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POWhere to highlight UICollectionViewCell: delegate or cell?
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copied!<p>According to the <a href="http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/WindowsViews/Conceptual/CollectionViewPGforIOS/CreatingCellsandViews/CreatingCellsandViews.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40012334-CH7-SW8" rel="noreferrer">Collection View Programming Guide</a> one should handle the visual state of the cell highlights in the <code>UICollectionViewDelegate</code>. Like this:</p> <pre><code>- (void)collectionView:(PSUICollectionView *)collectionView didHighlightItemAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath { MYCollectionViewCell *cell = (MYCollectionViewCell*)[collectionView cellForItemAtIndexPath:indexPath]; [cell highlight]; } - (void)collectionView:(UICollectionView *)collectionView didUnhighlightItemAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath { MYCollectionViewCell *cell = (MYCollectionViewCell*)[collectionView cellForItemAtIndexPath:indexPath]; [cell unhighlight]; } </code></pre> <p>What I don't like about this approach is that it adds logic to the delegate that is very specific to the cell. In fact, <code>UICollectionViewCell</code> manages its highlighted state independently, via the <code>highlighted</code> property.</p> <p>Wouldn't overriding <code>setHighlighted:</code> be a cleaner solution, then?</p> <pre><code>- (void)setHighlighted:(BOOL)highlighted { [super setHighlighted:highlighted]; if (highlighted) { [self highlight]; } else { [self unhighlight]; } } </code></pre> <p>Are there any disadvantages to this approach instead of the delegate approach?</p>

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