Adding Custom UIView to UITableViewController

Question

(iOS/Xcode Question) How do you programmatically add a custom UIView (with labels and buttons) to a UITableViewController ? When I try to do this:

CGFloat x = (self.tableView.bounds.size.width / 2);
CGFloat y = (self.tableView.bounds.size.height / 2);
NewView *newView = [[NewView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(x, y, 417, 228)];
[self.tableView addSubView:newView];

-all I get is a black rectangle.

*edit So I figured it out. I forgot to load the nib.

CGFloat x = (self.view.bounds.size.width / 2);
CGFloat y = (self.view.bounds.size.height / 2);

NewView *newView = [[[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:@"NewView" owner:self options:nil] objectAtIndex:0];

newView.center = CGPointMake(x, y);

[self.tableView addSubview:newView];

Answer 1

The problem is your are trying to add an view to UITableView , which works not as you expected. UITableView contains a set of UITableViewCell . Please read the documentation for UITableView, its delegate and data source.

Answer 2

If you insist on using a UITableViewController along with a custom UIView, use UIViewController Containment.

https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/featuredarticles/ViewControllerPGforiPhoneOS/CreatingCustomContainerViewControllers/CreatingCustomContainerViewControllers.html