UIButton not highlighting when it is dynamically created - ios

Question

I have a dynamically created UIButton in my table's cellForRowAtIndexPath: method. It loads fine, and it can be selected, but it doesn't do the highlight animation when it is selected. I tried adding:
if(commandButton.isHighlighted), and that didn't trigger when selected. Here's how I load the cell:
-(UITableViewCell*)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
static NSString* CellIdentifier=#"CommandCell";
UITableViewCell* commandCell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier forIndexPath:indexPath];
UIButton* commandButton = [[UIButton alloc]initWithFrame:commandCell.frame];
[commandButton setTitle:#"Title" forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[commandCell.contentView addSubview:commandButton];
commandButton.backgroundColor = [UIColor blackColor];
return commandCell;
}
Whenever I click on it, commandButton is not highlighted...
EDIT: it was a stupid problem, I wasn't holding down my mouse for long enough. For those of you who have a similar problem, simply press down on the button for longer in the iOS simulator.

Answer 1

may this help you add the bellow code into ur code
if you want to so some image on tuchupinside then below code.
[commandButton setBackgroundImage:/*add you image using UIImage*/forState: UIControlStateHighlighted];
if you want simple (default background color when it appear in button on tuchupinside).
UIButton *buttonTap=[UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeRoundedRect];
and set the frame like this
buttonTap.frame=commandCell.frame;
//make some adjustment as per requied.
if u want some blur type effect(semi partial on selection )
Then you go for
UIButtonTypeCustom //type

Answer 2

The UIButton that you create in the following line
UIButton* commandButton = [[UIButton alloc]initWithFrame:commandCell.frame];
is a custom styled UIButton by default. For this button, you will have to set all the properties manually. What you want is this:
UIButton *commandButton = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeSystem];
[commandButton setFrame:cell.frame];
The UIButtonTypeSystem contains the style that you are looking for.
Hope this helps!

Answer 3

I don't know where are using this ? but still my suggestion is to give a tag to the button if you are adding it to the cell like :
UIButton* commandButton = [[UIButton alloc]initWithFrame:commandCell.frame];
[commandButton setTitle:#"Title" forState:UIControlStateNormal];
commandButton.tag = 1;
[commandCell addSubview:commandButton];
commandButton.backgroundColor = [UIColor blackColor];
and while accessing the same button ;
//you have to get the cell where button has been clicked
UIButton *button =(UIButton *)[cell viewWithTag:1];
and on this button you can use :
if(commandButton.isHighlighted)

Answer 4

Before you add button to cell view, try to add:
NSArray * views = [commandCell.contentView subviews];
for (UIView *object in views) {
[object removeFromSuperview ];
}
Because maybe u have multiple cells one on other, so the button is actually clicked is the "most bottom cell view" button.