Static table view inside UIViewController [Xcode 5]

Question

I'm aware of the problem that one is not able to have static table view content in a UIViewController in

I don't get a warning/error but he also doesn't compile. Is there a trick to it or do I have to use the old ways around it?

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

UPDATE: With the latest update (Xcode 5.1) it seems that it's no longer possible to put static cells inside regular UIViewController. My answer still applies for UITableViewController though.

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Yes, you can have static table view content in UIViewController.

All you need to do is:

-Create the table's static cells in interface builder and design them the way you like.

-Make the UIViewController implement table view's data source and delegate:

@interface MyViewController : UIViewController<UITableViewDataSource, UITableViewDelegate>

-Connect the table view's delegate and dataSource to the view controller in interface builder

-Implement -(NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section to return the number of your cells. (e.g. return 10, yes simple as that)

-Connect your cells to your code as IBOutlets in Interface Builder. IMPORTANT: Make sure they are strong, weak won't work. e.g. @property (strong, nonatomic) IBOutlet UITableViewCell *myFirstCell;

-Implement -(UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath to return the correct cell at index path. e.g:

int num = indexPath.row; UITableViewCell *cell; switch (num) {     case 0:         cell = self.myFirstCell;         break;     case 1:         cell = self.mySecondCell;         break; } return cell; 

If you apply all these steps, you should have working static cells that works for tables with not many cells. Perfect for tables that you have a few (probably no more than 10-20 would be enough) content. I've ran the same issue a few days ago and I confirm that it works. More info on my answer here: Best approach to add Static-TableView-Cells to a UIViewcontroller?