add image to uitableview cell

I have a tableview, how can I add image to the left of this cells?

cell.imageView.image = [UIImage imageNamed:@"image.png"];

UPDATE: Like Steven Fisher said, this should only work for cells with style UITableViewCellStyleDefault which is the default style. For other styles, you'd need to add a UIImageView to the cell's contentView.

Try this code:--

UIImageView *imv = [[UIImageView alloc]initWithFrame:CGRectMake(3,2, 20, 25)];
imv.image=[UIImage imageNamed:@"arrow2.png"];
[cell addSubview:imv];
[imv release];

Standard UITableViewCell already contains UIImageView that appears to the left to all your labels if its image is set. You can access it using imageView property:

cell.imageView.image = someImage;

If for some reason standard behavior does not suit your needs (note that you can customize properties of that standard image view) then you can add your own UIImageView to the cell as Aman suggested in his answer. But in that approach you'll have to manage cell's layout yourself (e.g. make sure that cell labels do not overlap image). And do not add subviews to the cell directly - add them to cell's contentView:

// DO NOT!
[cell addSubview:imv]; 
// DO:
[cell.contentView addSubview:imv];

For my fellow Swift users, here is the code you will need:

let imageName = "un-child-rights.jpg"
let image = UIImage(named: imageName)
cell.imageView!.image = image

Swift 4 solution:

    cell.imageView?.image = UIImage(named: "yourImageName")

Swift 5 solution

cell.imageView?.image = UIImage.init(named: "yourImageName")

All good answers from others. Here are two ways you can solve this:

1. Directly from the code where you will have to programmatically control the dimensions of the imageview

    override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
        let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "xyz", for: indexPath)
        ...
        cell.imageView!.image = UIImage(named: "xyz") // if retrieving the image from the assets folder 
        return cell
    }
   

2. From the story board, where you can use the attribute inspector & size inspector in the utility pane to adjust positioning, add constraints and specify dimensions

• In the storyboard, add an imageView object in to the cell's content view with your desired dimensions and add a tag to the view(imageView) in the attribute inspector. Then do the following in your viewController

       override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
           let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "xyz", for: indexPath)
           ...
           let pictureView = cell.viewWithTag(119) as! UIImageView //let's assume the tag is set to 119
           pictureView.image = UIImage(named: "xyz") // if retrieving the image from the assets folder 
           return cell
       }