Get Selected index of UITableView

Question

I want to have selected index for UITableView. I have written following code:

NSIndexPath *index = [NSIndexPath indexPathForRow:1 inSection:0];
[tableView scrollToRowAtIndexPath:index 
                 atScrollPosition:UITableViewScrollPositionTop 
                         animated:YES];

This always work for 1st item. I want to have selected index in indexPathForRow.

Please help. Thanks.

Solution 1

NSIndexPath *selectedIndexPath = [tableView indexPathForSelectedRow];

Solution 2

Get current selected row. May be helpful if you have only one section.

- (NSUInteger)currentSellectedRowIndex
{
    NSIndexPath *selectedIndexPath = [self.tableView indexPathForSelectedRow];
    if (selectedIndexPath) {
        return selectedIndexPath.row;
    }
    else {
        return NSNotFound;
    }
}

Solution 3

Use this code

CGPoint location =[sender locationInView:self.tableView];
NSIndexPath *swipedIndexPath = [self.tableView indexPathForRowAtPoint:location];
UITableViewCell *swipedCell  = [self.tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:swipedIndexPath];
NSIndexPath *indexPath = [self.tableView indexPathForCell:swipedCell];

Solution 4

In didSelectRowAtIndexPath, set an interface declared NSIndexPath as the indexpath returned. Then you can scroll to that variable. If you need help, comment and I can give some sample code.

Solution 5

Swift 4.2

let selectedIndexPath = tableView.indexPathForSelectedRow

which is an optional return value.

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Comments

[Kolin Krewinkel]

Alternatively, you can use Chris's method for quicker use. The above method offers more control and can be modified by your (example) detail view controller.

[yura]

If you allow multiple selections, consider using: - (NSArray *)indexPathsForSelectedRows

[Jonathan Weinraub]

Once you have that *selectedIndexPath it is useful for me to have access to long pathRow = [selectedIndexPath row]; and long pathSection = [selectedIndexPath section]; when you need specific selections (note that NSInteger is a typedef long which coming from a C background makes more sense since both need %ld anyway.

[AntonSack]

Straight and simple. Thanks!