Select a table view cell programmatically: selectRowAtIndexPath vs setSelected

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I often need to set table view cells to an initial selected state for which I use the following code: ``` [self.tableView selectRowAtIndexPath:indexPath animated:NO scrollPosition:UITableViewScrollPositionNone]; UITableViewCell *cell = [self.tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath]; [cell setSelected:YES]; cell.accessoryType = UITableViewCellAccessoryCheckmark; ``` I am using `selectRowAtIndexPath:indexPath` and `setSelected:YES` at the same time, because I do not fully understand which of both ways are the preferred way to select a cell programmatically. Which one of the statements should I use and why?

Accepted Answer

I believe the method you want to use is `selectRowAtIndexPath:animated:scrollPosition:`. Usually, you should leave management of cell state to the table view. In case of selection, it stores and maintains a set of selected index paths, so the proper row will remain selected after a different cell is reused for it. There's also no need to call both methods, it is simply redundant.

Select a table view cell programmatically: selectRowAtIndexPath vs setSelected

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