How to use detailTextLabel when initializing cell in code?

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I don't have a prototype cell in IB. I'm initializing the cell in code.

let mycell = UITableViewCell(style: .Default, reuseIdentifier: "reuseIdentifier")
mycell.textLabel!.text = "main text"
mycell.detailTextLabel!.text = "test"

The mycell.textLabel!.text call works fine. But the mycell.detailTextLabel!.text call crashes the app because mycell.detailTextLabel is nil. Is there something else I need to do for that part to work?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:52

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I ran into the same problem - this helped.

How to Set UITableViewCellStyleSubtitle and dequeueReusableCell in Swift?

Use something like:

cell = UITableViewCell(style: UITableViewCellStyle.Subtitle,
                reuseIdentifier: "identifier")

edited May 23 '17 at 11:52

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answered Dec 21 '15 at 16:35

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If you type only the dot, Subtitle doesn't appear in the hints. You have to type out UITableViewCellStyle then dot and it is there. Do you know why? – 4thSpace Dec 21 '15 at 16:43
I don't, but I ran into this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/30025110/autocomplete-for-leading-dot-doesnt-work-in-swift – knopch1425 Dec 22 '15 at 00:09

How to use detailTextLabel when initializing cell in code?

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