Question

Pretty simple issue. In cellForRowAtIndexPath I need to add a custom UILabel. So I try this in the given method:

UILabel *titleLbl = [[UILabel alloc] init];
//Other properties etc

if (indexPath.row == 0) titleLbl.text = @"1";
else if (indexPath.row == 1) titleLbl.text = @"2";

[cell addSubview:titleLbl];

Issue is that when scrolling down my table, the label starts repeating and duplicating.

How can I get around this?

Thanks.

Answer 1

Add that label as a subview in the

if (!cell) {
  cell =...;
  UILabel *label;
  label.tag = 1;
  [cell addSubview:label];
}

UILabel *label = (UILabel*)[cell viewWithTag:1];
if (indexPath.row == 0) label.text = @"1";

This way it will only be added when the cell is being allocated. To retrieve that label give it a tag and use viewWithTag method of your cell