iPhone : UITableViewCell : changing background color of selected cell

Question

Does anyone know how to change the background color of a cell using UITableViewCell, for each selected cell? I created this UITableViewCell inside the code for TableView.

Answer 1

If you're talking about selected cells, the property is -selectedBackgroundView. This will be shown when the user selects your cell.

Answer 2

I've had luck with the following:

- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView willDisplayCell:(UITableViewCell *)cell forRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    bool isSelected = // enter your own code here
    if (isSelected)
    {
        [cell setBackgroundColor:[UIColor colorWithRed:1 green:1 blue:0.75 alpha:1]];
        [cell setAccessibilityTraits:UIAccessibilityTraitSelected];
    }
    else
    {
        [cell setBackgroundColor:[UIColor clearColor]];
        [cell setAccessibilityTraits:0];
    }
}

Answer 3

Changing the property selectedBackgroundView is correct and the simplest way. I use the following code to change the selection color:

// set selection color
UIView *myBackView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:cell.frame];
myBackView.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:1 green:1 blue:0.75 alpha:1];
cell.selectedBackgroundView = myBackView;
[myBackView release];