How do I maintain the UITableView selected row when returning from a UINavigationController child screen?

Question

I have a UITableView of customers where a row/customer is selected. The user can then push another view on the UINavigationController stack to add a new customer. When I pop the child screen and return to the UITableView the previously selected row is no longer selected.

I can re-select the row in viewDidAppear() but it looks bad as you can see the deselect and the select. Is there a way to maintain the selected row when returning from the child screen?

Answer 1

I assume you are using a table view controller, as otherwise it is your responsibility to write this behaviour anyway. In a table view controller, though, it's easy. Just add in viewDidLoad:

self.clearsSelectionOnViewWillAppear = NO;

That will keep the row selected, unless you manually deselect the row or the user selects another row on the table.