cell.detailTextLabel not working

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I want to set up a textLabel and a detailTextLabel for my table. The textLabel is working properly. However, I couldnt get the detailTextLabel to display the text that I have set. Below is my code

- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
    static NSString *CellIdentifier = @"Cell";

    UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];

    if (cell == nil) {
        cell = [[[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleSubtitle reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier] autorelease];
    }

    cell.accessoryType = UITableViewCellAccessoryDisclosureIndicator;
    cell.textLabel.text = @"SomeString";
    cell.detailTextLabel.text = @"hello";

    return cell;
}

What's the value of `cell.detailTextLabel` at that point? Can you `NSLog` it or set a breakpoint and check it? — Tim, Jan 29 '13 at 23:02
Sorry I am new to xcode.. how do you configure a cell in storyboard? — K Hsueh, Jan 29 '13 at 23:09
I found out the reason.. I put [self.tableView registerClass:[UITableViewCell class] forCellReuseIdentifier:@"Cell"]; in my viewDidLoad. When I remove this code, it works fine. Thanks everyone. — K Hsueh, Jan 29 '13 at 23:46

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Jan 08 '14 at 21:23

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I have faced similar issue as like @user1829700.

My initial settings are

TableView --> Prototype Cell --> (Attribute Inspector) Style - set to Custom (by design)

Changed Style to - Subtitle, it does the trick

edited Jan 08 '14 at 21:23

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answered Jan 08 '14 at 21:04

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 30 '13 at 03:32

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Try this Use appropriate UITableViewCellStyle with this (anything but UITableViewCellStyleDefault should thus work). The cell's style is specified when you initialize it.

answered Jan 30 '13 at 03:32

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 16 '13 at 14:21

In your custom table cell implementation try adding @synthesize detailTextLabel;

Header (.h):

@property (nonatomic, weak) IBOutlet UILabel *textLabel;
@property (nonatomic, weak) IBOutlet UILabel *detailTextLabel;

Implementation (.m):

@synthesize textLabel;
@synthesize detailTextLabel;

cell.detailTextLabel not working

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