Custom UITableViewCell Class Issue - ios

Question

I've read quite a few tutorials online about how to create a custom cell subclass, but I'm still a little confused. When I try to follow the instructions found in this question, I end up with errors that the tableView is not a valid property for the object of ViewController.
I've created a new subclass of UITableViewCell, called CustomBookClass. I've hooked up the properties with my CustomBookClass.h file.
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#interface CustomBookCell : UITableViewCell
#property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UIImageView *bookImage;
#property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UILabel *bookTitle;
#property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UILabel *dateAdded;
#end
I then go into my ViewController.m file to edit the viewDidLoad method.
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
[self.tableView.delegate = self];
[self.tableView.dataSource=self];
[self.tableView registerClass:[CustomBookCell class]forCellReuseIdentifier:#"Custom
Cell"];
}
I get an error on the tableView, saying the property doesn't exist, even though in the ViewController.h file, I'm including the table view.
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#interface ViewController : UIViewController <UITableViewDelegate,
UITableViewDataSource>
#end
I'm sure I'm missing something really obvious here, as this is my first time trying this. Can anyone help me out? Thanks!

Answer 1

UIViewController does not have that property. Even if you assign the Delegate and DataSource protocols to it. There are a couple of things you can do however.
Link the table view to the ViewController yourself. That means, create a property/outlet called tableView.
Inherit from UITableViewController instead of UIViewController.
Both should work.
Edit: Oh and the lines:
[self.tableView.delegate = self];
[self.tableView.dataSource=self];
don't make sense. They should be either:
self.tableView.delegate = self; and self.tableView.dataSource = self;
Or [self.tableView setDelegate:self]; and [self.tableView setDataSource:self]
with 1 being preferred. (Edit: option #2 was actually incorrect code, my bad.)

Answer 2

No need to set delegate and datasource in TableViewCell class
simple make a property and synthesize your table view item
#property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UIImageView *bookImage;
#property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UILabel *bookTitle;
#property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UILabel *dateAdded;
now import your cell class in your tableView controller class
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
static NSString *simpleTableIdentifier = #"SimpleTableCell";
SimpleTableCell *cell = (SimpleTableCell *)[tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:simpleTableIdentifier];
if (cell == nil)
{
//If you are using xib for representing your UI then add a nib file.
NSArray *nib = [[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:#"SimpleTableCell" owner:self options:nil];
cell = [nib objectAtIndex:0];
}
cell.bookTitle.text = [tableData objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
cell.bookImage.image = [UIImage imageNamed:[thumbnails objectAtIndex:indexPath.row]];
cell.dateAdded.text = [prepTime objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
return cell;
}
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