Can't select item in UICollectionView programmatically

Question

I'm trying to set a default item when the view is loaded this way:

override func viewDidLoad() {
   super.viewDidLoad()

   self.collectionView.delegate = self
   self.collectionView.dataSource = self
   self.collectionView.allowsSelection = true
   self.collectionView.allowsMultipleSelection = true

}

I'm trying to select an item in the viewDidAppear method:

override func viewDidAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
    DispatchQueue.main.async(execute: {
        self.collectionView.selectItem(at: IndexPath(item: 0, section: 0), animated: true, scrollPosition: UICollectionViewScrollPosition.bottom)
    })
}

But the didSelectItemAt method is not fired like I need.

func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, didSelectItemAt indexPath: IndexPath){
   //some config
}

Am I forgetting something?

Solution 1

didSelectItemAt is not called if you call selectItem programmatically. You should call the method manually after it.

self.collectionView.selectItem(at: IndexPath(item: 0, section: 0), animated: true, scrollPosition: .bottom)
self.collectionView(self.collectionView, didSelectItemAt: IndexPath(item: 0, section: 0))

Solution 2

From documentation of selectItem(at:animated:scrollPosition:)

This method does not cause any selection-related delegate methods to be called.

That means you will have to call the delegate method manually.

Solution 3

let indexPath = IndexPath(item: 0, section: 0)
DispatchQueue.main.async {
   self.collectionView.selectItem(at: indexPath, animated: true, scrollPosition: .left)
}

This is the solution which is working for me. Hope this will help you.

Solution 4

override func viewDidAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
    super.viewDidAppear(animated)

self.activityCollectionView?.scrollToItem(at: IndexPath(row: 1, section: 0), at: UICollectionViewScrollPosition.right, animated: true)

}

//viewDidAppear is the key

Solution 5

For my case, I need to combine Tamàs and iDev750's answer:

DispatchQueue.main.async {
    self.collectionView.selectItem(at: IndexPath(item: 0, section: 0), animated: true, scrollPosition: .bottom)
    self.collectionView(self.collectionView, didSelectItemAt: IndexPath(item: 0, section: 0))
}

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Comments

[Esmaeil]

When I call it without DipatchQueue.main.async, didSelectItemAt function called but collectionView.cellForItem(at: indexPath) return nil.

[Radu Ursache]

Calling self.collectionView.reloadItems(at: [indexPath]) might be better because off-screen cells will probably crash your app. It depends on the logic of your cells, though