DZNEmptyDataSet Example

ViewController.swift

import UIKit
import DZNEmptyDataSet

class ViewController: UIViewController, DZNEmptyDataSetSource, DZNEmptyDataSetDelegate {
    
    @IBOutlet var tableView: UITableView!
    
    let tungsten: UIColor = UIColor(red:0.20, green:0.20, blue:0.20, alpha:1.0)

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        self.tableView.emptyDataSetSource = self
        self.tableView.emptyDataSetDelegate = self
        self.tableView.tableFooterView = UIView()   // remove empty cells from tableView
        // Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
    }

    override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
        super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
        // Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
    }
    
    // Add an image to your empty data set
    func image(forEmptyDataSet scrollView: UIScrollView!) -> UIImage! {
        let image = UIImage(named: "Coffee")?.withRenderingMode(.alwaysTemplate)
        scrollView.tintColor = self.tungsten
        return image
    }
    
    // Add a title to your empty data set
    func title(forEmptyDataSet scrollView: UIScrollView!) -> NSAttributedString! {
        let text = "Sorry, nothing found here."
        let attribs = [
            NSFontAttributeName: UIFont(name: "Helvetica", size: 18.0)!,
            NSForegroundColorAttributeName: self.tungsten
        ]
        
        return NSAttributedString(string: text, attributes: attribs)
    }
    
    // Add a description to your empty data set
    func description(forEmptyDataSet scrollView: UIScrollView!) -> NSAttributedString! {
        let text = "Please check back at another time and we might have something more."
        
        let para = NSMutableParagraphStyle()
        para.lineBreakMode = NSLineBreakMode.byWordWrapping
        para.alignment = NSTextAlignment.center
        
        let attribs = [
            NSFontAttributeName: UIFont(name: "Helvetica", size: 14.0)!,
            NSForegroundColorAttributeName: UIColor.lightGray,
            NSParagraphStyleAttributeName: para
        ]
        
        return NSAttributedString(string: text, attributes: attribs)
    }
    
    // Set the background color of your empty data set
    func backgroundColor(forEmptyDataSet scrollView: UIScrollView!) -> UIColor! {
        return UIColor(red:0.96, green:0.96, blue:0.96, alpha:1.0)
    }
}