iPhone UITableView PlainStyle with custom background image - done “entirely” in code

Question

I have been all over the place, seems the UITableView with a static background issue is well documented, but no one with a straight forward solution? Im building my

Answer 1

You need to set up your controller as a UIViewController, not a UITableViewController. Then add the tableview programmatically above a background imageView.

@interface SomeController : UIViewController  {
  ...
  UITableView *tableView;
  ...
}
@property (nonatomic, retain) UITableView *tableView;
@end



@implementation SomeController

@synthesize tableView;

...

- (void)loadView {
    [super loadView];
    UIImageView *v = [[[UIImageView alloc] initWithFrame:self.view.bounds] autorelease];
    [v setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"table_background.png"]];
    [self.view addSubview:v];


    self.tableView = [[[UITableView alloc] initWithFrame:self.view.bounds] autorelease];
    [self.tableView setBackgroundColor:[UIColor clearColor]];
    [self.view addSubview:self.tableView];
}
...
@end