dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier always return non nil?

Question

In the classic pattern below the returned cell from dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier is always non nil. Why? Shouldn\'t we have to al

Answer 1

If you're using storyboard and set the UITableViewCell's Identifier to the identifier to the one you are using in dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier ("AlbumCell" in your case) in the storyboard file, the UITableView will always create cells for you. I guess this is a feature of storyboard. If the identifier can't be found in your storyboard, then you need to create cells manually.