UITableView cells stay selected

Question

For some reason after coming back to my parent UITableViewController from child UIViewController, the selected cell stays highlighted. I've tried the obvious solution below without any luck:

- (void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated
{
    [super viewWillAppear:animated];
    [self.tableView deselectRowAtIndexPath:[self.tableView indexPathForSelectedRow] animated:animated];
}

I narrowed the issue down to the following code:

- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    NSString *selectedString = [self tableView:tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath].textLabel.text;

    if([selectedString isEqualToString:@"Browser"])
    {
        [self performSegueWithIdentifier:@"showBrowser" sender:indexPath];
    }
    else if([selectedString isEqualToString:@"Settings"])
    {
        if([[User user] loggedIn])
        {
            [self performSegueWithIdentifier:@"showUserSettings" sender:indexPath];
        }
        else
        {
            [self performSegueWithIdentifier:@"showLogin" sender:indexPath];
        }
    }
    else if([selectedString isEqualToString:@"Blank Page"])
    {
        [self performSegueWithIdentifier:@"showBrowser" sender:[NSURL URLWithString:@"about:blank"]];
    }
}

Removing everything in - (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath and putting just a single performSegueWithIdentifier method WILL deselect the cell once coming back from the child, however what I have now does not deselect it.

I have also tried placing

[self.tableView deselectRowAtIndexPath:[self.tableView indexPathForSelectedRow] animated:YES];

in the didSelectRowAtIndexPath method itself with no luck.

Any ideas?

Have you got a custom cell? Is `self.tableView` definitely not `nil`? — Paul.s, Mar 09 '14 at 10:29

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:58

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In your UITableViewController implement viewWillAppear delegate.

In viewWillAppear write this line:

[self.tableView reloadData];

Hope this helps.. :)

Edit:

If you reload a cell that cell will be deselected. This and this will definitely help you.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:58

Community

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answered Mar 09 '14 at 05:56

Rashad

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Thanks for the reply, but unfortunately none of the posts on your edit worked either. – user3397214 Mar 09 '14 at 07:27
Awesome. I was using a TableViewCell subclass and the highlighted state would stay up if the user slid their finger away from the cell. This worked perfectly when I stuck it in didSelectRowAtIndexPath. – mondousage Jul 10 '15 at 15:31
@mondousage > Glad to know.. :) – Rashad Jul 11 '15 at 04:01

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 09 '14 at 06:02

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implement didSelectRowAtIndexPath and write [tableView deselectRowAtIndexPath:indexPath];

answered Mar 09 '14 at 06:02

Mohd Iftekhar Qurashi

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make sure you set the delegate of tableview. – Mohd Iftekhar Qurashi Mar 09 '14 at 09:28

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 09 '14 at 05:31

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Try adding [cell setSelected:NO animated:YES] in the didSelectRowAtIndexPath method.

answered Mar 09 '14 at 05:31

aksh1t

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This works, however it removes the grey line separating it from the cell beneath it. Also, when selecting the cell a second time, it doesn't highlight at all. Any workaround to this? – user3397214 Mar 09 '14 at 05:43
Sorry for the late reply, but this code is working perfectly for me. The grey separator line remains there (for the default cells). Try removing `[self.tableView deselectRowAtIndexPath:[self.tableView indexPathForSelectedRow] animated:animated];` from your `viewWillAppear`. – aksh1t Mar 10 '14 at 06:21

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 09 '14 at 05:34

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Try:

 [self.tableView reloadData];

In ViewWillApear

answered Mar 09 '14 at 05:34

MCMatan

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What about setNeedsDisplay? – MCMatan Mar 09 '14 at 07:06
Tried that as well with no luck. – user3397214 Mar 09 '14 at 07:29

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Jul 16 '17 at 02:27

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Swift 3.1

In func tableView(didSelectRowAt indexPath) insert:

tableView.deselectRow(at: indexPath, animated: true)

answered Jul 16 '17 at 02:27

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UITableView cells stay selected

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