Move to next NSTableview Row when return key is pressed after editing

Question

I am at a dead-end with my code. I have a cell-view NSTableView where I import a csv file. I would like to use the tableview as a Spreadsheet. If I hit the return key after editing the specific cell, it should move to the next row, highlight it and make it editable.

I have found code written in objective c but none works for me.

How do I do that? Hope somebody will be able to assist.

Thanks in advance.

Code I have:

func controlTextDidEndEditing(_ notification: Notification) {
        let editedColumn: Int = tableMain.editedColumn
        let editedRow: Int = tableMain.editedRow
        let lastRow: Int = tableMain.numberOfRows
        let lastCol: Int = tableMain.numberOfColumns
        var userInfo = notification.userInfo
        let textMovement = Int(truncating: userInfo?["NSTextMovement"] as? NSNumber ?? 0)

        //super.textDidEndEditing(notification)

        if textMovement == NSTabTextMovement {
            if editedColumn != lastCol - 1 {
                tableMain.selectRowIndexes(NSIndexSet(index: editedRow) as IndexSet, byExtendingSelection: false)
                tableMain.editColumn(editedColumn + 1, row: editedRow, with: nil, select: true)
            } else {
                if editedRow != lastRow - 1 {
                    tableMain.editColumn(0, row: editedRow + 1, with: nil, select: true)
                } else {
                    tableMain.editColumn(0, row: 0, with: nil, select: true) // Go to the first cell
                }
            }
        } else if textMovement == NSReturnTextMovement {
            if editedRow != lastRow - 1 {
                tableMain.selectRowIndexes(NSIndexSet(index: editedRow + 1) as IndexSet, byExtendingSelection: false)
                tableMain.editColumn(editedColumn, row: editedRow + 1, with: nil, select: true)
            } else {
                if editedColumn != lastCol - 1 {
                    tableMain.editColumn(editedColumn + 1, row: 0, with: nil, select: true)
                } else {
                    tableMain.editColumn(0, row: 0, with: nil, select: true) //Go to the first cell
                }
            }
        }
}

Possible duplicate of Change 'enter' key behaviour in NSTableView — Willeke
@Willeke thanks, but it still does not solve the issue. I am using swift. Have converted the code from objective c to swift, but still does not work. — LG Coetzee
You are strongly discouraged from using cell-based table views nowadays. — vadian

LG Coetzee LG Coetzee · Accepted Answer · 2018-10-23T05:30:18

I managed to solve my issue, probably not the best method, but works 100% for me.

I changed my tableView to View-Based. I then added an action for the TextFields. After the action is performed, I entered the following code:

 tableWages.selectRowIndexes(NSIndexSet(index: tableWages.selectedRow + 1) as IndexSet, byExtendingSelection: false)
 tableWages.editColumn(colNr, row: tableWages.selectedRow, with: nil, select: true)

So after editing the value and the Return Key is pressed, it moves to the next row and stays in the same column, making the next value editable.

Move to next NSTableview Row when return key is pressed after editing

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