CustomTableCellView's implementation of -layoutSubviews needs to call super , NSInternalInconsistencyException

Question

On using autoLayout in custom cell for tableView xib, i am getting following error.

When running in iOS 6 simulator CustomCells's implementation of -layoutSubviews needs to call super

Assertion failure in 

-[CustomCells layoutSublayersOfLayer:], /SourceCache/UIKit_Sim/UIKit-2372/UIView
     *** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInternalInconsistencyException', reason: 'Auto Layout still required after executing -layoutSubviews. CustomCells's implementation of -layoutSubviews needs to call super.'
    *** First throw call stack:

When running in iOS 5 simulator

*** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInternalInconsistencyException', reason: 'The NIB data is invalid.'
*** First throw call stack:

Temp Fix :

It is working fine if am disabling the autoLayout in custom cell. But orientation handling is not fine in this case. Please help.

when ever you call addSubview call layoutSubviews on that view ex: [cell addSubview:contentView]; [cell layoutSubviews]; — A'sa Dickens, Jun 12 '13 at 20:29
the similar question with working solutions: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12610783/auto-layout-still-required-after-executing-layoutsubviews-with-uitableviewcel — Alexey Kozhevnikov, May 29 '14 at 14:46

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered May 19 '13 at 22:42

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layoutSubviews needs to call super

Can be worked around on iOS6 by putting everything in your custom tableview cell in a container view. ie Create a new view to fill the cell then place controls etc inside that. Also make sure you set:

[theContainerView setTranslatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints:NO];

for the container and subviews

answered May 19 '13 at 22:42

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Where do you set the translatesautorisizingMaskIntoConstraints to? In the initWithStyle method or ViewDidLoad or somehwhere else? – C0D3 Dec 03 '13 at 20:16

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:22

iOS 5.1 and earlier versions are not compatible with AutoLayout. It's only for iOS 6.0+.

Assuming you're using storyboards, if you want to use AutoLayout but still preserve compatibility with iOS versions prior to 6.0, you'll need to create two targets: one for iOS 6 and another for iOS 5 (or earlier). For each, set a separate storyboard, one where AutoLayout is enabled (for iOS 6), and one where it is not (for iOS 5).

Here's a StackOverflow thread for best practices with AutoLayout and backward-compatibility with iOS 5: Enabling auto layout in iOS 6 while remaining backwards compatible with iOS 5.

In my experience, it's not worth the effort to use AutoLayout if you want backwards compatibility. If you're using storyboards, it's a maintenance headache to have 2 targets and 2 storyboards to synchronize. If you're not using storyboards, you'll need separate code for iOS 5 and iOS 6, which will take longer to test and update.

CustomTableCellView's implementation of -layoutSubviews needs to call super , NSInternalInconsistencyException

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