Deselecting table view cell automatically after selection

[csr]

How would I go about deselecting a table view cell? I'm currently using

let cellStyle = CellStyle(bottomSeparator: .inset,
                          separatorColor: .gray,
                          highlight: true,
                          selectionColor: UIColor(named: "selectedCell"),
                          backgroundColor: .black)

This code highlights the cell on tap but then the cell never gets deselected afterwards. I took a look at the CellStyle docs but couldn't find a propriety that handles deselection. I'm aware there are CellActions I can use (specifically the deselectionAction), although the action returns an item/index so not sure if I can use that.

How would I go about having functional table data deselect my cell automatically? Thanks :)

[raulriera]

Hey,

public typealias SelectionAction = (_ sender: UIView) -> SelectionState
public typealias DeselectionAction = (_ sender: UIView) -> SelectionState

These two actions asks you to return the selection state, returning .deselected will not leave it in that state. If you want to mimic what UITableViewController does, and automatically unselect any cell when you dismiss another view controller. Then you will need to get your hands dirty a bit

[csr]

Got it, thanks. I think I'll need to forgo the selection thing for now unless you may have some pointers on how I could implement it/contribute to make it happen somehow.

[raulriera]

Depends on what you are trying to do. Are you trying to do automatic deselection? You can always query all selected index paths and deselect them by accessing your tableView directly

[csr]

That works great thanks :)