how to give separation between TableView cells

Question

I want to get lines of separation between every two table view cells, but not to create extra sections which I do not need.

For example:

Answer 1

1. Create a Custom TableViewCell.
2. Contain your required views within a vertical StackView.
3. Add a UIView at the bottom of the StackView and set a height constraint to the size of the whitespace you require (i.e 10px).
4. Set a constraint for the height of the StackView to your required cell height (i.e. 70px)
5. Create a reference to the StackView height Constraint

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class CustomCell: UITableViewCell {

    @IBOutlet weak var cellLabel: UILabel!
    @IBOutlet weak var bottomSpace: UIView!
    @IBOutlet weak var stackViewHeight: NSLayoutConstraint!

}

In viewDidLoad:

tableView.estimatedRowHeight = UITableViewAutomaticDimension
tableView.separatorStyle = .none

In your cellForRowAtIndexPath:

    override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {

        guard let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "CustomCell") as? CustomCell else { return UITableViewCell() }

        if indexPath.row % 2 == 0 {
            cell.bottomSpace.isHidden = true
            cell.stackViewHeight.constant = 70.0 //Normal cell height
        } else {
            cell.bottomSpace.isHidden = false
            cell.stackViewHeight.constant = 80.0 //Cell height + whitespace
        }

        cell.cellLabel.text = data[indexPath.row]

        return cell
    }