dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier keeps returning nil

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I'm basically trying to do what's in this link

How to Implement Custom Table View Section Headers and Footers with Storyboard

In my storyboard, I've embedded static cells in my TableViewController

I selected one of my table view cells and set the identifier as "CustomHeader" (at the storyboard)

and below is a snippet of my code

override func tableView(tableView: UITableView, viewForHeaderInSection section: Int) -> UIView? {
        var headerView:UITableViewCell? = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("CustomHeader") as? UITableViewCell

        if (headerView == nil){
            println("errrrrrr")
        }
        return headerView
    }
    override func tableView(tableView: UITableView, heightForHeaderInSection section: Int) -> CGFloat {
        return 30
    }

However, console keeps printing "errrrrrr" meaning that headerView is nil.

But I think whose identifier is "CustomHeader" cannot be nil because I manually selected a cell and set its identifier as CustomHeader in the storyboard!!

I'm new to iOS so I don't get what the problem is.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 08 '15 at 15:27

To dequeue a cell from a storyboard, you need to use the method which takes an index path. That is, don't use:

dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier(_:)

Instead, use:

dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier(_:forIndexPath:)

The hacky approach in the question you linked to no longer works. This method returns a header. Don't dequeue a cell.

You should use registerNib(_:forHeaderFooterViewReuseIdentifier:) or registerClass(_:forHeaderFooterViewReuseIdentifier:), and dequeueReusableHeaderFooterViewWithIdentifier(_:), as documented.

Thanks!! Without you telling me the approach in my link is no longer valid, I would have been wasting a lot of time!! I implemented in other way! — kwmaeng, Jan 09 '15 at 14:10

dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier keeps returning nil

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