Custom UITableViewCell only drawing one cell - iphone

Question

I want to display custom cells, but my code is only displaying one custom table cell at once.. what am I doing wrong?
I have a UIViewController nib set up with my UITableView inside the UIView. Also there is a UITableViewCell in the nib, whose class is CustomCell (a subclass of UITableViewCell). Both the UITableView and the Cell are #sythesized IBOutlet #properties.
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
NSString *CellIdentifier = #"CellIdentifier";
CustomCell *cell = (CustomCell *)[tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier]; // CustomCell is the class for standardCell
if (cell == nil)
{
cell = standardCell; // standardCell is declared in the header and linked with IB
}
return cell;
}

Answer 1

You can use below sample code;
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
NSString *CellIdentifier = #"CellIdentifier";
CustomCell *cell = (CustomCell *)[tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier]; // CustomCell is the class for standardCell
if (cell == nil)
{
NSArray *objectList = [[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:#"CustomCell" owner:self options:nil];
for (id currentObject in objectList) {
if([currentObject isKindOfClass:[UITableViewCell class]]){
cell = (CustomCell*)currentObject;
break;
}
}
}
return cell;
}

Answer 2

You should create a new cell every time dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier return nil
Usually it should looks like
...
if (cell == nil)
{
cell = [[[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:#"MyCell" owner:nil options:nil] objectAtIndex:0]
}
...
p.s. instead of objectAtIbndex: you can traverse through the array returned and use isKingOfClass:[MyCell class] to find the cell

Answer 3

The cell must have its content set for the given index path, even if the cell itself is dequeued, e.g.:
if (cell == nil) {
/* instantiate cell or load nib */
cell = [[[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:nil] autorelease];
}
/* configure cell for a given index path parameter */
if (indexPath.row == 123)
cell.accessoryType = UITableViewCellAccessoryDisclosureIndicator;
else
cell.accessoryType = nil;
/* etc. */
return cell;

Answer 4

If the cell == nil then you need to instantiate a new UITableViewCell.
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
NSString *CellIdentifier = #"CellIdentifier";
CustomCell *cell = (CustomCell *)[tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
if (cell == nil)
{
// Instantiate a new cell here instead of using the "standard cell"
CustomCell *cell= [[[CustomCell alloc] init reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier] autorelease];
// Do other customization here
}
return cell;
}