My second level detail controller is not showing the initWithObjects in my array in the viewDidLoad method - objective-c

Question

I am creating a Two Level table view. And the second view is supposed to have the list of the movies I have listed below in my viewDidLoad method, but it is not showing.(You can see my screen shots attached)Does anyone know which file where I can look to see why it is not showing? The code below is from my DisclosureButtonController.m file which is to display this information after I hit the Disclosure Buttons instance on the First Level screen.
Regards,
#import "LWWDisclosureButtonController.h"
#import "LWWAppDelegate.h"
#import "LWWDisclosureDetailController.h"
#interface LWWDisclosureButtonController ()
#property (strong, nonatomic) LWWDisclosureDetailController *childController;
#end
#implementation LWWDisclosureButtonController
#synthesize list;
#synthesize childController;
//- (id)initWithNibName:(NSString *)nibNameOrNil bundle:(NSBundle *)nibBundleOrNil
//{
// self = [super initWithNibName:nibNameOrNil bundle:nibBundleOrNil];
//if (self) {
// Custom initialization
//}
//return self;
//}
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
NSArray *array = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects:#"Toy Story", #"A Bug's Life", #"Toy Story 2", #"Monsters, Inc.", #"Finding Nemo", #"The Incredibles", #"Cars", #"Ratatouille", #"WALL-E", #"Up", #"Toy Story 3", #"Cars 2", #"Brave", nil];
self.list = array;
// Do any additional setup after loading the view.
}
- (void)viewDidUnload
{
[super viewDidUnload];
self.list = nil;
self.childController = nil;
// Release any retained subviews of the main view.
}
#pragma mark -
#pragma mark Table Data Source Methods
- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
return [list count];//
}
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath: (NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
static NSString * DisclosureButtonCellIdentifier = #"DisclosureButtonCellIdentifier";
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:DisclosureButtonCellIdentifier];
if (cell == nil)
{
cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc]
initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault
reuseIdentifier:DisclosureButtonCellIdentifier];
}
NSUInteger row = [indexPath row];
NSString *rowString = [list objectAtIndex:row];
cell.textLabel.text = rowString;
cell.accessoryType = UITableViewCellAccessoryDetailDisclosureButton;
return cell;
}
#pragma mark -
#pragma mark Table Delegate Methods
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
UIAlertView *alert = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:#"Hey, boss do you see the disclosure button?" message:#"If you're trying to drill down, touch that instead mate!" delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:#"Won't happen again" otherButtonTitles:nil];
[alert show];
}
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView accessoryButtonTappedForRowWithIndexPath: (NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
if (childController == nil)
{
childController = [[LWWDisclosureDetailController alloc]initWithNibName:#"LWWDisclosureDetail" bundle:nil];
}
childController.title = #"Disclosure Button Pressed";
NSUInteger row = [indexPath row];
NSString *selectedMovie = [list objectAtIndex:row];
NSString *detailMessage = [[NSString alloc]initWithFormat:#"You pressed the disclosure button for %#.", selectedMovie];
childController.message = detailMessage;
childController.title = selectedMovie;
[self.navigationController pushViewController:childController animated:YES];
}
- (BOOL)shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)interfaceOrientation
{
return (interfaceOrientation == UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait);
}
#end

Answer 1

Why not start the array with the VC instead of after the VC loads? Try overriding the init method.
- (id) init {
if((self == [super init])) {
//load your array here and set
}
return self;
}
That way, on older devices, you don't have to wait after the view loads to see the array. But, however, this is my preference. I love to override init methods and create my own.
Also, for some weird reason on my SDK, I have to use NSMutableArray instead of NSArray or it won't work. Maybe you have the same issue?
Also, I've noticed NSString *selectedMovie. Instead of using just "row", use the getter indexPath.row.
Hope these suggestions helped!

Answer 2

Call:
[self.tableView reloadData]; (put in place of self.tableView the var or property connected to the tableView)
after the:
self.list = array;
code line in the viewDidLoad method
and put a
NSLog(#"number of rows: %d", [self.list count]);
in
- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
return [list count];//
}
to check if it is not zero.