PFQueryTableViewController not showing custom cells - uitableview

Question

I have a subclass of PFQueryTableViewController that I am trying to show in a container view (as a subview). My problem is that I cannot get the custom cells to show in the tableview. I have verified the following via debugging:
The tableview is being added to the parent view
The tableview is a PFQueryTableView Controller as it includes the default pull to refresh
The PFQuery is returning the correct number of objects
The CellForRowAtIndexPath method is being called and iterating through the correct number of times
The correct data from Parse is being passed to the different labels in the cells
The labels are connected via IBOulets in my subclass of UITableViewCell. When I am trying to access the labels it is working correctly as it accesses the subclass and label
I have everything working here correctly except that the cell actually shows up! What am I missing?
This is my cellForRowAtIndexPath code:
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath object:(PFObject *)object{
static NSString *CellIdentifier = #"RoundCell";
RoundCell* cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier: CellIdentifier];
if (cell == nil)
{
cell = [[RoundCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
}
// get string values from Parse
NSString * teeString =[object objectForKey:#"roundTee"];
NSString* courseString = [object objectForKey:#"roundCourse"];
NSString * courseString2 = [[courseString stringByAppendingString:#" - "]stringByAppendingString:teeString];
NSString * dateString = [object objectForKey:#"roundDate"];
NSString * scoreString = [object objectForKey:#"roundScore"];
NSString * differentialString = [object objectForKey:#"roundDifferential"];
cell.courseNameCell.text = courseString2;
cell.dateCell.text = dateString;
cell.scoreCell.text= scoreString;
cell.differentialCell.text=differentialString;
return cell;
}

Answer 1

The correct method is to call the custom cell in cellForRowAtIndexPath.
Check two basic things:
1. on the storyboard and click on the cell in the Attributes inspector checks that the cell has the correct identifier
2. set the cellForRowAtIndexPath in this way:
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath object:(PFObject *)object{
CustomCell *cell = (CustomCell * )[self.tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:#"YOUR CELL NAME" forIndexPath:indexPath];
So in your case try:
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath object:(PFObject *)object{
CustomCell *cell = (CustomCell * )[self.tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:#"YOUR CELL NAME" forIndexPath:indexPath];
NSString * teeString =[object objectForKey:#"roundTee"];
NSString* courseString = [object objectForKey:#"roundCourse"];
NSString * courseString2 = [[courseString stringByAppendingString:#" - "]stringByAppendingString:teeString];
NSString * dateString = [object objectForKey:#"roundDate"];
NSString * scoreString = [object objectForKey:#"roundScore"];
NSString * differentialString = [object objectForKey:#"roundDifferential"];
cell.courseNameCell.text = courseString2;
cell.dateCell.text = dateString;
cell.scoreCell.text= scoreString;
cell.differentialCell.text=differentialString;
return cell;
}
Do not forget to import the subclass of custom cell in your File.m
#import "YourCustomCell.h"
and set the cell in the identity inspector

Answer 2

If you designed your UITableView cell in a XIB (which it sounds like you did), then you can't use the alloc init paradigm to initialize your object. You have to use:
cell = [[[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:#"MyCellXibFile"
owner:nil
options:nil] objectAtIndex:0]

Answer 3

Swift Version (prior to 1.2):
import UIKit
class JPUsersTableViewController: PFQueryTableViewController {
override init!(style: UITableViewStyle, className: String!) {
super.init(style: style, className: className)
textKey = "username"
pullToRefreshEnabled = true
paginationEnabled = true
objectsPerPage = 25
}
required init(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
super.init(coder: aDecoder)
}
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
title = "Users"
tableView.registerClass(PFTableViewCell.self, forCellReuseIdentifier: kTableViewCellIdentifier)
tableView.separatorInset.right = tableView.separatorInset.left
tableView.tableFooterView = UIView(frame: CGRectZero)
view.backgroundColor = kbackgroundColor
let returnIcon = UIBarButtonItem(image: kNavBarReturnIcon, style: .Plain, target: navigationController, action: "popViewControllerAnimated:")
returnIcon.tintColor = kToolbarIconColor
navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = returnIcon
tableView.reloadData()
addPullToRefresh()
}
override func queryForTable() -> PFQuery! {
let query = PFUser.query()
query.whereKey("username", notEqualTo: PFUser.currentUser().username)
query.orderByAscending("username")
//if network cannot find any data, go to cached (local disk data)
if (self.objects.count == 0){
query.cachePolicy = kPFCachePolicyCacheThenNetwork
}
return query
}
// MARK: - Navigation
override func tableView(tableView: UITableView!, cellForRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath!, object: PFObject!) -> PFTableViewCell! {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("Cell", forIndexPath: indexPath) as PFTableViewCell
cell.textLabel?.text = object["username"] as? String
if let profileImage = object["profileImage"] as? PFFile {
cell.imageView.file = profileImage
}
else {
cell.imageView.image = kProfileDefaultProfileImage
}
cell.textLabel?.font = UIFont(name: kStandardFontName, size: kStandardFontSize)
cell.textLabel?.textColor = UIColor.whiteColor()
cell.backgroundColor = kbackgroundColor
return cell
}
override func tableView(tableView: UITableView, heightForRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) -> CGFloat {
return 50
}
}