Populate UITableView from NSMutableArray - ios

Question

Having an issue where the array values do not display in my tableview cells, but can be printed out correctly with NSLog. Thanks in advance for your help!
TableViewCell .h
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#interface TableViewCell : UITableViewCell
#property (strong, nonatomic) IBOutlet UIImageView *image;
#property (strong, nonatomic) IBOutlet UILabel *label;
#end
TableViewController.h
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#interface TableViewController : UITableViewController <UITableViewDataSource, UITableViewDelegate>
#property(nonatomic, strong) NSMutableArray *imagesArray;
#property(nonatomic, strong) NSMutableArray *namesArray;
#end
TableViewController.m
#import "TableViewController.h"
#import "TableViewCell.h"
#interface TableViewController ()
#end
#implementation TableViewController
#synthesize primaryWeaponNames = _primaryWeaponNames;
- (void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
[self setupArrays];
}
- (void)setupArrays {
_namesArray = [[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithObjects:
#"NAME1", #"NAME2", #"NAME3"
nil];
self.imagesArray = [[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithObjects:
#"IMG1", #"IMG2", #"IMG3"
nil];
}
- (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning {
[super didReceiveMemoryWarning];
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
#pragma mark - Table view data source
- (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView {
// Return the number of sections.
return 1;
}
- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section {
// Return the number of rows in the section.
return _namesArray.count;
}
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
static NSString *CellIdentifier = #"TableViewCell";
TableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
if (cell == nil) {
cell = [[TableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
cell.accessoryType = UITableViewCellAccessoryDisclosureIndicator;
}
cell.nameLabel.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%#", [_namesArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row]];
NSLog(#"%#", _namesArray[indexPath.row]);
cell.image.image = [self.imagesArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
[cell setAccessoryType: UITableViewCellAccessoryDisclosureIndicator];
return cell;
}

Answer 1

When you make the cell in a xib file, you should register the nib in viewDidLoad. Since you didn't do that, the dequeue method will return nil, and you're just creating a default cell (in the if (cell == nil) clause) instead of your custom cell. The default cell doesn't have a nameLabel or image property, so the lines to set the values of those outlets won't do anything.
[self.tableView registerNib:[UINib nibWithNibName:#"Your nib name here" bundle:nil] forCellReuseIdentifier:#"TableViewCell];

Answer 2

In your TableViewController class, you need to include
self.tableView.delegate = self;
self.tableView.datasource = self;
in your viewDidLoad method. Or you can do this in interface builder by right click dragging the table view in your tableview controller to file's owner and setting delegate, then repeat for datasource