How do I select and highlight a UICollectionView like a UITableViewCell?

Question

I have a simple dilemma. I have a UICollectionViewController in my app that displays saved quizzes. I have the loading right, but I want it to move detect a tap on one of them and then do logic to load it into the main VC. I would like the selection to be similar to a UITableViewCell where it highlights it for a second and then unhighlights it. I am using a subclassed UICollectionViewCell if that helps.

Answer 1

In order for the highlighting to show, you can subclass your cells like this:

import UIKit

class CustomCell: UICollectionViewCell {

    override func awakeFromNib() {
        super.awakeFromNib()

        let backgroundView = UIView(frame: CGRectZero)

        backgroundView.backgroundColor = UIColor.blueColor()

        self.selectedBackgroundView = backgroundView
    }
}

From the docs for UICollectionViewCell:

You can use this view to give the cell a custom appearance when it is selected. When the cell is selected, this view is layered above the backgroundView and behind the contentView.