UITableViewController

A UITableView is a view object. Recall that in the MVC design pattern, which iOS developers do their best to follow, each class falls into exactly one of the following categories:

  • model: holds data and knows nothing about the UI

  • view: is visible to the user and knows nothing about the model objects

  • controller: keeps the UI and the model objects in sync and controls the flow of the application

As a view object, a UITableView does not handle application logic or data. When using a UITableView, you must consider what else is necessary to get the table working in your application:

  • A UITableView typically needs a view controller to handle its appearance on the screen.

  • A UITableView needs ...

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