Getting a EXC_BAD_ACCESS when trying to initialize my custom Cell in TableViewController - ios

Question

My application fetches data from a mock API.
Using a custom cell, I display the names of authors on my landing page viewController.
When I click on a cell, it takes that author's book information to display on a 2nd TableViewController.
But even though the implementation is the same as for the landing page. My app freezes until I get a EXC_BAD_ACCESS error
It seems like it's stuck in an infinite loop, but without a proper error, it's hard to know why.
Infinite Loop?
I can get this to work without using a custom cell, but then I cannot display all the information I want (only book title or release date), so the data is there.
import UIKit
class BooksTableViewCell: UITableViewCell {
#IBOutlet weak var name: UILabel!
#IBOutlet weak var pages: UILabel!
#IBOutlet weak var release: UILabel!
// #IBOutlet var coverImage: UIImageView!
static let cellIdentifier = "BooksTableViewCell"
//
override func awakeFromNib() {
super.awakeFromNib()
}
static func nib() -> UINib {
return UINib(nibName: "BooksTableViewCell", bundle: nil)
}
//MARK: configure
public func configure(with viewModel: BooksCellViewModel) {
name.text = viewModel.name
pages.text = String(viewModel.pages)
release.text = viewModel.release
// coverImage.image = viewModel.image
}
}
import UIKit
class BooksTableViewController: UITableViewController {
var books: [Book] = []
var authorName: String = ""
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
tableView.register(BooksTableViewCell.nib(), forCellReuseIdentifier: BooksTableViewCell.cellIdentifier)
tableView.delegate = self
tableView.dataSource = self
}
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, titleForHeaderInSection section: Int) -> String? {
return authorName
}
// MARK: - Table view data source
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
return books.count
}
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
print("Hello1")
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: BooksTableViewCell.cellIdentifier, for: indexPath) as! BooksTableViewCell
print("Hello2")
let model = books[indexPath.row]
cell.configure(with: BooksCellViewModel(name: model.title, pages: model.pages, release: model.releaseDate))
return cell
}
}
The landing page controller and cell is similar but works with no problems
import UIKit
class LandingTableViewController: UITableViewController {
let parser = DataAPI()
var authors = [Author]()
var books = [Book]()
var authorName = ""
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
tableView.register(AuthorTableViewCell.nib(), forCellReuseIdentifier: AuthorTableViewCell.cellIdentifier)
tableView.delegate = self
tableView.dataSource = self
parser.getData {
data in
self.authors = data
//Reload UI on Main thread:
DispatchQueue.main.async {
self.tableView.reloadData()
}
}
}
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, titleForHeaderInSection section: Int) -> String? {
return "List of Authors"
}
// MARK: - Table view data source
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
// #warning Incomplete implementation, return the number of rows
return authors.count
}
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: AuthorTableViewCell.cellIdentifier, for: indexPath) as! AuthorTableViewCell
let model = authors[indexPath.row]
cell.configure(with: AuthorCellViewModel(name: model.authorName))
return cell
}
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
tableView.deselectRow(at: indexPath, animated: true)
books = authors[indexPath.row].books
authorName = authors[indexPath.row].authorName
performSegue(withIdentifier: "Show Books", sender: nil)
}
// MARK: - Navigation
override func prepare(for segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: Any?) {
// Get the new view controller using segue.destination.
// Pass the selected object to the new view controller.
if (segue.identifier == "Show Books") {
let showBooksViewController: BooksTableViewController = segue.destination as! BooksTableViewController
showBooksViewController.books = books
showBooksViewController.authorName = authorName
}
}
}

Answer 1

I was able to fix the issue by correctly naming my variables. I needed to be using releaseDate not release as per my model object.