TableView and the home indicator on iPhone X

Question

I am using both UITableViewController and UITableView in one project.

An UITableView in an UITableViewController overlays the home indicator on iPhone X. But an UITableView in an UIViewController doesn't overlay the home indicator on iPhone X. Should I fit one? And which one is correct when I consider about safe area?

e.x.

Answer 1

You can continue to use a UITableView on a standard UIViewController. Just set auto layout so the bottom of the tableview is flush with the bottom of the superview (and not the margin). Then set the insetsContentViewsToSafeArea property of the tableview to true

Swift:

if #available(iOS 11.0, *) {
    tableView.insetsContentViewsToSafeArea = true;
}

Objective-C:

if (@available(iOS 11.0, *)) {
    [tableView setInsetsContentViewsToSafeArea:YES];
}