Why doesn't UITableViewCell background color work (set in interface builder)?

Question

Why doesn\'t UITableViewCell background color work (set in interface builder)?

I note from some searching that the follow code set in your custom subclass of UITable

Answer 1

Trying to set the background colour of the UITableViewCell itself is not how you should be doing it. A table cell has a collection of five useful views you can access, one of which is backgroundView.

Recommended reading:

http://cocoawithlove.com/2009/04/easy-custom-uitableview-drawing.html

and then:

http://cocoawithlove.com/2010/12/uitableview-construction-drawing-and.html