UITableViewCell setSelected, but selection not shown

Question

I want to keep a cell selected, and only change when I select another cell. In tableView:cellForRowAtIndexPath: I have set a selected cell with [cell setSelected:YES]. I know the cell is selected, but it is not shown. When I call [tableView reloadData] the selected cell flashes.

Any ideas?

Answer 1

You should use selectRowAtIndexPath:animated:scrollPosition: instead of the selected property for UITableViewCell

See sample UICatalog and read UITableView reference