Custom table header for grouped TTTableViews

MyTableViewDelegate.h

#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>


@interface MyTableViewDelegate : TTTableViewGroupedVarHeightDelegate {

}

@end

MyTableViewDelegate.m

#import "MyTableViewDelegate.h"


@implementation MyTableViewDelegate


#define SectionHeaderHeight 40


- (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForHeaderInSection:(NSInteger)section {
    if ([self tableView:tableView titleForHeaderInSection:section] != nil) {
        return SectionHeaderHeight;
    }
    else {
        // If no section header title, no section header needed
        return 0;
    }
}


- (UIView *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView viewForHeaderInSection:(NSInteger)section {
    NSString *sectionTitle = [self tableView:tableView titleForHeaderInSection:section];
    if (sectionTitle.length == 0) {
        return nil;
    }
	if (sectionTitle == nil) {
        return nil;
    }
	
    // Create label with section title
    UILabel *label = [[[UILabel alloc] init] autorelease];
    label.frame = CGRectMake(20, 6, 300, 30);


    // Add a custom style
    label.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
    label.textColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
	
    label.shadowColor = [UIColor grayColor];
    label.shadowOffset = CGSizeMake(0.0, 1.0);
    label.font = [UIFont boldSystemFontOfSize:16];
    label.text = sectionTitle;
	
    // Create header view and add label as a subview
    UIView *view = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 320, SectionHeaderHeight)];
    [view autorelease];
    [view addSubview:label];
	
    return view;
}


- (NSString *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView titleForHeaderInSection:(NSInteger)section {
	return[tableView.dataSource tableView:tableView titleForHeaderInSection:section];
	
}



@end

In your @TTTableViewController@ subclass, simply add the following to override the default delegate:

- (id<UITableViewDelegate>)createDelegate {
    return [[[MyTableViewDelegate alloc] initWithController:self] autorelease];
 }