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iOS A couple of questions on searchDisplayController

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Dookieman

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In my app I have a search function that loads some JSON data from a site, works great. I originally set up using the the standard "Subtitle" type of cell that Apple provides but I've had to move to a custom cell because I've added a button to each IndexRow which didn't seem to work with Apple's template.

Now when I search, the searchDisplayController TableView no longer has any data inside of it, just blank cells. Once I hit cancel, The table view located behind it includes everything from the custom cell I made. My question is, how can I display the information from my custom cell in my searchDisplayController TableView?

Also, I would like to add the feature that it begins searching once the user starts to enter in test in the UITextField. Is there a delegate method for this?

Also, I would like the to close the searchDisplayController tableview when the search button is click and just have the results populated in my custom tableview.

Thanks, if you need any additional information let me know and I can provide it.
 
Dookieman said:
In my app I have a search function that loads some JSON data from a site, works great. I originally set up using the the standard "Subtitle" type of cell that Apple provides but I've had to move to a custom cell because I've added a button to each IndexRow which didn't seem to work with Apple's template.

Now when I search, the searchDisplayController TableView no longer has any data inside of it, just blank cells. Once I hit cancel, The table view located behind it includes everything from the custom cell I made. My question is, how can I display the information from my custom cell in my searchDisplayController TableView?
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Have you confirmed your search is returning any results?

Dookieman said:
Also, I would like to add the feature that it begins searching once the user starts to enter in test in the UITextField. Is there a delegate method for this?
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Presumably you have a method you call that performs the search. Call that method every time the user types a new character into the search bar. Check the UISearchBarDelegate protocol documentation to see all the available methods from which you can call your search method.

Dookieman said:
Also, I would like the to close the searchDisplayController tableview when the search button is click and just have the results populated in my custom tableview.
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Call
Code: 
resignFirstResponder
on the keyboard when the user touches anything other than the keyboard or search bar.

Dookieman said:
Thanks, if you need any additional information let me know and I can provide it.
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Showing some code would help.
 
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TheWatchfulOne said:
Have you confirmed your search is returning any results?

Presumably you have a method you call that performs the search. Call that method every time the user types a new character into the search bar. Check the UISearchBarDelegate protocol documentation to see all the available methods from which you can call your search method.



Call
Code: 
resignFirstResponder
on the keyboard when the user touches anything other than the keyboard or search bar.



Showing some code would help.
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Yes, data is loading. I can do multiple searches and the appropriate data is displayed in the TableView behind the searchDisplayController.

I'll look into searchbarDelegate protocol. Thanks!

This is the code that displays info into my TableView with the custom cells.
Code: 
- (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView
{
    // Return the number of sections.
    return 1;
}

- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
    // Return the number of rows in the section.
    return [[SharedInfo sharedUserInfo].userSearchArray count];
    NSLog(@"Table Loaded");
}

- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    
    static NSString *cellIdentifier = @"Cell";
    UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:cellIdentifier];
    
    
    if (cell==nil) {
        cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc]initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleSubtitle reuseIdentifier:cellIdentifier];
    }
    
    NSDictionary *tempDictionary = [[SharedInfo sharedUserInfo].userSearchArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
    
    UILabel *gameTitleLabel = (UILabel*)[cell viewWithTag:1];
    gameTitleLable.text = [tempDictionary objectForKey:@"title"];

    UILabel *systemTitleLabel = (UILabel *)[cell viewWithTag:2];
    systemTitleLable.text = [tempDictionary objectForKey:@"system_title"];

This is the code that begins the search and used to load the data into searchDisplayController TableView, until I switched to a custom cell.

Code: 
ConnectionDataRequest *newSearch = [[ConnectionDataRequest alloc] init];
[newSearch loadUsersInfo:request success:^{
        dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
            [[[self searchDisplayController] searchResultsTableView] performSelectorOnMainThread:@selector(reloadData) withObject:nil waitUntilDone:NO];
            [self.tableView reloadData];
}
}failure:^{
        NSLog(@"Data Load Failed");
    }];
}
 
Part of your
Code: 
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
method got cut off. I don't see a place where you are declaring or using a custom cell.

