Show only the first row in a UITableView - objective-c

Question

So, most of the questions are "my tableView only shows the first row, what's wrong?".
Well, what I need is exactly the opposite.
I have a SearchBar (not Search Display Controller) and until the user starts typing, I want to show ONLY the first row and nothing more.
My TableView's content is Dynamic Prototypes, with 2 Prototype Cells.
The first is the only one I want to show, but it shows others in blank.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/q4ak6z3gbc0gh5c/Screenshot%202014-07-22%2011.24.22.png
This is my tableView:numberOfRowsInSection:.
- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section {
NSInteger numberOfRows = 0;
if ([self.searchBar.text isEqualToString:#""]) {
numberOfRows = 1;
}
return numberOfRows;
}
All the help will be very appreciated! \o/

Answer 1

Probably there is a better solution, but as proposed before :
CGRect frame = [self.tableView frame];
frame.size.height = [self tableView:self.tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:[NSIndexPath indexPathForRow:0 inSection:0]];
self.tableView.frame = frame;

Answer 2

In your view controller's -tableView:numberOfRowsInSection: make sure tableView equals to self.tableView, and then you return 1:
- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
if (tableView == self.tableView) {
return 1;
} else {
return yourDataModel.count;
}
}

Answer 3

You must change the size UITableView's contentView or frame at the creation (alloc).
This height must be the same of an UITableViewCell by default (44px) or custom.

Answer 4

Write the below 4 lines to make a table with one row. If you want to extend the content of the table just make the tableview scrollable.
tblView = [[UITableView alloc]initWithFrame:CGRectZero];
tblView.separatorColor = [UIColor clearColor];
tblView.tableFooterView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero];
tblView.scrollEnabled = NO;