Loading a UITableViewCell subclass using a XIB file - iphone

Question

I am having trouble getting my CustomTableViewCell, a subclass of UITableViewCell to appear in my table view.
I am using a xib to represent that cell, but I am assuming that the code for the data source delegate doesn't change. I made sure to set an identical reuse identifier inside the table view cell XIB.
I isolated the problem to the fact that the datasource method that returns the table cell isn't working correctly, here it is:
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
static NSString *CellIdentifier = #"Cell";
CustomTableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
DataObject *foo = [self.dataArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
if (cell == nil)
{
cell = [[CustomTableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
}
[[cell overview] setText:foo.overview];
[[cell price] setText:foo.price];
NSLog(#"cell initialized, description text is %#",cell.overview.text);
return cell;
}
Not sure why this isn't working, but that last log statement always prints a (null) at the end, and yes I did verify that the overview property of the data object has a valid string in it. Same thing for price.

Answer 1

1) Make your Custom cell class separate
2) XIB : File Owner class change to NSObject
3) XIB : UITableViewCell change to MyTableViewCell
4) Where you want to add inside table view code as
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath{
static NSString *CellIdentifier = #"MyCell";
MyTableViewCell *cell = (MyTableViewCell*) [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
if (cell == nil) {
NSArray *arrayCellXib = [[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:#"MyTableViewCell"
owner:self
options:nil];
if (indexPath.row == 0) {
// first table cell
cell = [arrayCellXib objectAtIndex:0]; // *
......
}else {
cell = [arrayCellXib objectAtIndex:1]; // *
}
...
}
return cell;
}
Object at index 0,1 ... are index for which order you make MyTableViewCell in xib, if you want to have more than one custom cell. means in a MyTableViewCell class u make unlimited custom cell and use according to requirement.
Normally, just make ONE custom cell in the XIB and do exactly this:
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
int thisRow = indexPath.row;
NSString *exampleText = [yourData objectAtIndex:thisRow];
static NSString *CellID = #"cu5";
FancyCell *cell =
(FancyCell *)[tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellID];
if (cell == nil)
{
NSArray *cellTeam =
[[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:#"FancyCell"
owner:self options:nil];
cell = [cellTeam objectAtIndex:0];
}
[cell someFunction:exampleText];
[cell.someLabel setText:exampleText];
return cell;
}
Hoping may help u :)

Answer 2

In .h file, you write it.
IBOulet CustomTableViewCell *tableCell;
and connect to File's Owner in CustomTableViewCell's .xib file.
You modify this in (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
if (cell == nil)
{
[[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:#"CustomTableViewCell" owner:self options:nil];
cell = tableCell;
}
I think it will be helpful to you.