UITableViewCell not using the custom UITableViewCell

[Yko]

Hey guys,

I have a UITableViewController created programmatically without a XIB file like so:

@interface VideoViewController: UITableViewController

I have a navigation controller and a tabBar on the app delegate. All are done programmatically. So, here's the code inside init:

self.title = @"Video"
[[self navigationItem] setTitle = @"Video"];

// I did not have to do this for it to work normally but I did it just in case
[[self tableView] setDelegate:self];

So, anyways, I try to create a custom UITableViewCell by following this tutorial:
Custom UITableViewCell Using Interface Builder | iCodeBlog

Everything looks great. Basically, the custom cell was created using a XIB file and then in IB, it is tied to the VideoViewCell class. Perfect.

But, when I try to use it, the VideoViewController does not display anything.

- (UITableViewCell *)tableViewUITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPathNSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
static NSString *CellIdentifier = @"VideoViewCell";
VideoViewCell *cell = (VideoViewCell *)[tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
if (cell == nil)
{
cell = [[[VideoViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier] autorelease];
}
}

[[cell backgroundView] setBackgroundColor:[...];

In the custom cell, there's a UIView that serves as the background view. When I build and run, it shows blank. When I run the debugger, the cellForRowAtIndexPath is fine and everything checks out. It just seems to get replaced by the native cell of the UITableViewController instead of the custom cell.

When I click on the cell, my original function still works.

I'm at a lost. Can someone please direct me?

Thanks!!!!

[Yko]

Shameless bump.