NOTE: this is about a cell in GROUPED tableView. That makes a HUGE difference, when compared to normal tableView! The default cell customization answers do NOT work in this case, so please verify your answer first.
This is how I set gray screen and yellow tableView background:
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
self.view.backgroundColor = [UIColor grayColor];
UIView *myView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:magicRect];
myView.backgroundColor = [UIColor yellowColor];
[self.tableView addSubview:myView];
[self.tableView sendSubviewToBack:myView];
}
This is how I set green cell background. As you can see from picture, it's missing some areas:
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView
cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
UITableViewCell *cell =
[tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:#"Cell"];
if (cell == nil) {
cell = [[[UITableViewCell alloc]
initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleValue1
reuseIdentifier:#"Cell"] autorelease];
cell.backgroundColor = [UIColor greenColor];
}
// Configure the cell...
}
Question: how can I change color at start and end of tableView cell? Now the cell is transparent in those areas and displays self.view.backgroundColor from below the whole tableView. Those areas really are transparent, since textured background remains in same location, when scrolling tableView.
set tableView Background as clear color like this,
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView
cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
[tableView setBackgroundColor:[UIColor clearColor]];//Here you can give as yellow instead of adding view
//ur code
}
I don't know why you add subview to tableview, you can set the background color for tableview:
tview.backgroundColor=[UIColor yellowColor];
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I need to hide the normal (unselected - cell.backgroundView) image of a cell when the cell is selected and show it when it is not selected.
The way the tableview works is that the normal view (cell.backgroundView) is always there and when the cell is selected it animates the selected image (cell.selectedBackgroundView) into view and places on top of the normal view.
The problem is when the selected cell is semitransparent and the normal cell is always visible underneath it.
I created, in 2 views for my (custom) UITableViewCell which I load in my view controller:
-(void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView
willDisplayCell:(UITableViewCell *)cell
forRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
cell.backgroundView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"XYCell"]];
cell.selectedBackgroundView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"XYCellSelected"]];
}
I cleared colors from in the required places but I cannot get it to work as I want.
Since my selected images (cell.selectedBackgroundView ) is semitransparent, the cell.backgroundView can still be seen underneath it.
How can I make it go away?
In general, if you want a custom cell you should implement your own uitableviewcell.
In your case take a look at
- (void)setSelected:(BOOL)selected animated:(BOOL)animated;
Code example to help you :
- (void)setSelected:(BOOL)selected animated:(BOOL)animated
{
[super setSelected:selected animated:animated];
//your own backgroundview when selected
self.selectedBackgroundView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"selectedBck.png"]];
if (selected){
// edit the cell's view when it's selected
self.backgroundView = nil;
}
else {
// edit the cell's view when it isn't selected
}
}
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didHighlightRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
self.highlightIndexPath = indexPath; // for iOS6
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath];
cell.backgroundView.hidden = YES;
}
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didUnhighlightRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath];
if (indexPath.row == NSNotFound) {
// for iOS6
cell = [tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:self.highlightIndexPath];
}
cell.backgroundView.hidden = NO;
}
I changed the backgroundColor of my UITableView (with a pattern image) and I want my cells entirely white, I assigned a backgroundColor to cell.contentView. I cannot change the backgroundColor of accessoryType. How can I do that ?
Here is an illustration of what I have for the moment:
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
UIImage *bgImg = [UIImage imageNamed:#"backgroundPattern.png"];
self.tableView.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithPatternImage:bgImg];
}
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView
cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
static NSString *CellIdentifier = #"Cell";
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
if (cell == nil) {
cell = [[[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier] autorelease];
// Put an arrow
cell.accessoryType = UITableViewCellAccessoryDisclosureIndicator;
// In order to have my cell with a white background. I assign a whiteColor
// to my contentView because assign color to the cell.backgroundColor property doesn't
// to work..
cell.contentView.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
// HERE is my problem, I would assign a backgroundColor of my accessoryType.
// Because for the moment, just behind the accessoryType this is a the color of the
// tableView.backgroundColor
cell.accessoryView.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
}
// Configure the cell...
return cell;
}
Set the table view cell's background color, not the content view's.
cell.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
The content view is only for the content your table view cell manages. Any additional views (like the accessor view or the reordering views when the table is in edit mode) are handled internally by the table view and table view cell class. They resize the content view as necessary, so you can't rely on the content view to set the background color.
