Custom cells issue in iOS 5 - ios

Question

I've a custom UITableViewCell subclass and I've read that this is supposed to be the correct way of loading custom cells for iOS 5:
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tv cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
CustomCell *cell = [tv dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:#"customCell"];
if (cell == nil) {
cell = [[CustomCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:#"customCell"];
// Configure cell
cell.nameLabel.text = self.customClass.name;
}
return cell;
}
But the label text is not shown when I run the app. However, I also tried this way:
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tv cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
UITableViewCell *cell = [tv dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:#"customCell"];
if (cell == nil) {
NSArray* views = [[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:#"CustomCell" owner:nil options:nil];
for (UIView *view in views) {
if([view isKindOfClass:[UITableViewCell class]])
{
cell = (CustomCell *)view;
}
}
// Configure cell
((CustomCell *)cell).nameLabel.text = self.customClass.name;
}
return cell;
}
This way the label is displayed, but any reuseIdentifier is set in loadNibName: method. What the best way of loading custom cells should be? I need to support iOS 5+. Could the first approach not be working because I'd to configure cell's labels and styles in initWithStyle: method and not in the table view's method?
Thanks!

Answer 1

The error in your code is that cell.nameLabel.text is only set in the if (cell == nil) { ... } case and not generally.
The easiest ways to load custom cells are
Use registerNib:forCellReuseIdentifier: if the cell is defined in a nib file, or
use registerClass:forCellReuseIdentifier: if the cell is created programmatically, or
use a Storyboard and define "CustomCell" as "Prototype Cell" for the table view.
For example (in viewDidLoad):
[self.tableView registerNib:[UINib nibWithNibName:#"CustomCell" bundle:nil] forCellReuseIdentifier:#"customCell"];
Then dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier
will always return a cell, so that cellForRowAtIndexPath simplifies to
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tv cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
CustomCell *cell = [tv dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:#"customCell"];
cell.nameLabel.text = self.customClass.name;
return cell;
}

Answer 2

Just use this code and try.
static NSString *cellIdentifier=#"cell";
YourCustomCell *cell = (YourCustomCell *) [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:cellIdentifier];
if (cell == nil)
{
NSString *customeCellName = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%#",[YourCustomCell class]];
NSArray *topLevelObjects = [[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:customeCellName owner:self options:nil];
for (id currentObject in topLevelObjects)
{
if ([currentObject isKindOfClass:[UITableViewCell class]])
{
cell = (YourCustomCell *) currentObject;
break;
}
}
}
cell.nameLabel.text = self.customClass.name; // Make sure self.customclass.name have value.
return cell;

Answer 3

Use this code (NewCustomCell is your Custom UITableViewCell class name)...
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
static NSString *CellIdentifier = #"Cell";
NewCustomCell *cell = (NewCustomCell*)[tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
if (cell == nil) {
NSArray *nib=[[NSBundle mainBundle]loadNibNamed:#"NewCustomCell" owner:self options:nil];
cell=[nib objectAtIndex:0];
}
return cell;
}
Happy coding... :)