RootView.m

...

// To use, place this code somewhere in your View Controller,
// all you need it to do is give it a size and an array of 
// data.

NSMutableArray* data = 
    [[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithObjects:
    @"Andy",@"Erik",@"Aaron",@"Frank",@"Will",@"Joe",nil];

SimpleTableView *simpleTableView = 
    [[SimpleTableView alloc] initWithFrame:self.view.frame
    andDataArray:data];

[self.view addSubView:simpleTableView];

...

SimpleTableView.h

#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>

@interface SimpleTableView : UITableView 
<UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSource> {
    NSMutableArray *dataArray;
}
@property (nonatomic,retain) DataArray *dataArray;

// Change this init function to whatever is convenient to you.
- (id) initWithFrame:(CGRect)theFrame 
        andDataArray:(NSMutableArray*)data;

@end

SimpleTableView.m

#import "SimpleTableView.h"

@implementation SimpleTableView
@synthesize dataArray;

- (id) initWithFrame:(CGRect)theFrame 
        andDataArray:(NSMutableArray*)data {
    if (self = [super initWithFrame:theFrame]) {
        // This is the "Trick", set the delegates to self.
        self.dataArray = data;
        self.dataSource = self;
        self.delegate = self;
    }
    
    return self;
}

#pragma mark -
#pragma mark Table View Delegates

- (NSInteger)
        numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView {
    return 1;    
}

- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView 
        numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section {  
    return [dataArray count];
} 

- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView     
        cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {

    static NSString *CellIdentifier = @"Cell";
    UITableViewCell *cell = 
        [tableView 
            dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];

    if (cell == nil) {
        cell = [[[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero
                reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier] autorelease];   
    }
    
    cell.textLabel.text = 
        [dataArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
    return cell;    
}


@end