custom cell for static table view not updating - objective-c

Question

I have a static table view with 2 cells (in 2 groups).
I have a custom cell (xib) with picture and some data inside.
I've declared through storyboard the cell to be a type of my custom cell and I have a function in my view that sets the photo of the cell and it's data. The problem is that the cell stays empty. I even tried reload data to the table. Whatam I missing? (I'm new to storyboars and viewes)
the code i'm using:
#interface CAUploadDetailsViewController ()
#property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet CAContentCell *currentUploadedFile;
#property (strong, nonatomic) IBOutlet UITableView *table;
#end
#implementation CAUploadDetailsViewController
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
// self.tableView.delegate = self;
CAContent* content = [[CAContent new] init];
content.name = #"file.txt";
content.sizeInBytes = 4444;
self.currentUploadedFile.item = content;
// Do any additional setup after loading the view.
// self.view.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithPatternImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"ExplorerBackground3"]];
[self.tableView reloadData];
}
- (void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated
{
}
- (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning {
[super didReceiveMemoryWarning];
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
/*
#pragma mark - Navigation
// In a storyboard-based application, you will often want to do a little preparation before navigation
- (void)prepareForSegue:(UIStoryboardSegue *)segue sender:(id)sender {
// Get the new view controller using [segue destinationViewController].
// Pass the selected object to the new view controller.
}
*/
#end
when i set the item, it has the following code:
- (void)setItem:(id)item
{
_item = item;
// Cast content
CAContent* content = (CAContent *)item;
self.labelTitle.text = content.name;
NSString* icon = #"MyIcon";
// Set icon image
self.imageIcon.image = [UIImage imageNamed:icon];
}
=== UPDATE (25/1/15)===
i've managed to solve it using cellForRowAtIndexPath, but it feels that this solution is a bit weird (i don't like the code) - is this is how custom cells should be handled? because i need only 1 cell to be custom (i've got 2 cells in my table)
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
// self.tableView.delegate = self;
// Customize background
self.view.layer.contents = (id)[UIImage imageNamed:#"ExplorerBackground3"].CGImage;
// Register cell nib
[self.table registerNib:[UINib nibWithNibName:#"CAContentCell" bundle:[NSBundle mainBundle]] forCellReuseIdentifier:#"CAContentCell"];
}
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
// we should configure only the first cell.
if (indexPath.section == 0 && indexPath.row == 0)
{
CAContentCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:#"CAContentCell"];
if (cell == nil) {
cell = [[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:#"CAContentCell"
owner:self
options:nil][0];
}
CAContent* content = [[CAContent new] init];
content.name = #"file.txt";
content.sizeInBytes = 4444;
cell.item = content;
return cell;
}
return [super tableView:tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath];
}