Can't select item in UICollectionView programmatically

Question

I'm trying to set a default item when the view is loaded this way:

override func viewDidLoad() {
   super.viewDidLoad()

   self.collectionView.delegate = self
   self.collectionView.dataSource = self
   self.collectionView.allowsSelection = true
   self.collectionView.allowsMultipleSelection = true

}

I'm trying to select an item in the viewDidAppear method:

override func viewDidAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
    DispatchQueue.main.async(execute: {
        self.collectionView.selectItem(at: IndexPath(item: 0, section: 0), animated: true, scrollPosition: UICollectionViewScrollPosition.bottom)
    })
}

But the didSelectItemAt method is not fired like I need.

func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, didSelectItemAt indexPath: IndexPath){
   //some config
}

Am I forgetting something?

Answer 1

didSelectItemAt is not called if you call selectItem programmatically. You should call the method manually after it.

self.collectionView.selectItem(at: IndexPath(item: 0, section: 0), animated: true, scrollPosition: .bottom)
self.collectionView(self.collectionView, didSelectItemAt: IndexPath(item: 0, section: 0))

Answer 2

From documentation of selectItem(at:animated:scrollPosition:)

This method does not cause any selection-related delegate methods to be called.

That means you will have to call the delegate method manually.

Answer 3

let indexPath = IndexPath(item: 0, section: 0)
DispatchQueue.main.async {
   self.collectionView.selectItem(at: indexPath, animated: true, scrollPosition: .left)
}

This is the solution which is working for me. Hope this will help you.