How do I tell which cell in a UITableView?

Question

How do I see which cell is selected in a UITableView? I'm just trying to do something simple, but I kinda forgot how to do it. :D Anyway, could some one help me? I want it to be an "if" statement such as:

if (/*The first cell got selected*/) {
    self.label.text = @"Hello!"
}

Could someone fill out the commented space?

Thanks

Answer 1

//table is a reference to your UITableView
NSIndexPath* path = [table indexPathForSelectedRow];
if (path && path.row == 0 ) {
    self.label.text = @"Hello!"
}

You can also track changing selected state in UITableView's delegate tableView:didDeselectRowAtIndexPath: method

Answer 2

Presumably you want to do this when the user makes their selection? If so, you need to implement - (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath in your table view delegate:

- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
    if (indexPath.row == 0) {
        UITableViewCell *cell = [self tableView:tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath];
        cell.textLabel.text = @"Hello!";
    }
    // ... other row selection logic
}