[Tex/LaTex] Using \uncover in beamer with a counter

beameroverlaystables

I am using a table in my presentation and it is ordered by date but I want some major dates to be visible on the first slide and all other dates to become visible slide by slide.

I thought it would be a nice way to define a command:

\newcounter{coveredRows}
\newcommand{\uncoverrowauto}[3]{
    \addtocounter{coveredRows}{1}
    \uncoverrow{\value{coveredRows}-}{#1}{#2}{#3}
}
\newcommand{\uncoverrow}[4]{
    \uncover<#1>{#2} & \uncover<#1>{#3} & \uncover<#1>{#4}\\
}

And I would like to have a table like this:

..      
11.06. & ..begin.. & 24\\
\uncoverrowauto{11.06.}{begin subtask1}{24}
\uncoverrowauto{22.06.}{end subtask1}{25}
25.06.& ..mile stone.. & 26\\
\uncoverrowauto{25.06.}{begin subtask2}{26}
\uncoverrowauto{29.06.}{end subtask2}{26}
..

So it could become a big table and I am lazy so I would like to auto increment the counter when the rows are uncovered. Unfortunately this doesn't work, it compiles infinite number of slides.

Is there a nice solution for my wish or is the only way to define the slide manually where the different rows are uncovered?

EDIT
As mentioned by David, here is a full example of what I have:

\documentclass{beamer}

\begin{document}

\begin{frame}
    \titlepage
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}
    \frametitle{Outline}
    \tableofcontents
\end{frame}

\section{Plan}

    \newcounter{coveredRows}
    \setcounter{coveredRows}{1}
    \newcommand{\uncoverrowauto}[3]{
        \addtocounter{coveredRows}{1}
        \uncoverrow{\value{coveredRows} -}{#1}{#2}{#3}
    }
    \newcommand{
        \uncoverrow}[4]{\uncover<#1>{#2} & \uncover<#1>{#3} & \uncover<#1>{#4}\\
    }

\begin{frame}
    \frametitle{Plan}
    \framesubtitle{Dates}

    \centering
    \begin{tabular}{| c l c |}
        \hline
        Date    & Explanation & Week\\
        \hline\hline
        11.06. & Begin of work & 24\\
        \uncoverrowauto{11.06.}{Begin of subtask one}{24}
        \uncoverrowauto{22.06.}{End of subtask one}{25}
        25.06.& Mile stone of work & 26\\
        \uncoverrowauto{25.06.}{Begin of subtask two}{26}
        \uncoverrowauto{29.06.}{End of subtask two}{26}
        \uncoverrowauto{02.07.}{Begin of subtask three}{27}
        \uncoverrowauto{30.07.}{Begin of subtask four}{31}
        \uncoverrowauto{03.08.}{End of subtask four}{31}
        \uncoverrowauto{17.08.}{End of subtask three}{33}
        \uncoverrowauto{24.08.}{Planned end of work}{34}
        03.09. & End of work & 36\\
        \hline
    \end{tabular}

\end{frame}
\end{document}

Best Answer

Here is the full solution, that was mentioned by Andrew. Thanks!!

\documentclass{beamer}

\resetcounteronoverlays{coveredRows}

\begin{document}

\begin{frame}
    \titlepage
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}
    \frametitle{Outline}
    \tableofcontents
\end{frame}

\section{Plan}

    \newcounter{coveredRows}
    \setcounter{coveredRows}{1}
    \newcommand{\uncoverrowauto}[3]{%
        \addtocounter{coveredRows}{1}%
        \uncoverrow{\value{coveredRows} -}{#1}{#2}{#3}
    }
    \newcommand{%
        \uncoverrow}[4]{\uncover<#1>{#2} & \uncover<#1>{#3} & \uncover<#1>{#4}\\
    }

\begin{frame}
    \frametitle{Plan}
    \framesubtitle{Dates}

    \centering
    \begin{tabular}{| c l c |}
        \hline
        Date    & Explanation & Week\\
        \hline\hline
        11.06. & Begin of work & 24\\
        \uncoverrowauto{11.06.}{Begin of subtask one}{24}
        \uncoverrowauto{22.06.}{End of subtask one}{25}
        25.06.& Mile stone of work & 26\\
        \uncoverrowauto{25.06.}{Begin of subtask two}{26}
        \uncoverrowauto{29.06.}{End of subtask two}{26}
        \uncoverrowauto{02.07.}{Begin of subtask three}{27}
        \uncoverrowauto{30.07.}{Begin of subtask four}{31}
        \uncoverrowauto{03.08.}{End of subtask four}{31}
        \uncoverrowauto{17.08.}{End of subtask three}{33}
        \uncoverrowauto{24.08.}{Planned end of work}{34}
        03.09. & End of work & 36\\
        \hline
    \end{tabular}

\end{frame}
\end{document}

The only thing is, that now the first cell of the rows have a leading space. Therefore I personally would remove the whitespaces in the definition of the two commands. But I'm not sure, if there's a better way, without destroying formatting.

EDIT

I inserted % in the sample above to solve the problem with leading spaces.

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