How to deselect a selected UITableView cell?

use this code

- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath 
 {
    //Change the selected background view of the cell.
     [tableView deselectRowAtIndexPath:indexPath animated:YES];
 }

Swift 3.0:

override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
    //Change the selected background view of the cell.
    tableView.deselectRow(at: indexPath, animated: true)
}

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Use the following method in the table view delegate's didSelectRowAtIndexpath (Or from anywhere)

[myTable deselectRowAtIndexPath:[myTable indexPathForSelectedRow] animated:YES];

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It might be useful to make an extension in Swift for this.

Swift 4 and Swift 5:

Swift extension (e.g. in a UITableViewExtension.swift file):

import UIKit

extension UITableView {

    func deselectSelectedRow(animated: Bool)
    {
        if let indexPathForSelectedRow = self.indexPathForSelectedRow {
            self.deselectRow(at: indexPathForSelectedRow, animated: animated)
        }
    }

}

Use e.g.:

override func viewWillAppear(_ animated: Bool)
{
    super.viewWillAppear(animated)

    self.tableView.deselectSelectedRow(animated: true)
}

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Try this:

for (NSIndexPath *indexPath in tableView.indexPathsForSelectedRows) {
    [tableView deselectRowAtIndexPath:indexPath animated:NO];
}

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Please check with the delegate method whether it is correct or not. For example;

-(void) tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didDeselectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath

for

-(void) tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath

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Swift 4:

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

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This is a solution for Swift 4

 in tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath)

just add

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

it works like a charm

example:

func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
        tableView.deselectRow(at: indexPath, animated: true)
//some code
}

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In addition to setting the cell as selected, you also need to inform the tableView that the cell is selected. Add a call to -tableView:selectRowAtIndexPath:animated:scrollPosition: to your willDisplayCell: method: and you will be able to deselect it as normal.

- (void)tableView:(UITableView*)tableView 
  willDisplayCell:(UITableViewCell*)cell
forRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath*)indexPath
{ 
    AppDelegate_iPad *appDelegte = (AppDelegate_iPad *)[[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate];

    if ([appDelegte.indexPathDelegate row] == [indexPath row])
    {
        // SELECT CELL
        [cell setSelected:YES]; 
        // TELL TABLEVIEW THAT ROW IS SELECTED
        [tableView selectRowAtIndexPath:indexPath animated:NO scrollPosition:UITableViewScrollPositionNone];   
    } 
}

Be sure to use UITableViewScrollPositionNone to avoid odd scrolling behavior.

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Based on saikirans solution, I have written this, which helped me. On the .m file:

- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {

    if(selectedRowIndex && indexPath.row == selectedRowIndex.row) {

        [tableView deselectRowAtIndexPath:indexPath animated:YES];
        selectedRowIndex = nil;

    }

    else {  self.selectedRowIndex = [indexPath retain];   }

    [tableView beginUpdates];
    [tableView endUpdates];

}

And on the header file:

@property (retain, nonatomic) NSIndexPath* selectedRowIndex;

I am not very experienced either, so double check for memory leaks etc.

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This should work:

[tableView deselectRowAtIndexPath:indexpath1 animated:NO];

Just make sure materialTable and tableView are pointing to the same object.

Is materials connected to the tableView in Interface Builder?

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If you want to select any table cell with the first click and deselect with the second, you should use this code:

- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView 
        didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {   

    if (self.selectedIndexPath && 
        [indexPath compare:self.selectedIndexPath] == NSOrderedSame) {

        [tableView deselectRowAtIndexPath:indexPath animated:YES];
         self.selectedIndexPath = nil;
    } 
    else {
        self.selectedIndexPath = indexPath;
    }
}

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Swift 4:

func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, willSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> IndexPath? {
    let cell = tableView.cellForRow(at: indexPath)
    if cell?.isSelected == true { // check if cell has been previously selected
        tableView.deselectRow(at: indexPath, animated: true)
        return nil
    } else {
        return indexPath
    }
}

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Swift 2.0:

tableView.deselectRowAtIndexPath(indexPath, animated: true)

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Swift 3/4

In ViewController:

func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
    tableView.deselectRow(at: indexPath, animated: true)
}

In Custom Cell:

override func awakeFromNib() {
    super.awakeFromNib()
    selectionStyle = .none
}

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try this

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

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NSIndexPath * index = [self.menuTableView indexPathForSelectedRow];
[self.menuTableView deselectRowAtIndexPath:index animated:NO];

place this code according to your code and you will get your cell deselected.

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Can you try this?

- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView 
  didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {

    AppDelegate_iPad *appDelegte = 
    (AppDelegate_iPad *)[[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate];
    NSIndexPath *indexpath1 = appDelegte.indexPathDelegate;
    appDelegte.indexPathDelegate = indexPath;

    UITableViewCell *prevSelectedCell = [tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath: indexpath1];
    if([prevSelectedCell isSelected]){
       [prevSelectedCell setSelected:NO];
    }
}

It worked for me.

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Swift

func tableView(tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) {

    // your code

    // your code

    // and use deselect row to end line of this function

    self.tableView.deselectRowAtIndexPath(indexPath, animated: true)

}

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Swift 3.0:

Following the protocol conformance section of the ray wenderlich swift style guide, to keep related methods grouped together, put this extension below your view controller class like that:

// your view controller
class MyViewcontroller: UIViewController {
  // class stuff here
}

// MARK: - UITableViewDelegate
extension MyViewcontroller: UITableViewDelegate {
      // use the UITableViewDelegate method tableView(_:didSelectRowAt:)
    func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {

        // your code when user select row at indexPath

        // at the end use deselectRow
        tableView.deselectRow(at: indexPath, animated: true)
    }
}

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func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
    tableView.deselectRow(at: indexPath, animated: true)
}

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Swift 3

I've run into this as well - when you navigate or unwind back to the table view it usually doesn't deselect the previously selected row for you. I put this code in the table view controller & it works well:

override func viewDidAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
    if let lastSelectedRow = tableView.indexPathForSelectedRow {
        tableView.deselectRow(at: lastSelectedRow, animated: true)
    }
}

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swift 3.0

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

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To have deselect (DidDeselectRowAt) fire when clicked the first time because of preloaded data; you need inform the tableView that the row is already selected to begin with, so that an initial click then deselects the row:

//Swift 3:

func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {

    if tableView[indexPath.row] == "data value"

        tableView.selectRow(at: indexPath, animated: false, scrollPosition: UITableViewScrollPosition.none)

    }
}

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