UITableViewCell, UITextView with dynamic height

Question

I need to make a UITableViewCell that holds alot of text. I know I can add a UITextView to my cell, but each entry will not have the same amount of text.

I know I can control the height of the UITableViewCell with: -(CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath, but thats not really what I am looking for.

Scenario 1:

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| First Cell    |
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| Second Cell   |
| with some     |
| text.         |
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| Third Cell    |
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Scenario 2:

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| First Cell    |
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| Second Cell   |
| with some     |
| more text and |
| an unknown    |
| cell height.  | 
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| Third Cell    |
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Answer 1

Use UILabel for your cell text. You can then use sizeWithFont:constrainedToSize: to calculate the height of that UILabel within each cell. For example:

#define PADDING 10.0f

- (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)t heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
    NSString *text = [self.items objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
    CGSize textSize = [text sizeWithFont:[UIFont systemFontOfSize:14.0f] constrainedToSize:CGSizeMake(self.tableView.frame.size.width - PADDING * 3, 1000.0f)];

    return textSize.height + PADDING * 3;
}