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Asked: 2026-05-15T02:08:10+00:00

I used this guide: http://www.bdunagan.com/2009/06/28/custom-uitableviewcell-from-a-xib-in-interface-builder to be able to create my own custom UITableViewCell

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I used this guide: http://www.bdunagan.com/2009/06/28/custom-uitableviewcell-from-a-xib-in-interface-builder to be able to create my own custom UITableViewCell with a nice background image in interface builder. But I would like the style of the cell to be UITableViewCellStyleSubtitle to still be able to use textLabel and detailTextLabel for my custom cell. Can I in some way set the style of the cell in interface builder?

Now only the textLabel is set when using: 

cell.textLabel.text = @"Title";  
cell.detailTextLabel.text = @"Details";

Also I use a transparent image as background, but textLabel has white background. Can I change this in interface builder? Or do you think I should just add my own labels to the custom cell in interface builder and skip the standard textLabel and detailTextLabel?

Thanks for your help!

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  1. Editorial Team

    Use Option B. Either fully use your own custom cell, or fully use Apple’s styled cell. Trying to mix and match is not forward compatible.

    If you want a convenient property for the detailTextLabel, subclass UITableViewCell and return the UILabel you create in the nib. Give it a different name than detailTextLabel.

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