Creating a UITableView Programmatically

Solution 1:

When you register a class, and use dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:forIndexPath:, the dequeue method is guaranteed to return a cell, so your if (cell == nil) clause is never entered. So, just do it the old way, don't register the class, and use dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:

- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    static NSString *CellIdentifier = @"newFriendCell";
    UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];

    if (cell == nil) {
        cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc]initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleSubtitle reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
    }
//etc.
return cell;
}

As for the segue, it can't be called because you can't make a segue to a table that you've created in code, not in IB. Again, go back to the old way and use tableView:didSelectRowAtIndexPath: which will be called when you select a cell. Instantiate your detail controller there and do the trasition in code.

After edit:

I didn't see your added code there. You've implemented didDeselectRowAtIndexPath rather than didSelectRowAtIndexPath. If you change that, your segue should work.

Solution 2:

You might be do that its works 100% .

- (void)viewDidLoad
{
    [super viewDidLoad];
    // init table view
    tableView = [[UITableView alloc] initWithFrame:self.view.bounds style:UITableViewStylePlain];

    // must set delegate & dataSource, otherwise the the table will be empty and not responsive
    tableView.delegate = self;
    tableView.dataSource = self;

    tableView.backgroundColor = [UIColor cyanColor];

    // add to canvas
    [self.view addSubview:tableView];
}

#pragma mark - UITableViewDataSource
// number of section(s), now I assume there is only 1 section
- (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)theTableView
{
    return 1;
}

// number of row in the section, I assume there is only 1 row
- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)theTableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
    return 1;
}

// the cell will be returned to the tableView
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)theTableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    static NSString *cellIdentifier = @"HistoryCell";

    // Similar to UITableViewCell, but 
    JSCustomCell *cell = (JSCustomCell *)[theTableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:cellIdentifier];
    if (cell == nil) {
        cell = [[JSCustomCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:cellIdentifier];
    }
    // Just want to test, so I hardcode the data
    cell.descriptionLabel.text = @"Testing";

    return cell;
}

#pragma mark - UITableViewDelegate
// when user tap the row, what action you want to perform
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)theTableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    NSLog(@"selected %d row", indexPath.row);
}

@end

Solution 3:

- (void)viewDidLoad {
     [super viewDidLoad];
     arr=[[NSArray alloc]initWithObjects:@"ABC",@"XYZ", nil];
     tableview = [[UITableView alloc]initWithFrame:tableFrame style:UITableViewStylePlain];   
     tableview.delegate = self;
     tableview.dataSource = self;
     [self.view addSubview:tableview];
}

- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
    return arr.count;
}

- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:@"MyCell"];

    if(cell == nil)
    {
        cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc]initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:@"MyCell"];
    }

    cell.textLabel.text=[arr objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];

    return cell;
}

Solution 4:

- (void)viewDidLoad
{
    [super viewDidLoad];
    tableView = [[UITableView alloc] initWithFrame:self.view.bounds style:UITableViewStylePlain];
    tableView.delegate = self;
    tableView.dataSource = self;

    tableView.backgroundColor = [UIColor grayColor];

    // add to superview
    [self.view addSubview:tableView];
}

#pragma mark - UITableViewDataSource
- (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)theTableView
{
    return 1;
}

- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)theTableView numberOfRowsInSection:    (NSInteger)section
{
    return 1;
}

// the cell will be returned to the tableView
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)theTableView  cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    static NSString *cellIdentifier = @"HistoryCell";

    // Similar to UITableViewCell, but 
    UITableViewCell *cell = (UITableViewCell *)[theTableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:cellIdentifier];
    if (cell == nil)
    {
        cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:cellIdentifier];
    }
    cell.descriptionLabel.text = @"Testing";
    return cell;
}