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# tableView(_:heightForFooterInSection:)

Asks the delegate for the height to use for the footer of a particular section.

```
optional func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, heightForFooterInSection section: Int) -> CGFloat
```

## Parameters

`tableView`

The table view requesting this information.

`section`

An index number identifying a section of `tableView` .

## Return Value

A nonnegative floating-point value that specifies the height (in points) of the footer for `section`.

## Discussion

Use this method to specify the height of custom header views returned by your [`tableView(_:viewForFooterInSection:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UITableViewDelegate/tableView(_:viewForFooterInSection:)) method.

## See Also

[`tableView(_:viewForFooterInSection:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UITableViewDelegate/tableView(_:viewForFooterInSection:))

Asks the delegate for a view to display in the footer of the specified section of the table view.

[`tableView(_:estimatedHeightForFooterInSection:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UITableViewDelegate/tableView(_:estimatedHeightForFooterInSection:))

Asks the delegate for the estimated height of the footer of a particular section.


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