EDIT: Sorry, this is incorrect. The correct place to set state-based properties on the table view cell is in the -tableView:willDisplayCell:forRowAtIndexPath: method of UITableViewDelegate. Set the cell's background color here.
I don't think you can change the background color of a standard accessory view. Instead of using UITableViewCellAccessoryDisclosureIndicator, set cell.accessoryView to an UIImageView, using your custom image.
I'm getting really desperate trying to add a UIImageView to UITableViewCell.backgroundView. All my efforts have resulted in this crappy rendering:
alt text http://img.skitch.com/20091123-ch8wk6pdxqkrn9tpftnhusigcy.jpg
It looks like the cell's label's white background is sitting on top of cell's background and covering portions of it.
I tried setting the label's background color to clear, or some other color and it does not have any event. It is always white.
The reason I know it's the text label's background causing this white area is that if I don't do [cell setText:#"Cell text here"]; the white area is gone and I see just the cell's background image.
Here's the code that I'm using. The table view is added in the .xib file and UITableView is added to UIViewController:
- (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView {
return 1;
}
- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section {
return [myCollection.items count];
}
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
NSUInteger rowIndex = indexPath.row;
static NSString *CellIdentifier = #"Cell";
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
if (cell == nil) {
cell = [[[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier] autorelease];
cell.backgroundView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"darkCellBackground.png"]];
cell.selectedBackgroundView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"darkCellBackground.png"]];
}
[cell setText:#"Cell text here"];
return cell;
}
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
// Navigation logic may go here. Create and push another view controller.
// AnotherViewController *anotherViewController = [[AnotherViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"AnotherView" bundle:nil];
// [self.navigationController pushViewController:anotherViewController];
// [anotherViewController release];
[tableView deselectRowAtIndexPath:indexPath animated:YES];
}
- (BOOL)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView canEditRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
return NO;
}
I'm sure I'm doing something wrong but cant quite figure out what.
The solution is here: Changing UITableViewCell textLabel background color to clear
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView willDisplayCell:(UITableViewCell *)cell forRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
[[cell textLabel] setBackgroundColor:[UIColor clearColor]];
[[cell detailTextLabel] setBackgroundColor:[UIColor clearColor]];
}
What you want is:
cell.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithPatternImage:[[UIImage imageNamed:#"some.png"]stretchableImageWithLeftCapWidth:320 topCapHeight:44]];
Did you try setting the cell's textLabel to not be opaque?
cell.textLabel.opaque = NO;
Or, if your background is a solid color where the label is, you could set the label's background color to the appropriate color.
Deprecation sidenote:
[UITableViewCell setText:] is deprecated in OS 3.0 - you shouldn't use it (if you're building for 3.0+) as it could disappear in the future. Instead, you should use UITableViewCell's textLabel property to set the text of the UILabel directly.
Memory management sidenote:
You're leaking two instances of UIImageView for every UITableViewCell you create using this code. These lines
cell.backgroundView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"darkCellBackground.png"]];
cell.selectedBackgroundView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"darkCellBackground.png"]];
should be changed to this
cell.backgroundView = [[[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"darkCellBackground.png"]] autorelease];
cell.selectedBackgroundView = [[[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"darkCellBackground.png"]] autorelease];
Or you could use release instead of autorelease (doing it properly; don't try to just substitute release for autorelease, of course). Either way, the UITableViewCell takes ownership of the background views and because you alloc'd the objects you need to release your ownership of the objects.
Maybe you should take a look at this:
How can I set the background color of a cell in UITableView on iphone?
