UITableView tap to deselect cell

Question

I have a UITableViewCell that is selected when tapped. During this selected state, if the user taps the cell again, I want the cell to deselect.

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Answer 1

Here is an even cleaner solution:

- (NSIndexPath *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView willSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    if ([[tableView indexPathForSelectedRow] isEqual:indexPath]) {
        [tableView deselectRowAtIndexPath:indexPath animated:YES];
        return nil;
    }
    return indexPath;
}

Answer 2

I think that using the blue selection colouring for toggling may give a strange impression. Why not use an accessory like a checkmark? This is a much more familiar technique for selection toggling (be it multi-cell or single-cell).

See this answer for info: UITableView Multiple Selection