Setting style of UITableViewCell when using iOS 6 UITableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:forIndexPath:

Question

I\'m trying to work out how to set the UITableViewCellStyle when using the new methods in iOS 6 for UITableView.

Previously, when creating

Answer 1

Another alternative that saves one file is to create a Nib and use registerNib:forCellReuseIdentifier: instead.

Making the Nib is easy: Create a new .xib file in Interface Builder. Delete the default view. Add a Table View Cell object. Using the Attributes Inspector, change the style for the cell. (Here you also have the opportunity to customize the cell further by adjusting other attributes.)

Then in your table view controller's viewDidLoad method call something like:

[self.tableView registerNib:[UINib nibWithNibName:@"StyleSubtitleTableCell" bundle:[NSBundle mainBundle]] forCellReuseIdentifier:@"Cell"];