gistfile1.j

@implementation ProjectsView : CPView
{
  CPTableView projectsTable;
}
- (id)initWithFrame:(CPRect)frame
{
   self = [super initWithFrame:frame];

     // create the CPTableView
   projectsTable = [[CPTableView alloc] initWithFrame:[self bounds]];
   [projectsTable setDataSource:self];
   [projectsTable setDelegate:self];

   [projectsTable setUsesAlternatingRowBackgroundColors:YES];
   [projectsTable setAlternatingRowBackgroundColors:[CPArray arrayWithObjects:[CPColor whiteColor],[CPColor redColor]]];


   var headerColor = [CPColor colorWithPatternImage:[[CPImage alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:[[CPBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"button-bezel-center.png"]]]; 
   [[projectsTable cornerView] setBackgroundColor:headerColor];

   // add the first column
   var column = [[CPTableColumn alloc] initWithIdentifier:@"Project"];
   [[column headerView] setStringValue:"Project Name"];
   [[column headerView] setBackgroundColor:headerColor];
   [column setWidth:200.0];
   [projectsTable addTableColumn:column];

   [self addSubview:projectsTable];
}


- (id)tableView:(CPTableView)tableView objectValueForTableColumn:(CPTableColumn)tableColumn row:(int)row
{
  return @"foo";
}


// CPTableView datasource methods
- (int)numberOfRowsInTableView:(CPTableView)tableView
{
    return 1;
}

@end

this is when i add it to the main view list this

projectsView = [[ProjectsView alloc] initWithFrame:[leftView bounds]];
[leftView addSubview:projectsView];