If no items in Array, show No Data Label (WatchKit)

Question

I'm using Parse to pull in data into a simple Table View. When there is no data I show a label via this:

- (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView
{
    NSInteger numOfSections = 0;
    if ([self.stringArray count] > 0)
    {
        self.tableView.separatorStyle = UITableViewCellSeparatorStyleSingleLine;
        numOfSections                 = 1;
        self.tableView.backgroundView = nil;
    }
    else
    {
        UILabel *noDataLabel         = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, self.tableView.bounds.size.width, self.tableView.bounds.size.height)];
        noDataLabel.text             = @"No data available";
        noDataLabel.textColor        = [UIColor blackColor];
        noDataLabel.textAlignment    = NSTextAlignmentCenter;
        self.tableView.backgroundView = noDataLabel;
        self.tableView.separatorStyle = UITableViewCellSeparatorStyleNone;
    }

    return numOfSections;
}

I can't figure out how to do the same thing in WatchKit since Table Views work a bit different. But I'm just showing the same data in the iPhone view as the Watch view.

Here is what I have in my WatchKit InterfaceController.m. I need to add a similar logic to what I do in the TableViewController.m for adding a "No Data" label if there's no data, any ideas how that would work in WatchKit?

- (void)willActivate {
    // This method is called when watch view controller is about to be visible to user
    [super willActivate];

    [self.myTable setNumberOfRows:[self.data count] withRowType:@"myRows"];

    for (NSInteger index = 0; index < [self.data count]; index++) {
        NSString *title = [self.data objectAtIndex:index];
        MyRowController *controller = [self.myTable rowControllerAtIndex:index];
        [controller.myLabel setText:title];
        NSLog(@"Title: %@", title);
    }

    for (NSInteger index = 0; index < [self.dataDate count]; index++) {
        NSString *titleDate = [self.dataDate objectAtIndex:index];
        MyRowController *controller = [self.myTable rowControllerAtIndex:index];
        [controller.myLabel2 setText:titleDate];
        NSLog(@"TitleDate: %@", titleDate);
    }

}

EDIT: Added per Skylar Lauren answer. Still getting a blank WatchKit scene with no label though.

if ([self.data count] > 0)
{
    UILabel *noDataAvailableLabel         = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(15, 15, 15, 15)];

    noDataAvailableLabel.hidden = YES;
    self.myTable.hidden = NO;

    [self.myTable setNumberOfRows:[self.data count] withRowType:@"myRows"];

    for (NSInteger index = 0; index < [self.data count]; index++) {
        NSString *title = [self.data objectAtIndex:index];
        MyRowController *controller = [self.myTable rowControllerAtIndex:index];
        [controller.myLabel setText:title];
        NSLog(@"Title: %@", title);
    }

    for (NSInteger index = 0; index < [self.dataDate count]; index++) {
        NSString *titleDate = [self.dataDate objectAtIndex:index];
        MyRowController *controller = [self.myTable rowControllerAtIndex:index];
        [controller.myLabel2 setText:titleDate];
        NSLog(@"TitleDate: %@", titleDate);
    }

}
else
{
    UILabel *noDataAvailableLabel         = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(15, 15, 15, 15)];
    self.myTable.hidden = YES;
    noDataAvailableLabel.hidden = NO;
    noDataAvailableLabel.text             = @"No data available";
    noDataAvailableLabel.textColor        = [UIColor blackColor];
    noDataAvailableLabel.textAlignment    = NSTextAlignmentCenter;
}

Answer 1

The simplest of solutions would be to add a label to your WatchKit view in your storyboard called noDataAvailableLabel and set the text to "No data available" and just either hide the myTable or the noDataAvailableLabel.

if ([self.data count] > 0])
{
    self.noDataAvailableLabel.hidden = YES;
    self.myTable.hidden = NO;

    [self.myTable setNumberOfRows:[self.data count] withRowType:@"myRows"];

    for (NSInteger index = 0; index < [self.data count]; index++) {
        NSString *title = [self.data objectAtIndex:index];
        MyRowController *controller = [self.myTable rowControllerAtIndex:index];
        [controller.myLabel setText:title];
        NSLog(@"Title: %@", title);
    }

    for (NSInteger index = 0; index < [self.dataDate count]; index++) {
        NSString *titleDate = [self.dataDate objectAtIndex:index];
        MyRowController *controller = [self.myTable rowControllerAtIndex:index];
        [controller.myLabel2 setText:titleDate];
        NSLog(@"TitleDate: %@", titleDate);
    }

}
else
{
    self.myTable.hidden = YES;
    self.noDataAvailableLabel.hidden = NO;
}

The other option is to add a new row type called noData and use that instead of myRows.

if ([self.data count] > 0])
{

    [self.myTable setNumberOfRows:[self.data count] withRowType:@"myRows"];

    for (NSInteger index = 0; index < [self.data count]; index++) {
        NSString *title = [self.data objectAtIndex:index];
        MyRowController *controller = [self.myTable rowControllerAtIndex:index];
        [controller.myLabel setText:title];
        NSLog(@"Title: %@", title);
    }

    for (NSInteger index = 0; index < [self.dataDate count]; index++) {
        NSString *titleDate = [self.dataDate objectAtIndex:index];
        MyRowController *controller = [self.myTable rowControllerAtIndex:index];
        [controller.myLabel2 setText:titleDate];
        NSLog(@"TitleDate: %@", titleDate);
    }

}
else
{
     [self.myTable setNumberOfRows:1 withRowType:@"noData"];
}