Question

I have a UITableView in my nib file and would like to dynamically add some content to each of the cells in that TableView. Is there a way to do this? I have an array of text that I would like to display in the TableView as well as an array of Pictures.

Answer 1

You need to implement the UITableViewDataSource protocol and override the

- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath

and

- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section

methods. You will want to return the length of your array for the tableView:numberOfRowsInSection: method. In the tableView:cellForRowAtIndexPath: method you will get create the UITableViewCell (dequeue one if available) and add the UIViews you want to hold your data (i.e. a UIImage, etc.). Access the data to populate your view using the indexPath.row as the index to your array(s). Does that all make sense? It sounds a bit more complicated than it is in practice.

Here is the documentation for the UITableViewDataSource protocol