Changing standard UITableview selection color makes text invisible / covers text

Question

I am trying to change the selection color of a UITableview in my didSelectRowtIndexPath.

let selectedCellColor = UIColor.init(red: 97.0/255.0, green: 196.0/255.0, blue: 185.0/255.0, alpha: 1)

func tableView(tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath)
{
    print("tableView -> didSelectRowAtIndexPath")

    let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier(cellIdentifier, forIndexPath: indexPath)
    cell.contentView.backgroundColor = selectedCellColor
    cell.backgroundColor = selectedCellColor
}

Unfortunately, while the selection color changes, the text gets covered/invisible when I do this.

I did some searching but it seems this is the most recommended solution for changing the selection color of a standard UITableView cell.

I also tried changing the label color thinking it might get visible but no luck.

cell.textLabel?.textColor = UIColor.whiteColor()

What is it something that I'm missing?

you may find the answer [here](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2418189/changing-background-color-of-selected-cell) — MudOnTire, Apr 02 '16 at 14:42

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 09 '16 at 19:40

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Thanks @MudOnTire. However, the problem was a bit different. It seems my textlabel.text property was always becoming empty on selection. Since I wasn't actually expecting something like this I never bothered to check.

answered Apr 09 '16 at 19:40

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