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tableView(_:viewForHeaderInSection:)

Asks the delegate for a view to display in the header of the specified section of the table view.

Declaration

optional func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, viewForHeaderInSection section: Int) -> UIView?

Parameters

  • tableView:

    The table view asking for the view.

  • section:

    The index number of the section containing the header view.

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Return Value

A UILabel, UIImageView, or custom view to display at the top of the specified section.

Discussion

If you implement this method but don’t implement tableView(_:heightForHeaderInSection:), the table view calculates the height automatically, or uses the value of sectionHeaderHeight if set.

See Also

Providing custom header and footer views