Center align UITableViewCell's footer

Question

How could I center align UITableViewCell's footer?

I've tried using the following code but it does not work:

- (NSString *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView titleForFooterInSection:(NSInteger)section {
    UILabel *footerLabel = [[UILabel alloc] init];
    footerLabel.text = @"Centered text";
    footerLabel.textAlignment = NSTextAlignmentCenter;
    return footerLabel.text;
}

I have also tried creating a UIView but I get an Incompatible pointer types returning 'UIView *' from a function with result type 'NSString *'

Answer 1

Swift 3:

override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, willDisplayFooterView view: UIView, forSection section: Int) {
    let footer: UITableViewHeaderFooterView = view as! UITableViewHeaderFooterView
    footer.textLabel?.textAlignment = .center
}

Worked like a charm. :)

Answer 2

This code will center footer text:

- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView willDisplayFooterView:(UIView *)view forSection:(NSInteger)section
{
    UITableViewHeaderFooterView *footer = (UITableViewHeaderFooterView *)view;
    footer.textLabel.textAlignment = NSTextAlignmentCenter;
}

It will match existing UITableView footer styles, and also handles device rotation and different widths properly without needing to mess with frames or constraints.

Answer 3

Use below code:

    - (UIView *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView viewForFooterInSection:(NSInteger)section{
UILabel *footerLabel = [[UILabel alloc] init];
    footerLabel.text = @"Centered text";
    footerLabel.textAlignment = NSTextAlignmentCenter;
return footerLabel
}

Answer 4

Swift 2/3/4+ one line safe solution:

override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, willDisplayFooterView view: UIView, forSection section: Int) {
    (view as? UITableViewHeaderFooterView)?.textLabel?.textAlignment = .center
}