iPhone Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide

16. Subclassing UITableViewCell

UITableViews display a list of UITableViewCells. For many applications, the basic cell, with its textLabel, detailTextLabel, and imageView, is sufficient. However, when you need a cell with more detail or a different layout, you subclass UITableViewCell.

In this chapter, you are going to create a subclass of UITableViewCell to display Possession instances more eloquently. Each one of these cells will show a Possession’s name, its value in dollars, and a thumbnail of its image as shown in Figure 16.1.

Figure 16.1. Homepwner with subclassed UITableViewCells

Open Homepwner.xcodeproj. Select the New File... menu item ...