How to make cells in UITableView not turn blue?

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I am using a UITableView and the cells I am using in this view should do nothing when I click them. I can't turn off UserInteraction though because then I am not able to click on the accessory (detailDisclosureButton). So how can I make them stop turning blue and still allow them to click on the accessory?

possible duplicate of [How can I disable the UITableView selection highlighting?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/190908/how-can-i-disable-the-uitableview-selection-highlighting) — e.James, Jun 02 '11 at 14:43
On the plus side, that question has the answer you need `:)` — e.James, Jun 02 '11 at 14:43
Also, don't forget that that answer below doesn't prevent `tableView:didSelectRowAtIndexPath:` from firing. Just because you won't SEE the selection doesn't mean it won't HAPPEN. I say this just to remind you to handle for that in the method I mentioned above. — mbm29414, Sep 01 '11 at 12:22

score 19 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 02 '11 at 14:41

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By default, the selectionStyle property of cell is UITableViewCellSelectionStyleBlue. Change it to UITableViewCellSelectionStyleNone.

answered Jun 02 '11 at 14:41

Thank you very much pratikshabhisikar. I appreciate your quick and correct answer. – Jackelope11 Jun 02 '11 at 14:45

score 10 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 02 '11 at 14:42

When you're generating the UITableViewCell (within the UITableView's - (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath method call), simply set the selectionStyle property to UITableViewCellSelectionStyleNone.

Set the UITableViewCell Class Reference for more information.

score 6 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 02 '11 at 14:42

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Use the UITabelViewCell selectionStyle property.

myCell.selectionStyle = UITableViewCellSelectionStyleNone;

answered Jun 02 '11 at 14:42

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score 3 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 02 '11 at 14:44

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 tableView.allowsSelection = NO;

answered Jun 02 '11 at 14:44

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I like your answer and your user name. – Jackelope11 Jun 02 '11 at 14:47
The OP specifically said that he needs to allow selection so the cell accessory can be tapped. – mbm29414 Sep 01 '11 at 12:25

score 2 · Answer 5 · answered Aug 09 '16 at 04:45

If you want use to select cell add below code in method viewDidLoad

self.tableView.separatorStyle = UITableViewCellSeparatorStyleNone;

moreover you can disable selection overall for your whole table by adding:

self.tableView.allowsSelection = NO;

score 2 · Answer 6 · answered Jul 05 '11 at 09:58

You can do this by adding the selection style to none or gray. By default it is blue.

cell.selectionStyle = UITableViewCellSelectionStyleNone; cell.selectionStyle = UITableViewCellSelectionStyleGray;

You need to write this code in the method "- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath".

score 1 · Answer 7 · answered Apr 17 '18 at 09:30

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It can easily done by StoryBoard without writing one line of code. In your UITableViewCell's XIB in Attribute Inspector set value of Selection to Gray or None to stop a cell turning blue on selection and it still be selectable.

answered Apr 17 '18 at 09:30

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score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Dec 08 '20 at 13:06

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Programtically Default UITableViewCell is UITableViewCellSelectionStyleBlue Change it UITableViewCellSelectionStyleNone.

myCell.selectionStyle = UITableViewCellSelectionStyleNone;

By using StoryBoard

answered Dec 08 '20 at 13:06

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