSections(in tableView: UITableView) -> Int {

if items.count > 0 , let item = items[0] as? ProfileViewModecategoriesItem {

return item.rowCount

}

return 0

}

func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {

if items.count > 0 , let item = items[0] as? ProfileViewModecategoriesItem {

if item.categories[section].isCollapsed {

return 0

} else {

return item.categories[section].SubcategoryArray.count

}

else {

return 0

}

func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {

let cell = UITableViewCell(style: .default, reuseIdentifier: "cell")

if items.count > 0 , let item = items[0] as? ProfileViewModecategoriesItem {

cell.textLabel?.text = item.categories[indexPath.section].SubcategoryArray[indexPath.row].name

cell.textLabel?.textColor = GlobalData.Credentials.defaultTextColor

cell.accessoryType = .disclosureIndicator

}

return cell

}

class ProfileViewModecategoriesItem: ExpandableViewModalItem {

var rowCount: Int {

return categories.count

}

var categories: [Category]

init(categories: [Category]) {

self.categories = categories

}

protocol ExpandableViewModalItem {

var rowCount: Int { get }

}

// For reload your section

extension ExpandableViewModal: HeaderViewDelegate {

func toggleSection(header: CategoryHeadeViewCell, section: Int) {

if let item = items[0] as? ProfileViewModecategoriesItem {

if item.categories[section].SubcategoryArray.count > 0 {

let collapsed = !item.categories[section].isCollapsed

item.categories[section].isCollapsed = collapsed

header.setCollapsed(collapsed: collapsed)

reloadSections?(section)

}

So when you get all data just reload your table view categoryTableView.reloadData()

So you have successfully added an Expandable TableView in your app.

Thanks for go through this blog. Stay cool and stay updated.

bhavuk chawla 2 April 2018

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3 comments

Nagaraju Kunisetty Jul 23, 2018 at 12:14 pm

Can u please provide me the Project Git Hub link Please

bhavuk chawla (Moderator) Aug 16, 2018 at 8:00 pm
we didn’t upload any project to git if you need any help you can ask

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Twinkal Ginoya Feb 9, 2019 at 10:46 am

Can you please provide CategoryMenuModel ?

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