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The cellForRowAtIndexPath method is a key part of UITableView in UIKit, responsible for configuring and providing the cells that appear in a table view. In the context of WWDC 2024, there are several updates and improvements related to cell configurations and list environments in UIKit.
Relevant Sessions and Chapters
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- Chapter: List improvements
- This session discusses how cell configurations have been simplified in iOS 18. The new list environment trait in the configuration state's trait collection allows configurations to automatically update their properties to match the style of the list. This means that cells using these configurations will automatically update their appearance based on the list environment trait.
- Chapter: List improvements
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- Chapter: Dynamic layouts
- This session covers how to achieve dynamic layouts in SwiftUI, which can be relevant if you are considering using SwiftUI for your table view cells. It discusses using the dynamic type size environment keypath to adjust layouts based on text size, which can be useful for accessibility.
- Chapter: Dynamic layouts
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Enhance your UI animations and transitions
- Chapter: UIKit view controller life cycle and callbacks
- This session provides insights into how new fluid transitions work with view controller lifecycle and appearance callbacks, which can be useful when dealing with cell animations and transitions in a table view.
- Chapter: UIKit view controller life cycle and callbacks
Summary
In iOS 18, the cellForRowAtIndexPath method can benefit from the new list environment trait, which simplifies the process of updating cell appearances based on the list's style. Additionally, dynamic type and layout adjustments can be made more accessible using SwiftUI's dynamic type size environment keypath. For more advanced animations and transitions, the new fluid transition APIs in UIKit can be leveraged.
For more detailed information, you can refer to the sessions mentioned above.
Meet the Contact Access Button
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Demystify SwiftUI containers
Learn about the capabilities of SwiftUI container views and build a mental model for how subviews are managed by their containers. Leverage new APIs to build your own custom containers, create modifiers to customize container content, and give your containers that extra polish that helps your apps stand out.
Enhance your UI animations and transitions
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Migrate your TVML app to SwiftUI
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Get started with Dynamic Type
Dynamic Type lets people choose their preferred text size across the system and all of their apps. To help you get started supporting Dynamic Type, we’ll cover the fundamentals: How it works, how to find issues with scaling text in your app, and how to take practical steps using SwiftUI and UIKit to create a great Dynamic Type experience. We’ll also show how you can best use the Large Content Viewer to make navigation controls accessible to everyone.
What’s new in UIKit
Explore everything new in UIKit, including tab and document launch experiences, transitions, and text and input changes. We’ll also discuss better-than-ever interoperability between UIKit and SwiftUI animations and gestures, as well as general improvements throughout UIKit.