How do I programmatically slide the UITableView down to reveal the underlying UIRefreshControl

Question

How can I reveal the UIRefreshControl when I update the table programmatically? Using [self.refreshControl beginRefreshing] make the spinner animate but does not reveal it.

Answer 1

You'll have to manually change the contentOffset of your UITableView yourself. Be sure to account for the contentInset.top. It should be something as simple as:

CGPoint newOffset = CGPointMake(0, -[myTableView contentInset].top); [myTableView setContentOffset:newOffset animated:YES]; 

Answer 2

This will do the trick

- (void)beginRefreshingTableView {      [self.refreshControl beginRefreshing];      // check if contentOffset is zero     if (fabsf(self.tableView.contentOffset.y) < FLT_EPSILON) {          [UIView animateWithDuration:0.25 delay:0 options:UIViewAnimationOptionBeginFromCurrentState animations:^(void){              self.tableView.contentOffset = CGPointMake(0, -self.refreshControl.frame.size.height);          } completion:^(BOOL finished){          }];      } }