UITableView's shouldIndentWhileEditingRowAtIndexPath: is not called

Question

I want to prevent content of table cells from shifting to the left side when using table editing mode. I implemented the following UITableViewDelegate method in my view controller:

- (BOOL)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView shouldIndentWhileEditingRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
    return NO;
}

as suggested in:

Prevent indentation of UITableViewCell (contentView) while editing

But it doesn't seem to be ever called. This didn't work either:

cell.shouldIndentWhileEditing = NO;

I'm using a couple of custom edit row actions that are defined like this:

- (NSArray<UITableViewRowAction *> *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView
                  editActionsForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
    NSMutableArray<UITableViewRowAction *> *actions = [NSMutableArray array];
    id clearHandler = ^(UITableViewRowAction *action, NSIndexPath *indexPath) {
            ...
    };
    UITableViewRowAction *clearAction = [UITableViewRowAction
                                         rowActionWithStyle:UITableViewRowActionStyleDestructive
                                         title:@"Clear\nStatus"
                                         handler:clearHandler];
    [actions addObject:clearAction];

    id editHandler = ^(UITableViewRowAction *action, NSIndexPath *indexPath) {
        ...
    };
    UITableViewRowAction *editAction = [UITableViewRowAction
                                        rowActionWithStyle:UITableViewRowActionStyleNormal
                                        title:@"Edit"
                                        handler:editHandler];
    [actions addObject:editAction];

    return actions;
}

I double checked that the delegate property of the table view is pointing to the view controller. What else am I missing?

Table view style is not grouped, i.e. plain.

Are you using a grouped table view? From `UITableView.h`: "This method only applies to grouped style table views." — norders, Apr 25 '17 at 06:39
@norders Table style is plain. So it's not possible to achieve this for plain table view? — iosdude, Apr 25 '17 at 07:30
I don't know, but try switching the table style to 'grouped'. If it works, then I'd say 'no' ;-) — norders, Apr 25 '17 at 10:37
Try using custom UITableViewCell & set position of items in the cell with xib file. — Apoorv Mote, Jun 21 '17 at 12:01

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 25 '17 at 06:53

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Set delegate and datasource method

then

You set the allowsSelectionDuringEditing property of UITableView to true.

answered Apr 25 '17 at 06:53

Dishant Rajput

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UITableView's shouldIndentWhileEditingRowAtIndexPath: is not called

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