Why do all backgrounds disappear on UITableViewCell select?

Question

My current project\'s UITableViewCell behavior is baffling me. I have a fairly straightforward subclass of UITableViewCell. It adds a few extra elements to the base view (vi

Answer 1

My solution is saving the backgroundColor and restoring it after the super call.

- (void)setSelected:(BOOL)selected animated:(BOOL)animated
{
    UIColor *bgColor = self.textLabel.backgroundColor;
    [super setSelected:selected animated:animated];
    self.textLabel.backgroundColor = bgColor;
}

You also need to do the same thing with -setHighlighted:animated:.