Can't retrieve data from TableViewCell because didSelectRowAt isn't being called - ios

Question

I have a custom UITableView that contains data in each cell that I want to retrieve and save it using UserDefaults.
I would like for didSelectRowAt to be called when the user taps on a cell so that I can retrieve the data within that particular cell.
The problem is that didSelectRowAt is not being called and I have tried the following methods:
Ensuring there are no gesture recognizers 'eating' the tap on the cell (I never added a gesture recognizer).
Setting the 'Selection' portion of Identity Inspector to 'None' and 'Single Selection'.
Here is a screenshot of how the ViewController with the TableView is set up:
Here is my code:
class blueSide: UIViewController, UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSource {
var items : [SosItem] = []
#IBOutlet var tableView: UITableView!
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
tableView.dataSource = self
tableView.delegate = self
ref.observe(.value, with: {
snapshot in
var newItems : [SosItem] = []
for child in snapshot.children {
if let snapshot = child as? DataSnapshot,
let sosItem = SosItem(snapshot: snapshot) {
newItems.append(sosItem)
}
}
self.items = newItems
print(self.items)
self.tableView.reloadData()
})
}
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, commit editingStyle: UITableViewCellEditingStyle, forRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
if editingStyle == .delete {
let removedItem = items.remove(at: indexPath.row)
let itemsRef = ref.child(removedItem.key.lowercased())
itemsRef.removeValue()
tableView.reloadData()
}
}
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, canEditRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> Bool {
return true
}
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
return items.count
}
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, heightForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> CGFloat {
return 150
}
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
let sosItem = items[indexPath.row]
print(sosItem)
UserDefaults.standard.set(sosItem.clothingDescription, forKey: "clothingDescription")
UserDefaults.standard.set(sosItem.placeName, forKey: "placeName")
UserDefaults.standard.set(sosItem.longitude, forKey: "longitude")
print("Longitude saved!")
UserDefaults.standard.set(sosItem.latitude, forKey: "latitude")
print("Latitude saved!")
print(UserDefaults.standard.value(forKey: "latitude"))
// tableView.deleteRows(at: [indexPath], with: .fade)
// tableView.reloadData()
self.performSegue(withIdentifier: "uberSegue", sender: self)
}
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "ItemCell", for: indexPath) as! CustomTableViewCell
//get cell data from Firebase
let sosItem = items[indexPath.row]
cell.descriptionLabel.text = sosItem.clothingDescription
cell.latitudeLabel.text = String(sosItem.latitude)
cell.longitudeLabel.text = String(sosItem.longitude)
cell.locationNameLabel.text = sosItem.placeName
cell.destinationLabel.text = sosItem.dropoffLocation
return cell
}

Answer 1

The didSelectedRowAt method isn't called when the tableView is in editing mode, isEditing property is set to true, or you invokes canEditRowAt
Try to selecting a row when the editing mode ends, as test!