-(void) tableView:(UITableView *)tableView willDisplayCell:(UITableViewCell *)cell forRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
cell.backgroundView=[[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"list-view-bg.png"] highlightedImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"list-view-bg.png"]];
}
Set the table view background to clear color
I use a custom UITableViewCell from a nib. The accessory view is a Detail Disclosure Indicator . The problem is that the background color of the UITableViewCell behind the accessory view is not getting rendered (see image / source below). Any clues? Also, here are some things that I tried but did NOT work:
Things that DID NOT work:
- Setting the backgroundColor of the accessory view to clearColor
- Setting the contentView.opaque of the cell to FALSE
- Setting the contentView.opaque of the Table View to FALSE
- Setting a non-default accessory view for the cell
alt text http://www.chicknchoke.com/so/IMG_8028.png
-(void)showTablePrep
{
myTableView = [[UITableView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 480, 320, 416) style:UITableViewStylePlain];
myTableView.dataSource = self;
myTableView.delegate = self;
myTableView.delaysContentTouches = FALSE;
myTableView.opaque = FALSE;
myTableView.rowHeight = 60;
[UIView beginAnimations:#"SlideUp" context:nil];
[UIView setAnimationDuration:0.3f];
[myTableView setCenter:CGPointMake(myTableView.center.x, myTableView.center.y-436)];
[self.view addSubview:myTableView];
[self.view bringSubviewToFront:myTableView];
[UIView commitAnimations];
}
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
FriendsCell* cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:#"CustomCellID"];
if (cell == nil){
NSArray *nib = [[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:#"FriendsCellView" owner:self options:nil];
cell = (FriendsCell*)[nib objectAtIndex:0];
if(indexPath.row % 2 == 0){
cell.contentView.backgroundColor = [UIColor grayColor];
}else{
cell.contentView.backgroundColor = [UIColor lightGrayColor];
}
cell.accessoryView.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
cell.contentView.opaque = FALSE;
cell.selectionStyle = UITableViewCellSelectionStyleNone;
if(f
riendsCounter > indexPath.row){
cell.titleLabel.text = #"Label";
cell.descLabel.text = #"Description goes here";
}else{
cell.titleLabel.text = #"";
cell.descLabel.text = #"";
cell.accessoryType = UITableViewCellAccessoryNone;
}
}
return cell;
}
You're drawing the background color for your cell incorrectly. A UITableViewCell will be arranged so that the contentView and accessoryView sit side-by-side. (This is done so that the contentView can clip its content so it doesn't overlap with the accessory view) The problem is not that the accessory view is opaque, it's that the gray background is simply not drawn behind the accessory view.
The correct way of customizing the background drawn behind a UITableViewCell is to customize its backgroundView. I haven't tried this, but since you're only changing the color, you might be able to simply set the backgroundColor color on the backgroundView to your desired color.
I found the answer by having a look at the subviews of my custom table view cell.
It seems like the accessory view has a button sitting over it. By finding this button in the subviews and changing its color, i was able to update the background color behind the accessory button.
<UIButton: 0x3b4d690; frame = (277 0; 43 75); opaque = NO; layer = <CALayer: 0x3b3e0b0>>
for (UIView *aSubView in self.subviews) {
if ([aSubView isMemberOfClass:[UIButton class]]) {
aSubView.backgroundColor = [UIColor greenColor];
}
}
Unfortunately I was only able to reach this button within the
- (void)setSelected:(BOOL)selected animated:(BOOL)animated
method of my custom table view cell class. I've used this successfully within my app to display a different highlight color when the user selects a cell. This should point you in the right direction.
I resolve this problem on iOS7 but adding
[cell setSelectionStyle:UITableViewCellSelectionStyleNone];
in
-(UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
and you modify your background and other bakcgrounds here :
- (BOOL)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView shouldHighlightRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
return YES;
}
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didHighlightRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
// Add your Colour.
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath];
[cell setBackgroundColor:[UIColor colorWithHexColor:HIGHLIGHT_COLOR]];
}
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didUnhighlightRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
// Reset Colour.
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath];
[cell setBackgroundColor:[UIColor colorWithHexColor:UNHIGHLIGHT_COLOR]];
}
I am developing an iPhone application, in my table view I wanted custom color for Cell Selection Style, I read the UITableViewCell Class Reference but there are only three constants defined for Selection style (Blue, Gray, None). I saw one application that used a different color than those defined in the reference.
How can we use a color other than those defined in the reference?
The best way to set the selection is to set the selectedBackgroundView on the cell when you construct it.
i.e.
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
static NSString *CellIdentifier = #"Cell";
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
if (cell == nil) {
cell = [[[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier] autorelease];
cell.selectedBackgroundView = [[[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"SelectedCellBackground.png"]] autorelease];
}
// configure the cell
}
The image used should have a nice gradient (like the default selection). If you just want a flat color, you can use a UIView instead of a UIImageView and set the backgroundColor to the color you want.
This background is then automatically applied when the row is selected.
Setting the selectedBackgroundView seems to have no effect when the cell.selectionStyle is set to UITableViewCellSelectionStyleNone. When I don't set the style is just uses the default gray.
