Question

I am using FontLabel in the view cells of the table.

- (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];
    }

    FontLabel *author_name = [[FontLabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(58, 10, 217, 16) fontName:@"MyriadPro-Bold" pointSize:12.0f];
    author_name.numberOfLines = 1;
    author_name.text = [dummyArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
    author_name.textColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:0.580 green:0.776 blue:0.329 alpha:1.000];
    author_name.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];

    [cell addSubview:author_name];
    return cell;

}

But the label is loaded multiple times. I can see that it is getting bolder and bolder. How can I fix it?

Answer 1

When you call addSubview, it’s not removing the old view. remember that cells are reused so the view you added in the last iteration is still there.

You should instead subclass UITableViewCell so that you can add a UILabel to it.

Edit:

Or you can do

author_name.tag = 10;

and then

FontLabel *author_name = (FontLabel *)[cell.contentView viewWithTag:10];

when you want to retrieve it.