PFQueryTableViewController not showing custom cells

Question

I have a subclass of PFQueryTableViewController that I am trying to show in a container view (as a subview). My problem is that I cannot get the custom cells to show in the tableview. I have verified the following via debugging:

• The tableview is being added to the parent view
• The tableview is a PFQueryTableView Controller as it includes the default pull to refresh
• The PFQuery is returning the correct number of objects
• The CellForRowAtIndexPath method is being called and iterating through the correct number of times
• The correct data from Parse is being passed to the different labels in the cells
• The labels are connected via IBOulets in my subclass of UITableViewCell. When I am trying to access the labels it is working correctly as it accesses the subclass and label

I have everything working here correctly except that the cell actually shows up! What am I missing?

This is my cellForRowAtIndexPath code:

    - (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath object:(PFObject *)object{

     static NSString *CellIdentifier = @"RoundCell";

    RoundCell*   cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier: CellIdentifier];

    if (cell == nil)
    {
        cell = [[RoundCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
    }

     // get string values from Parse
     NSString * teeString =[object objectForKey:@"roundTee"];
     NSString* courseString = [object objectForKey:@"roundCourse"];
         NSString * courseString2 = [[courseString stringByAppendingString:@" - "]stringByAppendingString:teeString];
     NSString * dateString = [object objectForKey:@"roundDate"];
     NSString * scoreString = [object objectForKey:@"roundScore"];
    NSString * differentialString = [object objectForKey:@"roundDifferential"];


    cell.courseNameCell.text = courseString2;
    cell.dateCell.text = dateString;
    cell.scoreCell.text= scoreString;
    cell.differentialCell.text=differentialString;
     return cell;
 }

Answer 1

The correct method is to call the custom cell in cellForRowAtIndexPath.

Check two basic things:

1. on the storyboard and click on the cell in the Attributes inspector checks that the cell has the correct identifier

2. set the cellForRowAtIndexPath in this way:

- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath object:(PFObject *)object{

 CustomCell *cell = (CustomCell * )[self.tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:@"YOUR CELL NAME" forIndexPath:indexPath];

So in your case try:

 - (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath object:(PFObject *)object{

     CustomCell *cell = (CustomCell * )[self.tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:@"YOUR CELL NAME" forIndexPath:indexPath];

     NSString * teeString =[object objectForKey:@"roundTee"];
     NSString* courseString = [object objectForKey:@"roundCourse"];
         NSString * courseString2 = [[courseString stringByAppendingString:@" - "]stringByAppendingString:teeString];
     NSString * dateString = [object objectForKey:@"roundDate"];
     NSString * scoreString = [object objectForKey:@"roundScore"];
    NSString * differentialString = [object objectForKey:@"roundDifferential"];


    cell.courseNameCell.text = courseString2;
    cell.dateCell.text = dateString;
    cell.scoreCell.text= scoreString;
    cell.differentialCell.text=differentialString;
     return cell;
 }

Do not forget to import the subclass of custom cell in your File.m

#import "YourCustomCell.h"

and set the cell in the identity inspector