HRGridView
Container view that doesn't require subviews to be given frame values. Grids can be created and split up into rows and columns.
Based off the WPF GridPanel control.
How to use it?
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Each view that goes into the Grid container must have its row and column property set. This allows the container to set where the view will go.
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The Grid container itself must have the
columnsandrowsarray properties set. -
As with the WPF panel, row heights and column widths can be set in exact values, or they can be set with star (*) values. Currently the Auto value doesn't exist.
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Exact values are given priority first. Star values then get the remaining space. It works as a ratio system. For example, if there are three columns, each with 2* values, they each get 1/3 of the space. However, if there are three columns, "* 2* *", the middle column will receive double the width as the other two columns.
Is this Grid necessary?
Not in the slightest. I just sometimes find it easier to use than Auto Layout or "Springs and Struts". What's useful about this is that the Grid can be a subview itself, so it can be used only in certain parts of your app. For example, if you have a row of buttons and don't want to manually deal with sizes (assuming you're not just using interface builder), you can create a Grid container, give it 4 equal column widths, and put the buttons inside it. The rest will be sorted out by the view itself.