selection color for a UITableViewCell

Question

If I have a custom UITableViewCell that doesn't use the textLabel built in to the cell but instead does its own drawing, how can I change the appearance of the contentView on selection, like it does automatically for the default text (customizable by setting the selectedTextColor:)?

If I change tableView:willSelectRowAtIndexPath:, then it only updates after the blue selection background is up, but not while it's animating, like I want.

Answer 1

Just don't subclass UITableViewCell and use the default behavior. You can fully customize a cell without any subclassing.

Read this article for more details.