tableView:cellForRowAtIndexPath: never being called - objective-c

Question

I have a UITableView, named tblParentComments in a UIView, of class CBox.
I have definitely set my view as the datasource and delegate of my table view, and my view does implement those protocols. The method tableView:numberOfRowsInSection: does get called and returns a non-zero value. But the function tableView:cellForRowAtIndexPath: is never called.
I noticed that if I put the method tableView:cellForRowAtIndexPath: in comments, Xcode does NOT stop compiling with an error like "tableView:cellForRowAtIndexPath: is required" -- the app just runs and show a empty table.
I don't understand. Any ideas? This is the code for my view:
Interface CBox.h
#interface CBox : UIView <UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSource>
And in the implementation file:
- (id) initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame
{
self = [super initWithFrame:frame];
if (self) {
tblParentComments = [[UITableView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0.0f, 0.0f, self.frame.size.width, frame.size.height)];
tblParentComments.delegate = self;
tblParentComments.dataSource = self;
//tblParentComments.userInteractionEnabled = NO;
tblParentComments.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
tblParentComments.separatorStyle = UITableViewCellSeparatorStyleNone;
tblParentComments.bounces = NO;
[self addSubview:tblParentComments];
}
return self;
}
#pragma mark - UITableViewDelegate + UITableViewDatasource
-(NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
NSLog(#"num of rows = %d", parentComents.count);
return 1; // I set a non-zero value for test
}
-(UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
.... // I set a breakpoint here, never been called here
}

Answer 1

YES..i have the same problem... and I just found out the solution.
In my class i use different inits with different parameters.
In my -(void)viewDidLoad i use to alloc the table view with CGRectZero, and ONLY in this case IF u DONT set up the FRAME of the UITableView then:
the numberOfRowsInSection will BE CALLED
the cellForRowAtIndexPath will NEVER BE CALL
I just set up my UITableView frame and it's works.

Answer 2

As I read above comments I can figure out couple of things:
You probably have messed up a bit structure of your code. You should always conform to protocols in your view controller - ! not view. Alternatively, what I like to do (as it gives me better control over my code and it keeps things clean), separate protocols out of view controller - means create new object (model object) that will handle everything what table requires and it will conforms to table delegate and datasource.
If you organise your code wisely, you should avoid situation you described.
Also I believe you may have 2 objects conforming to table protocols, and thats where the things get ugly.