UITableViewCell Image not updating

Question

I can update the detailTextLabel.text and the UITableViewCell shows the changes at runtime, but if I try to update the imageView.image it does not change the visible image. Any idea as to why? I have tried calling a refresh on the UITableViewCell specifically but to no avail.

-(void)getImageForURL:(NSURL*)url row:(UITableViewCell*)cell {

    UIImage*image;

    image = [UIImage imageWithData:[NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:url];

    cell.imageView.image = image; // Does not work..
    cell.detailTextLabel.text = @"test"; // Works

}

Answer 1

Try calling [cell setNeedsLayout] after setting the image, if it's the first image you're setting for the cell.

Answer 2

Make sure the cell style is UITableViewCellStyleDefault, because other cell types may always return nil imageView, instead of creating one on demand.