Can I add an alphabet jump list to a tableview like the contact list

Question

I would like to create a custom contact list in my app offering a similar A-Z jump list like the standard contact list does.

Is this possible with a TableView?

Answer 1

There is a comprehensive tutorial on how to do it in the "Table View Programming Guide", called "Populating an Indexed List".

Moreover, if you also need to have the search functionality (the magnify icon), there are two well written solutions:

• http://iamthewalr.us/blog/2009/12/uisearchdisplaycontroller-and-uilocalizedindexedcollation/
• http://lukeredpath.co.uk/blog/using-uilocalizedindexedcollation-with-searchable-table-views.html