UITableViewCell subview disappears when cell is selected

UITableViewCell Subview Disappears When Cell is Selected 😱

Are you trying to create a color-chooser table view in your iOS app, where the user can select from multiple color options? Well, you've come to the right place! 🎨📱

🔍 Problem: You have implemented a little square UIView, named colorThumb, on the left of the textLabel in each UITableViewCell. This colorThumb represents the actual color of the option. However, when you select a row, the colorThumb disappears during the fade-to-blue selection animation and only becomes visible again after the animation has ended. This results in an unattractive artifact. 😓

💡 Solution: Don't worry, we've got you covered with an easy fix! 🛠️

In your tableView:cellForRowAtIndexPath: method, you are correctly adding the colorThumb as a subview of the cell's contentView. However, it seems that the animation is affecting the visibility of the colorThumb. To prevent this, you can make use of the UIView method bringSubviewToFront: to ensure that the colorThumb remains visible during the selection animation.

Here's the updated code snippet with the fix:

- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
    UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:RMProductAttributesCellID];
    if (cell == nil) {
        cell = [[[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleValue1 reuseIdentifier:RMProductAttributesCellID] autorelease];
        cell.indentationWidth = 44 - 8;

        UIView *colorThumb = [[[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(8, 8, 28, 28)] autorelease];
        colorThumb.tag = RMProductAttributesCellColorThumbTag;
        colorThumb.hidden = YES;
        [cell.contentView addSubview:colorThumb];
    }

    // Your existing code...

    UIView *colorThumb = [cell viewWithTag:RMProductAttributesCellColorThumbTag];
    // Bring the colorThumb to the front
    [cell.contentView bringSubviewToFront:colorThumb];
    
    // Your existing code...

    return cell;
}

By bringing the colorThumb to the front, it will always remain visible, even during the selection animation. 🎉

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