Image over UITableVIew Cell upon selection - ios

Question

I want to display an image over a cell upon selection. I've tried endless ways to do so without succes.
I've tried adding this to didSelectRowAtIndexPath:
UITableViewCell *cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:nil];
cell.imageView.image = [UIImage imageNamed:#"deselected_image.png"];
cell.imageView.highlightedImage = [UIImage imageNamed:#"selected_image.png"];
But the image won't change upon push.
Thanks

Answer 1

The code you have is creating a new table view cell - you need to retrieve the current cell that was selected. Try the following instead:
(void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath];
cell.imageView.image = [UIImage imageNamed:#"deselected_image.png"];
cell.imageView.highlightedImage = [UIImage imageNamed:#"selected_image.png"];
}

Answer 2

I have applied the UIColor to each cell on request.You can replace the UIColor code & apply the image.
Here is my code
- (void)tableView: (UITableView*)tableView willDisplayCell: (UITableViewCell*)cell forRowAtIndexPath: (NSIndexPath*)indexPath
{
if(tableView==tblLanguage)
{
cell.backgroundView = [[UIView alloc] init];
((UIView *)cell.backgroundView).backgroundColor = !(indexPath.row % 2)?[UIColor colorWithRed:(float)231/255 green:(float)231/255 blue:(float)231/255 alpha:1.0]:[UIColor colorWithRed:(float)218/255 green:(float)218/255 blue:(float)218/255 alpha:1.0];
((UIView *)cell.backgroundView).alpha=1.0;
//ilangSelectedIndex is set in the didselect row of the tableview delegate function
if(ilangSelectedIndex==[indexPath row])
{
((UIView *)cell.backgroundView).backgroundColor=[UIColor colorWithRed:(float)171/255 green:(float)177/255 blue:(float)213/255 alpha:1.0];
}
cell.textLabel.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
cell.detailTextLabel.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
}
}
In the Did select function of the table you set the ilangSelectedIndex as Indexpath.row of your table & reload the table to see the effect.

Answer 3

Try this code in didSelectRowAtIndexPath:
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath];
cell.selectedBackgroundView=[[UIImageView alloc]init];
cell.backgroundView =[[UIImageView alloc] init];
((UIImageView *)cell.selectedBackgroundView).image=[UIImage imageNamed:#"selected.png"];