1. UITableView API
A table view is an instance of the UITableView class. Created given...
an area on the screen, and
A table style.
Rows are created using cells that are UITableViewCell objects.
Two Protocols are used:
Data Sourse: to provide data used to populate the table
Delegate: to managing the appearance and behavior of the table (e.g., headers, footers, reorder cells)

2. Protocols used
Remember: A protocol specifies a behavior through the inclusion of methods in the implementing object.
UITableViewDataSource Protocol has two required methods:
Number of rows in selection
Cell for row at index path
UITableViewDelegate Protocol Has no required methods.

3. Table Cells
A Data Source method returns a cell object for a visible row.
Cells can contain: an image or text content.
The Table Cell object has methods that: manage cell selection, editing, accessory views, and cell configuration.

4. Table Uses Display graphics or text. Can be hierarchical.
Application based menu navigation. Usually hierarchical.
View_iPhone/TableViewAndDataModel/TableViewAndDataModel.html

5. Example Download the DetailOverlayLayer.[h,m] files.
Import the .h file in both AsteroidsAppDelegate.m and AsteroidsLayer.h.
In AsteroidsAppDelegate.m create the layer node and add it to the scene as a child (just like the AsteroidLayer). Hint: you might want to create a global to hold the DetailOverlaylayer *doLayer
In AsteroidsLayer.m do a reloadData on the table in the step method so that the results of the step are redisplayed.

6. Try Adding Color In tableView:cellForRowAtIndexPath:
// Set the colors at the cells...
// Create a background view for the cell
UIView *bg = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:cell.frame];
bg.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:0.0f green:1.0f blue:0.0f alpha:1.0f];
cell.backgroundView = bg;
[bg release];
// UILabel is subclassed from UIView so it just get's colored
idx.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:0.0f green:1.0f blue:0.0f alpha:1.0f];