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.

score 218 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 27 '10 at 07:45

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NSIndexPath *selectedIndexPath = [tableView indexPathForSelectedRow];

answered Oct 27 '10 at 07:45

Chris Gummer

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If you allow multiple selections, consider using: - (NSArray *)indexPathsForSelectedRows – yura Feb 19 '15 at 19:12
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. – Jonathan Weinraub Apr 03 '20 at 15:12

score 8 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 03 '14 at 08:13

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;
    }
}

score 5 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 03 '13 at 07:48

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];

score 4 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 27 '10 at 07:23

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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.

answered Oct 27 '10 at 07:23

Kolin Krewinkel

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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. – Kolin Krewinkel Oct 27 '10 at 23:04

davidrynn · Answer 5 · 2018-11-27T19:16:07.373

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Swift 4.2

let selectedIndexPath = tableView.indexPathForSelectedRow

which is an optional return value.

edited Nov 27 '18 at 19:16

answered Oct 29 '18 at 05:43

davidrynn

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Straight and simple. Thanks! – AntonSack Oct 12 '20 at 09:34

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