Question

I have found this code for a custom UITableViewCell :

UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
if (cell == nil) 
{
    NSArray* views = [[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:@"MyCustomCell" owner:nil options:nil];

    MyCustomCell *customCell = [[MyCustomCell alloc]init];

    MyCustomCell.cellImage = [arrayImages objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];

    for (UIView *view in views) 
    {
        if([view isKindOfClass:[UITableViewCell class]])
        {                
            cell = (MyCustomCell *)view;

        }
    }
}

and I could not figure how this specific part works: cell = (MyCustomCell *)view;

I wanted to change it for my previously created instance of MyCustomCell (customCell)… How could I do that?

Answer 1

Sometimes people will create a custom UITableViewCell using Interface Builder. This person is just loading their custom UITableViewCell subclass and assigning it to the cell. The line: cell = (MyCustomCell *)view; presumable works because MyCustomCell is a subclass of UITableViewCell.

This is just another technique for creating custom cells sometimes you’ll see a similar thing done with tags.