when editButtonItem clicked, no red delete icon shows

iphone, rightbarbuttonitem

Solution

Add the following method to your table view delegate class:

- (void) setEditing:(BOOL)editing animated:(BOOL)animated {
    [super setEditing:editing animated:animated];
    [self.tableView setEditing:editing animated:animated];
    if (editing) {
        // you might disable other widgets here... (optional)
    } else {
        // re-enable disabled widgets (optional)
    }
}

Problem

I am writing an IPhone IM chat window now. You know if the nagviationItem.rightBarItem in an UITableviewController is set to editButtonItem, you click the edit button then a red delete icon is shown to every single row, like shown here. The problem is, I have a UIViewController instead of a UITableViewController: ``` @interface ChatUIViewController : UIViewController<UITableViewDelegate,UITableViewDataSource>{ UITableView *table; UITextField *textField; ``` } and i did same to set editButtonItem: ``` - (void)viewDidLoad { [super viewDidLoad]; self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = self.editButtonItem; ``` } when i click the edit button, the red delete icon will not show. How can I make the red delete icon shown in my ChatUIViewController? Thanks in advance to anyone who might help. Michael

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