iOS: Custom UITableViewCell from nib without a reuseIdentifier? - ios

Question

I have a custom UITableViewCell that's loaded from a nib. I can pull this into my app with a reuseIdentifier by performing the following steps:
1) Set the reuse identifier in the Nib as "CustomCellIndentifier"
2) Register the nib:
[[self tableView] registerNib:[UINib nibWithNibName:#"CustomCell" bundle:nil] forCellReuseIdentifier:#"CustomCellIndentifier"];
3) Return the cell in tableview:cellForRowAtIndexPath
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
CustomCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:#"CustomCellIndentifier"];
return cell;
}
My question is, how can I return a cell WITHOUT a reuse identifier? I have a small table and I don't want the cell to be reused (it messes up some subviews I have in the cell if I scroll).
I've tried a combination of setting the above 3 reuse identifiers to nil and they all generate errors.
I've also tried this below, but the cell contents reset if I scroll past the cell and I get an error message "no index path for table cell being reused":
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
CustomCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:nil];
if (cell == nil) {
NSArray *topLevelObjects = [[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:#"CustomCell" owner:self options:nil];
cell = [topLevelObjects objectAtIndex:0];
}
return cell;
}

Answer 1

I think this is not a good way, but as per your requirement Use this:
Write the init method in your CustomCell class
- (id)init
NSArray *nibObjects = [[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:#"QuestionOptionCell" owner:self options:nil];
CustomCell *theEditView = [nibObjects objectAtIndex:0];
self = theEditView;
theEditView = nil;
return self
}
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
CustomCell *cell = [[CustomCell alloc] init];
if (cell == nil) {
NSArray *topLevelObjects = [[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:#"CustomCell" owner:self options:nil];
cell = [topLevelObjects objectAtIndex:0];
}
return cell;
}