UISearchDisplayController "shouldReloadTableForSearchString return NO" reloads table

Question

Why does my UISearchDisplayController show "No results" even if the shouldReloadTableForSearchString method returns NO? Shouldn't it just do nothing and stay black? How can I prevent it from doing so?

#import "RootViewController.h"

@implementation RootViewController

#pragma mark Table view methods

- (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView {
    return 1;
}


// Customize the number of rows in the table view.
- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section {
    if (tableView == self.searchDisplayController.searchResultsTableView) {
        return 0;
    }
    return 10;
}


// Customize the appearance of table view cells.
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {

    static NSString *CellIdentifier = @"Cell";

    UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
    if (cell == nil) {
        cell = [[[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier] autorelease];
    }

    // Configure the cell.
    cell.textLabel.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"row %d", indexPath.row];

    return cell;
}

#pragma mark SearchController stuff

- (BOOL)searchDisplayController:(UISearchDisplayController *)controller shouldReloadTableForSearchString:(NSString *)searchString {
    return NO;
}


- (void)dealloc {
    [super dealloc];
}


@end

Answer 1

No, tableViews (including the searchTableView created by a UISearchDisplayController) automatically load data when they are displayed. The shouldReloadTableForSearchString: method will prevent the table from reloading only as characters are typed into the search box.

See my answer to UISearchDisplayContoller – can't prevent table reload on typing in search bar for suggestions on how to deal with this.