Question

This is probably a dumb question but I’m just learning. If I have a method that creates a UITableView in code when a button is pressed like this

UITableViewcontroller *contentView = [[UITableViewController alloc] initWithSytyle:UITableViewStylePlain];
contentView.tableView.delegate = self;
contentView.tableView.datasource = self;
[contentView release];

In the UITableView delegate and datasource methods, how do I check if it is this tableView or another TableView? Do I have to have to have an instance variable for this tableView that always points to it for those delegate and datasource methods? Thanks.

Answer 1

You can use tag property. In your code

UITableViewcontroller *contentView = [[UITableViewController alloc] initWithSytyle:UITableViewStylePlain];
contentView.tag == 10;//add this line in your code
contentView.tableView.delegate = self;
contentView.tableView.datasource = self;
[contentView release];

then in your delegate method or datasource methods check

if(view.tag == 10)
{
//do stuff
}