How to give UITableViewCells a selected color other than gray
Swift version: 5.4
Ever since iOS 7.0, table view cells have been gray when tapped, even when you specifically told Interface Builder you wanted them to be blue. Don't worry, though: it's an easy thing to change, as long as you don't mind writing three lines of code. Specifically, you need to add something like this to your cellForRowAt method:
let backgroundView = UIView()
backgroundView.backgroundColor = UIColor.red
cell.selectedBackgroundView = backgroundViewYou can customize the view as much as you want to, but remember to keep the overall amount of work low to avoid hurting scroll performance.
SPONSORED Join a FREE crash course for iOS devs who want to become complete senior developers — from October 18th to 24th. Learn how to apply iOS app architecture patterns through a series of lectures and practical coding sessions.
Sponsor Hacking with Swift and reach the world's largest Swift community!
Available from iOS 7.0
Similar solutions…
- How to give a UIStackView a background color
- When to use a set rather than an array
- How to make UITableViewCells auto resize to their content
- How to swipe to delete UITableViewCells
- How to check whether your other apps are installed
About the Swift Knowledge Base
This is part of the Swift Knowledge Base, a free, searchable collection of solutions for common iOS questions.
