I have a messaging function in an app and I'm trying to sort the cells of a tableView based off a timestamp included with every message. I have two strings that are used to populate two different custom cells. Due to this, I can't just rearrange the contents of the string, I need to rearrange the rows themselves.
class messageThreadViewController: UIViewController, UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSource {
func numberOfSections(in tableView: UITableView) -> Int {
return 2
}
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
if section == 0 {
return finalItems.count
} else {
return finalItems2.count
}
}
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
if indexPath.section == 0 {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "message1") as! MyTableViewCellThread
cell.messagelabel?.text = finalItems[indexPath.row]
return cell
} else {
let cell2 = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "message2") as! MyTableViewCellThread2
cell2.messageLabel2?.text = finalItems2[indexPath.row]
return cell2
}
}
the two different strings are finalItems and finalitems2. I have attached an image of the app running to help get a better idea of what I'm trying to do. Let me know if I can explain it better. Thanks in advance!
