is there a way to show Uitableviewcell selection on limited frame? - objective-c

Question

i have a uitableview cell added some labels something like this
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
static NSString *CellIdentifier = #"Cell";
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
if (cell == nil) {
cell = [[[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier] autorelease];
UIImage* myImage = [UIImage imageNamed:#"AccessoryForDealsMain.png"];
UIImageView *MyimageView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:myImage];
MyimageView.contentMode=UIViewContentModeScaleToFill;
cell.accessoryView=MyimageView;
[MyimageView release];
UILabel *BluePatti = [[UILabel alloc] init];
BluePatti.frame=CGRectMake(0,0,4,44);
BluePatti.backgroundColor = BLUEPATTI;//[UIColor blueColor];
UILabel *BlackLine = [[UILabel alloc] init];
BlackLine.frame=CGRectMake(3,0,1, 45);
BlackLine.backgroundColor = BLACK_LINE;
[BluePatti addSubview:BlackLine];
[BlackLine release];
[cell.contentView addSubview:BluePatti];
[BluePatti release];
UILabel *Seperator = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero];
Seperator.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:234/256.0 green:234/256.0 blue:234/256.0 alpha:1.0]; //[UIColor lightGrayColor];
Seperator.frame = CGRectMake(4,43,316,1);
[cell.contentView addSubview:Seperator];
[Seperator release];
}
if(indexPath.section==5)
{
cell.textLabel.text=[self.GenderCellData objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
cell.textLabel.textColor=CELL_TEXT_COLOR;
cell.textLabel.font=CELL_FONT;
}
else
{
cell.textLabel.text=#"Cells";
cell.textLabel.font=CELL_FONT;
}
return cell;
}
now when i touch cell it shows blue selection above all subviews.How do i change selection frame and colour?

Answer 1

You can create a custom selectedBackgroundView in UITableViewCell that has your own frame and color. This will be shown when the cell is selected instead of the default blue background.
For example:
UIView *view = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(10, 20, 30, 40)];
view.backgroundColor = [UIColor redColor];
cell.selectedBackgroundView = view;
[view release];

Answer 2

I face the same problem today , and I solved via this code
First , Inside my custom cell init
self.customerbgImageview = [UIImageView new];
[self.customerbgImageview setFrame:CGRectMake(0 , 11, Width, 66)];
[self.customerbgImageview setBackgroundColor:UIColor_RGB(0, 255, 255, 0.5)];
[self addSubview:self.customerbgImageview];
Second set selectionStyle none
cell.selectionStyle = UITableViewCellSelectionStyleNone;
third in the table method
-(void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath{
CustomOrderTableViewCell *cell = (CustomOrderTableViewCell*)[tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath];
[cell.customerbgImageview setHidden:NO];
}
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didDeselectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath{
CustomOrderTableViewCell *cell = (CustomOrderTableViewCell*)[tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath];
[cell.customerbgImageview setHidden:YES];
}