Bind existing Array to tableView IOS - ios

Question

i have an array that contains 5 items when i debugging but when i try to bind them to a tableview the tableview is empty without error.
It works if a do an array manually and initwithobjects but i already have an array.
After this my array have 5 objects
array = [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:data options:NSJSONReadingMutableContainers error:&error];
The problem is the part where i try to init the array.
If i do this my array is null after.
array = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
and if i do this my array still have 5 object but not loaded into table
array = [array init];
Thanks for your help
All Code
NSArray *array;
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
// Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
NSString *request = [NSString stringWithFormat:
#"http://192.168.99.99/IBookService.svc/GetBooksNames"];
NSURL *URL = [NSURL URLWithString:
[request stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]];
NSError *error = nil;
NSData *data = [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:URL options:NSDataReadingUncached error:&error];
if(!error)
{
array = [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:data options:NSJSONReadingMutableContainers error:&error];
array = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
}
_tblCustomers.dataSource = self;
_tblCustomers.delegate = self;
}
- (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning
{
[super didReceiveMemoryWarning];
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
-(NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
return [array count];
}
-(UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
static NSString *identity = #"custTbl";
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:identity];
if (cell==nil) {
cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault
reuseIdentifier:identity];
}
cell.textLabel.text = [array objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
return cell;
}

Answer 1

You add object to the array and after that you allocate it (clear it). Do it other way around:
if(!error)
{
array = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
array = [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:data options:NSJSONReadingMutableContainers error:&error];
}

Answer 2

Currently array is deallocated when you leave viewDidLoad method. You should make array a member of class to avoid this. For example you can add following
{
NSArray *array;
}
after line
#implementation Your_class_name_here
And delete your current line
NSArray *array;