Setting custom UITableViewCells height

Question

Your UITableViewDelegate should implement tableView:heightForRowAtIndexPath:

Objective-C

- (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    return [indexPath row] * 20;
}

Swift 5

func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, heightForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> CGFloat {
    return indexPath.row * 20
}

You will probably want to use NSString's sizeWithFont:constrainedToSize:lineBreakMode: method to calculate your row height rather than just performing some silly math on the indexPath :)

If all your rows are the same height, just set the rowHeight property of the UITableView rather than implementing the heightForRowAtIndexPath. Apple Docs:

There are performance implications to using tableView:heightForRowAtIndexPath: instead of rowHeight. Every time a table view is displayed, it calls tableView:heightForRowAtIndexPath: on the delegate for each of its rows, which can result in a significant performance problem with table views having a large number of rows (approximately 1000 or more).

in a custom UITableViewCell -controller add this

-(void)layoutSubviews {  

    CGRect newCellSubViewsFrame = CGRectMake(0, 0, self.frame.size.width, self.frame.size.height);
    CGRect newCellViewFrame = CGRectMake(self.frame.origin.x, self.frame.origin.y, self.frame.size.width, self.frame.size.height);

    self.contentView.frame = self.contentView.bounds = self.backgroundView.frame = self.accessoryView.frame = newCellSubViewsFrame;
    self.frame = newCellViewFrame;

    [super layoutSubviews];
}

In the UITableView -controller add this

- (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    return [indexPath row] * 1.5; // your dynamic height...
}

#define FONT_SIZE 14.0f
#define CELL_CONTENT_WIDTH 300.0f
#define CELL_CONTENT_MARGIN 10.0f

- (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath      *)indexPath;
{
   /// Here you can set also height according to your section and row
   if(indexPath.section==0 && indexPath.row==0)
   {
     text=@"pass here your dynamic data";

     CGSize constraint = CGSizeMake(CELL_CONTENT_WIDTH - (CELL_CONTENT_MARGIN * 2), 20000.0f);

     CGSize size = [text sizeWithFont:[UIFont systemFontOfSize:FONT_SIZE]      constrainedToSize:constraint lineBreakMode:UILineBreakModeWordWrap];

     CGFloat height = MAX(size.height, 44.0f);

     return height + (CELL_CONTENT_MARGIN * 2);
   }
   else
   {
      return 44;
   }
}

- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tv cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    UITableViewCell *cell;
    UILabel *label = nil;

    cell = [tv dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:@"Cell"];
    if (cell == nil)
    {
       cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero reuseIdentifier:@"Cell"];
    }
    ********Here you can set also height according to your section and row*********
    if(indexPath.section==0 && indexPath.row==0)
    {
        label = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero];
        [label setLineBreakMode:UILineBreakModeWordWrap];
        [label setMinimumFontSize:FONT_SIZE];
        [label setNumberOfLines:0];
        label.backgroundColor=[UIColor clearColor];
        [label setFont:[UIFont systemFontOfSize:FONT_SIZE]];
        [label setTag:1];

        // NSString *text1 =[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@",text];

        CGSize constraint = CGSizeMake(CELL_CONTENT_WIDTH - (CELL_CONTENT_MARGIN * 2), 20000.0f);

        CGSize size = [text sizeWithFont:[UIFont systemFontOfSize:FONT_SIZE] constrainedToSize:constraint lineBreakMode:UILineBreakModeWordWrap];

        if (!label)
        label = (UILabel*)[cell viewWithTag:1];


        label.text=[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@",text];
        [label setFrame:CGRectMake(CELL_CONTENT_MARGIN, CELL_CONTENT_MARGIN, CELL_CONTENT_WIDTH          - (CELL_CONTENT_MARGIN * 2), MAX(size.height, 44.0f))];
        [cell.contentView addSubview:label];
    }
return cell;
}