UICollectionView datasource methods not getting called, but are being set in the init

Question

Here is my source code

- (id)initWithCollectionView:(UICollectionView *)collectionView
{
self = [super init];

if (self)
{
    self.collectionView = collectionView;
    self.collectionView.dataSource = self;
    self.collectionView.delegate = self;
    [self.collectionView registerClass:[TWNTweetCell class] forCellWithReuseIdentifier:kCell];
    self.collectionViewLayout = self.collectionView.collectionViewLayout;



    self.tweetArray = @[];
    self.tweetTextArray = @[];

    self.twitter = [STTwitterAPI twitterAPIOSWithFirstAccount];
}

return self;
}

#pragma mark - CollectionView
#pragma mark DataSource

-(NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInCollectionView:(UICollectionView *)collectionView
{
return 1;
}

- (NSInteger)collectionView:(UICollectionView *)collectionView numberOfItemsInSection:      (NSInteger)section
{
return [self.tweetArray count];
}

- (UICollectionViewCell *)collectionView:(UICollectionView *)collectionView cellForItemAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
TWNTweetCell *cell = (TWNTweetCell *)[collectionView dequeueReusableCellWithReuseIdentifier:kCell forIndexPath:indexPath];

NSDictionary *status = [self.tweetArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];

NSString *text = [status valueForKey:@"text"];

cell.usernameLabel.text = screenName;
//    cell.createdAtLabel.text = dateString;

cell.autoresizingMask = UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleWidth;

UITextView *textView = [self.tweetTextArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
[cell setTweet:text withTweetTextView:textView];

return cell;
}

All the methods don't get interupted at all by breakpoints. The tweets are getting loaded in the log so I know everything else is ok, its just not recognizing the collection view. And yes i've set the

Anyone have any idea whats going on?

Answer 1

It is not your case, it might be helpful for others who will came here having problem with data source methods not being called. It could be assigning data source like:

collectionView.dataSource = MyDataSource()

which is wrong as dataSource is a weak reference so it needs to be stored by some strong reference to be alive after creating it. Added a private property in a ViewController to keep the strong reference, initialising and then assigning it fixes the issue.

Answer 2

A few suggestions:

• Do all your UICollectionView setup and configuration in viewDidLoad.
• Ensure you calling the create init method from your other class
• Your tweetArray is also empty, so if the number of items method is called, it will return nothing and the other methods will not be called