Can not get UITableView to Display NSArray - iphone

Question

Sounds like a question that has been answered... maybe but i have checked all of the possible solutions i believe and nothing will work for me.
My .h file looks like this
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#interface epsMenuPage : UIViewController<UITableViewDelegate,UITableViewDataSource>{
NSArray *listData;
...
UITableView *menuList;
...
}
#property (nonatomic,retain) NSArray *listData;
...
#property (nonatomic, retain) IBOutlet UITableView *menuList;
...
#end
My .m file looks like this
#implementation epsMenuPage
#synthesize listData;
...
#synthesize menuList;
- (id)initWithNibName:(NSString *)nibNameOrNil bundle:(NSBundle *)nibBundleOrNil
{
self = [super initWithNibName:nibNameOrNil bundle:nibBundleOrNil];
if (self) {
// Custom initialization
}
return self;
}
- (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning
{
// Releases the view if it doesn't have a superview.
[super didReceiveMemoryWarning];
// Release any cached data, images, etc that aren't in use.
}
#pragma mark - View lifecycle
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
//Arrays credit,debit and both
creditListData = [[NSArray alloc]initWithObjects:#"Return",#"Force Sale",#"Authorize Only",#"Total Sales",#"Items Sold",#"Reciept's", nil];
debitListData = [[NSArray alloc]initWithObjects:#"Return",#"Force Sale",#"Authorize Only",#"Total Sales",#"Items Sold",#"Reciept's", nil];
bothListData = [[NSArray alloc]initWithObjects:#"Batch History",#"Settle Batch", nil];
self.listData = creditListData;
[menuList reloadData];
[super viewDidLoad];
// Do any additional setup after loading the view from its nib.
self.view.backgroundColor =[UIColor colorWithRed:255/255.0 green:95/255.0 blue:95/255.0 alpha:1.0];
[colorChange setBackgroundColor:[UIColor colorWithRed:255/255.0 green:95/255.0 blue:95/255.0 alpha:1.0]];
[self.view addSubview:creditTabButton];
[self.view addSubview:debitTabButton];
[self.view addSubview:bothTabButton];
[self.view addSubview:creditButtonText];
[self.view addSubview:debitButtonText];
[self.view addSubview:bothBottonText];
[self.view addSubview:colorChange];
}
- (void)viewDidUnload
{
[self setTitleBAckButton:nil];
[self setTitleSettingsButton:nil];
[self setCreditTabButton:nil];
[self setDebitTabButton:nil];
[self setBothTabButton:nil];
[self setMenuList:nil];
[self setColorChange:nil];
[self setCreditButtonText:nil];
[self setDebitButtonText:nil];
[self setBothBottonText:nil];
[super viewDidUnload];
// Release any retained subviews of the main view.
// e.g. self.myOutlet = nil;
}
- (BOOL)shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)interfaceOrientation
{
// Return YES for supported orientations
return (interfaceOrientation == UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait);
}
- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
return [self.listData count];
}
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView
cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
static NSString *SimpleTableIdentifier = #"tableID";
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView
dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:SimpleTableIdentifier];
if (cell == nil) {
cell = [[[UITableViewCell alloc]initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault
reuseIdentifier:SimpleTableIdentifier] autorelease];
}
NSUInteger row = [indexPath row];
cell.textLabel.text = [self.listData objectAtIndex:row];
return cell;
}
- (void)dealloc {
[titleBAckButton release];
[titleSettingsButton release];
[creditTabButton release];
[debitTabButton release];
[bothTabButton release];
[menuList release];
[colorChange release];
[creditButtonText release];
[debitButtonText release];
[bothBottonText release];
[listData release];
[super dealloc];
}
- (IBAction)titleBackClick:(id)sender {
[self.parentViewController dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:YES];
}
- (IBAction)titleSettingsClick:(id)sender {
}
- (IBAction)creditTabClick:(id)sender {
self.listData = creditListData;
[menuList reloadData];
[colorChange setBackgroundColor:[UIColor colorWithRed:255/255.0 green:95/255.0 blue:95/255.0 alpha:1.0]];
[self.view addSubview:creditTabButton];
[self.view addSubview:creditButtonText];
[self.view addSubview:colorChange];
self.view.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:255/255.0 green:95/255.0 blue:95/255.0 alpha:1.0];
}
- (IBAction)debitTabClick:(id)sender {
self.listData = debitListData;
[menuList reloadData];
[colorChange setBackgroundColor:[UIColor colorWithRed:244/255.0 green:133/255.0 blue:33/255.0 alpha:1.0]];
[self.view addSubview:debitTabButton];
[self.view addSubview:debitButtonText];
[self.view addSubview:colorChange];
self.view.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:244/255.0 green:133/255.0 blue:33/255.0 alpha:1.0];
}
- (IBAction)bothTabClick:(id)sender {
self.listData = bothListData;
[menuList reloadData];
[colorChange setBackgroundColor:[UIColor colorWithRed:72/255.0 green:72/255.0 blue:255/255.0 alpha:1.0]];
[self.view addSubview:bothTabButton];
[self.view addSubview:bothBottonText];
[self.view addSubview:colorChange];
self.view.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:72/255.0 green:72/255.0 blue:255/255.0 alpha:1.0];
}
#end
I really for the life of me can not figure out why it wont display to my TableView, i have tried so many different tutorials.
any help is greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

You're never adding the menuList table view to your view. Add it and see if that does the trick:
// In -viewDidLoad
[self.view addSubview:menuList];
EDIT 1: Did you declare properties in your .h? These aren't visible, so it appears as if you're not creating or adding your table view to the view controller's view. However, if you are using IBOutlets, then this probably isn't the issue.
EDIT 2: From the comments below, your dataSource is nil, which is exactly why nothing is being displayed. Make sure your table view in Interface Builder has its dataSource outlet pointing to your view controller. To be double sure, delete the table view from Interface Builder and add it back again. Make sure your connections are exactly right. Also try cleaning the project and rebuilding, as well as restarting Xcode.

Answer 2

It looks like you are missing the required datasource method:
- (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView; {
return 1;
}
Also, it looks like you are not actually initializing your UIButton's, or anything you are adding as a subview. Are you using a nib?