How to add a button to a UITableViewCell
Swift version: 5.0
There are two steps to add a working button to a table view cell. The first step is to add a button like this:
cell.accessoryType = .detailDisclosureButtonThe second step is to take action when the button is tapped by creating the accessoryButtonTappedForRowWith method:
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, accessoryButtonTappedForRowWith indexPath: IndexPath) {
doSomethingWithItem(indexPath.row)
}That's it!
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