JSWSimpleJSONTable is a subclass of UITableViewController that allows you to populate an entire table view using a JSON file, and not deal with UITableViews, delegates and data sources.

The goal is to only need {"text":"Cell text","image":"imageName","action":"clickedCell","height":44} to populate a cell, instead of editing multiple methods in a UITableViewController. To add a row, you can simply add another line in the JSON file, and not worry about updating indices throughout the file.

JSWSimpleJSONTable supports customizing the following:

• text and detailText
• image
• method call when row is selected
• accessory
• height
• headers

The JSON file

The JSON file is an array of dictionaries representing sections. Each section is a dictionary with several options, and a key called "rows" that is an array of the rows in that section. Each row is a dictionary with multiple keys.

Starting Out

Import the JSWSimpleJSONTable class into your project. Subclass JSWSimpleJSONTable to create your delegate, and call
self = [super initWithStyle:style file:fileName delegate:self];`
You will put your methods and view customizations on the delegate.

Keys

Text

{"text":"The title text"}

Detail Text

{"detailText":"The subtitle"}

Image

{"image":"imageFileName"}
This is called by [UIImage imagedNamed:] so you don't need the file extension.

Methods

{"action":"methodName"} You will need to add an action to your delegate's interface and implementation. You can't receive or return any objects. The above code will call the method -(void)methodName;.

Accessory

{"accessory":"UITableViewCellAccessoryDisclosureIndicator"}

Height

{"height":30,} Default is 44

Notes

You can override any of the methods in JSWSimpleJSONTable by calling it from your delegate.