cell is always nil on a UITableView Static cell

Question

I have a UITableViewController where there are three UITableViewCell static

I want to create an outlet for one of the labels inside on of the cells, I couldn't drag and drop, i read over the Internet, people suggest do the following

override func tableView(tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
    let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier(CellIdentefiers.oneMenuCell.rawValue)
    let label = cell!.viewWithTag(1) as! UILabel
    label.font = UIFont(name: Constants.centuryGothic.rawValue, size: CGFloat(17))
    return cell!
}

i gave that label tag = 1

my problem is that the cell is always nil, though it has the correct identifer. look please

What missing did I make?

update

people ask for this

enum CellIdentefiers : String {
    case numberOfPeopleCell
    case dayCell
    case timeCell
    case preferencesCell
    case oneHistoryCell
    case oneConfirmationCell
    case oneMenuCell
}

Can you try using dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier(identifier, IndexPath) — sKhan, Dec 16 '15 at 01:02
tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("reuseIdentifier", forIndexPath: indexPath) — sKhan, Dec 16 '15 at 01:03
@ShafKhan i got this error `'unable to dequeue a cell with identifier oneMenuCell - must register a nib or a class for the identifier or connect a prototype cell in a storyboard'` — sarah, Dec 16 '15 at 01:11
I think this answer has what you're looking for! http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9993669/storyboard-static-cells-dequeuereusablecellwithidentifier-returns-nil — Austar, Dec 16 '15 at 01:21
@Austar even `ableView.cellForRowAtIndexPath(indexPath)` gives nil :( — sarah, Dec 16 '15 at 01:35
@Austar i check that question and i kept with this nil, help me please — sarah, Dec 16 '15 at 10:29

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 16 '15 at 01:18

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Your enum needs raw values i.e.

enum CellIdentefiers : String {
    case numberOfPeopleCell = "numberOfPeopleCell"
    case dayCell = "dayCell"
    case timeCell = "timeCell"
    case preferencesCell = "preferencesCell"
    case oneHistoryCell = "oneHistoryCell"
    case oneConfirmationCell = "oneConfirmationCell"
    case oneMenuCell = "oneMenuCell"
}

answered Dec 16 '15 at 01:18

dudeman

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@sarah: with your code, what happens when you print out the value of `CellIdentefiers.oneMenuCell.rawValue`? – dudeman Dec 16 '15 at 16:48
it will be "oneMenuCell" . that's obvious – sarah Dec 16 '15 at 19:55

Tim · Answer 2 · 2015-12-17T01:05:02.180

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Reuse identifiers are for dynamic cells. To create an outlet for a label in a static cell, you can drag an connect an IBOutlet from storyboard to the ViewController. I just tested it and it absolutely works.

EDIT: Here is an image to prove that you can connect IBOutlets to static cell labels.

edited Dec 17 '15 at 01:05

answered Dec 16 '15 at 01:21

Tim

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you could drag outlet from a static cell??? what xcode is your plz ? because mine not allow me – sarah Dec 16 '15 at 01:37
Version 7.2, but I'm pretty sure I've been doing that for awhile. – Tim Dec 16 '15 at 01:45
Finally figured out how to take a screenshot while holding the connecting line. I have no idea why your Xcode wouldn't let you do this. – Tim Dec 17 '15 at 01:05

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 16 '15 at 03:33

U need to specifically register a cell in the viewDidLoad for a given identifier:

self.tableView.registerClass(UITableViewCell.self, forCellReuseIdentifier: "cellIdentifier")

In your case you would do something like:

self.tableView.registerClass(UITableViewCell.self, forCellReuseIdentifier: CellIdentefiers.oneMenuCell.rawValue)

When you access it in your cellForRowAtIndexPath u need to access that identifier "cellIdentifier" in your dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:

 let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("cellIdentifier")

In your case you are exactly doing that:

let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier(CellIdentefiers.oneMenuCell.rawValue)

The problem is these steps are generally done when you have a "custom" cell you are working with. In case you don't want to use custom cells you can simply do the following in your cellForRowAtIndexPath:

let cellIdentifier = "Cell"
var cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier(cellIdentifier)
if(cel == nil){
    cell = UITableViewCell(style: UITableViewCellStyle.Default, reuseIdentifier: cellIdentifier)
}

Lastly, @MikeAtNobel is correct. You will need to provide String values from the enum rather than int values. Hence the change suggested by him does seem valid and correct.

thanks for the ansewr but after ading your `registerClass` nothing changed, and i keep with the same error. secondly, i was already using the dequeu with identifer. third, No there is no dequeue here, this is a static cell and as I understood there is no deque here — sarah, Dec 16 '15 at 10:21

cell is always nil on a UITableView Static cell

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