Add an external TableView inside a small view on the Main Screen

Question

I have a simply MainWindow file created by the Interface Builder in black background. Inside this plain view, I've added from top to bottom a small view (300x100), a textLabel and a couple of buttons.

In the MainApplication.h I've defined:

IBOutlet RoundRectView* smallView; IBOutlet UILabel* label;

In the MainApplication.h I've @synthesized these variables and with that:

[label setText:@"Test"];

I can see all in my screen and it works perfect.

Now my problem:

I want to add a table with two rows inside my small white view, and what I've done is:

Create a tableController.h who's the delegate and the data source:

@interface IncomeExpenseController : UITableViewController { IBOutlet UITableView* smallTable; NSArray *content; }

@property (nonatomic, retain) UITableView *smallTable; @property (nonatomic, retain) NSArray *content;

@end

Create the .m file with:

@synthesize smallTable; @synthesize content;

(void)viewDidLoad { [super viewDidLoad]; content = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects:@"Item1", @"Item2", nil]; }

(NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView { // Return the number of sections. return 0; }

(NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section { // Return the number of rows in the section. return 2; }

// Customize the appearance of table view cells. - (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
static NSString *CellIdentifier = @"Cell";

UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
if (cell == nil) {
    cell = [[[UITableViewCell alloc]
initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier] autorelease]; } NSLog(@"inside cell");
// Configure the cell...    cell.textLabel.text = [content
objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
return cell; }

Now in the Interface Builder, I drag and drop a UITableView inside the white small view and drag and drop a Table View Controller along with the File Owner's window and I do these connections:

Class of the Table View Controller to tableController
Outlets: DataSource and Delegate to my Table Controller
Referencing Outlets: customTable and View to my Table Controllers

When I execute, I can see the lines of the table view but with no content, I cannot see the NSLog either but if I put a NSLog inside the viewDidLoad I can see it.

I'm really new (2 days) on that and any help would be really appreciated.

Thanks!

Solved. First of all, the TableView is grouped so I must return almost one section. Second, from the Interface Builder, I had to link the "view" from the Table to my external controller. Now it works perfectly. — zegnus

zegnus zegnus · Accepted Answer · 2010-06-15T12:59:38

Solved.

First of all, the TableView is grouped so I must return almost one section. Second, from the Interface Builder, I had to link the "view" from the Table to my external controller.

Now it works perfectly.

Add an external TableView inside a small view on the Main Screen

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