Also, I don't see your search method. By search method I mean a method where you iterate through your main data array and place items that match your search criteria into a search results array.

The UITableViewDatasource method:
Code: 
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
has an input parameter, tableView.

Check tableView to see whether it is equal to self.tableView or your seach bar tableview. Your table cells for self.tableView should get their values from the data objects in your main data array. Your search results tableview cells should get their values from data objects in your search results data array.

Can we see the rest of your
Code: 
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
method?
 
My apologies! Must have missed the end of it. Though there wasn't much I missed.

Code: 
- (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView
{
    // Return the number of sections.
    return 1;
}

- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
    // Return the number of rows in the section.
    return [[SharedInfo sharedUserInfo].userSearchArray count];
    NSLog(@"Table Loaded");
}

- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    
    static NSString *cellIdentifier = @"Cell";
    UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:cellIdentifier];
    
    
    if (cell==nil) {
        cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc]initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleSubtitle reuseIdentifier:cellIdentifier];
    }
    
    NSDictionary *tempDictionary = [[SharedInfo sharedUserInfo].userSearchArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
    
    UILabel *gameTitleLabel = (UILabel*)[cell viewWithTag:1];
    gameTitleLable.text = [tempDictionary objectForKey:@"title"];

    UILabel *systemTitleLabel = (UILabel *)[cell viewWithTag:2];
    systemTitleLable.text = [tempDictionary objectForKey:@"system_title"];

    return cell;
}
 
Ok.

Is that everything? Can you share your method that iterates though your data array and places search results into a search results array?

I noticed something else:

Code: 
UILabel *gameTitleLabel = (UILabel*)[cell viewWithTag:1];
    gameTitleLable.text = [tempDictionary objectForKey:@"title"];

    UILabel *systemTitleLabel = (UILabel *)[cell viewWithTag:2];
    systemTitleLable.text = [tempDictionary objectForKey:@"system_title"];

    return cell;

You are creating UILabels, but you never set the labels frames
(unless viewWithTag: returns a View object with a set frame) and you never add them as subViews to your cell.

You should initialize them with a frame:

Code: 
UILabel *_myLabel = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame: _myLabelFrame];

And add them to your cell as a subView:

Code: 
[cell addSubview: gameTitleLabel];
 
TheWatchfulOne said:
Ok.

Is that everything? Can you share your method that iterates though your data array and places search results into a search results array?

I noticed something else:

Code: 
UILabel *gameTitleLabel = (UILabel*)[cell viewWithTag:1];
    gameTitleLable.text = [tempDictionary objectForKey:@"title"];

    UILabel *systemTitleLabel = (UILabel *)[cell viewWithTag:2];
    systemTitleLable.text = [tempDictionary objectForKey:@"system_title"];

    return cell;

You are creating UILabels, but you never set the labels frames
(unless viewWithTag: returns a View object with a set frame) and you never add them as subViews to your cell.

You should initialize them with a frame:

Code: 
UILabel *_myLabel = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame: _myLabelFrame];

And add them to your cell as a subView:

Code: 
[cell addSubview: gameTitleLabel];
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I got it!

I added this and it worked!

Code: 
if (tableView == self.searchDisplayController.searchResultsTableView) {
        cell.textLabel.text = [tempDictionary objectForKey:@"title"];
        cell.detailTextLabel.text = [tempDictionary objectForKey:@"system_title"];
    }
    else {

    UILabel *gameTitleLable = (UILabel*)[cell viewWithTag:1];
    gameTitleLable.text = [tempDictionary objectForKey:@"title"];
    
    UILabel *systemTitleLable = (UILabel *)[cell viewWithTag:2];
    systemTitleLable.text = [tempDictionary objectForKey:@"system_title"];
    }

Thanks!
 
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