How to programmatically “tap” a UITableView cell?

Question

I was wondering is there a way that I could have my code \"tap\" a cell in my UITableView in order to reproduce the behaviour specified in the - (void)tableView:(UITab

Answer 1

if you want to have the cell selected, i.e highlight a specific cell:

//select first row of first section
NSIndexPath* selectedCellIndexPath= [NSIndexPath indexPathForRow:0 inSection:0];
[self.tableView selectRowAtIndexPath:selectedCellIndexPath animated:false scrollPosition:UITableViewScrollPositionMiddle];

if you want to additionally trigger actions in your didSelectRowAtIndexPath method, you need to manually call the delegate method, it won't happen automatically:

[self tableView:self.tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:selectedCellIndexPath];

Answer 2

It's just a method. Go ahead and invoke it like you'd invoke any other method.

Answer 3

Can't you put any logic in didSelectRowAtIndexPath into a separate method and just call that method from both didSelectRowAtIndexPath and wherever else you want to call the same code?

Answer 4

Swift 3.2 Solution

let indexPath = IndexPath(row: 2, section: 0)  // change row and section according to you
tblView.selectRow(at: indexPath, animated: true)
tblView.delegate?.tableView!(tblView, didSelectRowAt: indexPath)

Answer 5

This is a 6.1 update. When you are using segues- all the advice is good, but you also have to invoke the segue. So - to add to the advice and summarize it

// ... assuming we just added a new row - which is one use of what this thread is trying to do

/* get new count - this is the row we are going to highlight - 0 based */
 int newIndex = [dataArrayUnderlyingTable count]-1; 

/* make it look pretty by highlighting it */
    NSIndexPath *nip = [NSIndexPath indexPathForRow:newIndex inSection:0];
    [[self tableView] selectRowAtIndexPath:nip animated:YES scrollPosition:UITableViewScrollPositionBottom];

/* run the code in the following method so it is not missed */
    [self tableView:[self tableView] didSelectRowAtIndexPath:nip];

/* now 'tap' on it ... or simulate it */
    [self performSegueWithIdentifier: @"viewChildDetails" sender: self];