---
title: selectionStyle
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/uitableviewcell/selectionstyle-swift.property
---

# selectionStyle

The style of selection for a cell.

## Declaration

```swift
var selectionStyle: UITableViewCell.SelectionStyle { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The selection style is a backgroundView constant that determines the color of a cell when it’s selected. The default value is UITableViewCell.SelectionStyle.default. See UITableViewCell.SelectionStyle for a description of valid constants.

## See Also

### Managing cell selection and highlighting

- [UITableViewCell.SelectionStyle](uikit/uitableviewcell/selectionstyle-swift.enum.md)
- [isSelected](uikit/uitableviewcell/isselected.md)
- [setSelected(_:animated:)](uikit/uitableviewcell/setselected(_:animated:).md)
- [isHighlighted](uikit/uitableviewcell/ishighlighted.md)
- [setHighlighted(_:animated:)](uikit/uitableviewcell/sethighlighted(_:animated:).md)