Change specific UICell backgroundcolor

Question

I have a UITableView filled with stuff from a database.

Now I want to change the background color of only one cell, the one that is set 'active item'.

How can I find the cell with (as example) name = "Active Cell" and change the background color of that cell only.

Hope you guys understand, don't know how to explain it.

Answer 1

If you know which is the active item as the table is loaded / reloaded you can use...

- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    static NSString *CellIdentifier = @"Cell";
    UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];

    if (!cell)
    {
        cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc]initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier];

       // permanent cell styling in here.

   }

    // non-permanent cell styling in here.

    // example
    MYCustomDataObject *object = [myDataArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row]; 

    cell.textlabel.text = object.text;

    BOOL isActive = [object.text isEqualToString:@"Active Cell"];
    cell.backgroundColor = isActive ? [UIColor redColor]:[UIColor clearColor];

    return cell;
}

If you need to access it at another time... say you've just set a new active item... you should call [myTableView reloadData]; when the active item changes also.