Custom UI TableViewCell selected backgroundcolor swift

Question

I am trying to change the appearance of a custom selected TableViewCell using Swift.

Do I need to do it via the designer or programmatically?

I tried the fol

Answer 1

Update for Swift 3

This answer is based on Cao Yong answer, and it is intended as an update for Swift 3

For Swift 3, use the following code in your cellForRowAt indexPath method set:

cell.selectionStyle = .none

Then, set it in didHighlightRowAtIndexPath

func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didHighlightRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
    let cell  = tableView.cellForRow(at: indexPath)
    cell!.contentView.backgroundColor = .red
}

func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didUnhighlightRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
    let cell  = tableView.cellForRow(at: indexPath)
    cell!.contentView.backgroundColor = .clear
}