iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide, 6th Edition

UITableViewCells

Each row of a table view is a view. These views are instances of UITableViewCell. In this section, you will create the instances of UITableViewCell to fill the table view.

A cell itself has one subview – its contentView (Figure 10.8). The contentView is the superview for the content of the cell. The cell may also have an accessory view.

Figure 10.8  UITableViewCell layout

The text “This is the content view.” is enclosed by a dashed rectangle, to whose right is “go” symbol resembling the head of a right arrow. Together these are enclosed by a solid rectangle. The outer rectangle is labeled “TableViewCell.” ...