Using the first suggestion that inserts the custom UIView into the cell does manipulate the cell but it doesn't show up when the cell is touched, only after the selected action is completed which is too late because I'm pushing to a new view. How do I get the selected view in the cell to display before the beginning of the selected operation?
If you have subclassed a UITableViewCell, then you can customise the various elements of the cell by overriding the following:
- (void)setHighlighted:(BOOL)highlighted animated:(BOOL)animated {
if(highlighted) {
self.backgroundColor = [UIColor redColor];
} else {
self.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
}
[super setHighlighted:highlighted animated:animated];
}
EDIT for iOS7:
as Sasho stated, you also need
cell.selectionStyle = UITableViewCellSelectionStyleNone
I tried some of the above, and I actually prefer to create my own subclass of UITableViewCell and then override the touchesBegan/touchesCancelled/touchesEnded methods. To do this, ignore all the selectedBackgroundView and highlightedColor properties on the cell, and instead just set these colors manually whenever one of the above methods are called. For example, if you want to set the cell to have a green background with red text, try this (within your custom cell subclass):
- (void)touchesBegan:(NSSet *)touches withEvent:(UIEvent *)event
{
//Set backgorund
self.backgroundColor = [UIColor themeBlue];
//Set text
self.textLabel.textColor = [UIColor themeWhite];
//Call super
[super touchesBegan:touches withEvent:event];
}
Note that for this to work, you need to set:
self.selectionStyle = UITableViewCellSelectionStyleNone;
Otherwise, you'll first get the current selection style.
EDIT:
I suggest using the touchesCancelled method to revert back to the original cell colors, but just ignore the touchesEnded method.
Override didSelectRowAtIndexPath: and draw a UIView of a color of your choosing and insert it behind the UILabel inside the cell. I would do it something like this:
UIView* selectedView; //inside your header
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath{
UITableViewCell* cell = [tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath];
selectedView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:[cell frame]];
selectedView.backgroundColor = [UIColor greenColor]; //whatever
[cell insertSubview:selectedView atIndex:0]; //tweak this as necessary
[selectedView release]; //clean up
}
You can choose to animate this view out when it gets deselected and will satisfy your requirements.
Sublcass UITableViewCell and override setHighlighted:animated:
You can define a custom selection color color by setting the backgroundColor (see WIllster's answer):
- (void)setHighlighted:(BOOL)highlighted animated:(BOOL)animated {
if(highlighted) {
self.backgroundColor = [UIColor redColor];
} else {
self.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
}
[super setHighlighted:highlighted animated:animated];
}
You can define a custom background image by setting the backgroundView property:
- (void)setHighlighted:(BOOL)highlighted animated:(BOOL)animated {
if( highlighted == YES )
self.backgroundView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"seasonal_list_event_bar_default.png"]];
else
self.backgroundView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"seasonal_list_event_bar_active.png"]];
[super setHighlighted:highlighted animated:animated];
}
- (void)setHighlighted:(BOOL)highlighted animated:(BOOL)animated {
// Set Highlighted Color
if (highlighted) {
self.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:234.0f/255 green:202.0f/255 blue:255.0f/255 alpha:1.0f];
} else {
self.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
}
}
- (BOOL)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView shouldHighlightRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
return YES;
}
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didHighlightRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
// Add your Colour.
SocialTableViewCell *cell = (SocialTableViewCell *)[tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath];
[self setCellColor:Ripple_Colour ForCell:cell]; //highlight colour
}
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didUnhighlightRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
// Reset Colour.
SocialTableViewCell *cell = (SocialTableViewCell *)[tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath];
[self setCellColor:Ripple_Colour ForCell:cell]; //normal color
}
- (void)setCellColor:(UIColor *)color ForCell:(UITableViewCell *)cell {
cell.contentView.backgroundColor = color;
cell.backgroundColor = color;
}
To add a custom color use the below code. And to make it transparent use alpha: 0.0
cell.selectedBackgroundView = UIView(frame: CGRect.zero)
cell.selectedBackgroundView?.backgroundColor = UIColor(red:0.27, green:0.71, blue:0.73, alpha:1.0)
If you use custom color and want to give it rounded corner look use:
cell.layer.cornerRadius = 8
Also, use this for better animation and feel
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
tableView.deselectRow(at: indexPath, animated: true)
}