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title: "What is UITableView?"  
description: "What is UITableView?"  
author: "Sunil Singh"  
published: 2015-05-11  
updated: 2020-09-14  
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category: "iphone"  
tags: ["iphone", "ios", "ipad"]  
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# What is UITableView?

An instance of **UITableView** (or simply, a table view) is a means for displaying and editing hierarchical lists of information.A table view displays a list of items in a single column. UITableView is a subclass of UIScrollView, which allows users to scroll through the table, although UITableView allows vertical scrolling only. The cells comprising the individual items of the table are UITableViewCell objects; UITableView uses these objects to draw the visible rows of the table.

## Answers

### Answer by Sunil Singh

An instance of **UITableView** (or simply, a table view) is a means for displaying and editing hierarchical lists of information.A table view displays a list of items in a single column. UITableView is a subclass of UIScrollView, which allows users to scroll through the table, although UITableView allows vertical scrolling only. The cells comprising the individual items of the table are UITableViewCell objects; UITableView uses these objects to draw the visible rows of the table.


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