Table View Cells color

[djp_phillips]

How can I set the cell color of my cell ?

I am doing:

[[cell contentView] setBackgroundColor:[UIColor blackColor]];

But it doesn't set the color on the middle zone...

I've tried setting background color for the textLabel etc but can't seem to get what I want...

[Louis002]

// replace your cellForRowAtIndexPath with this one
- (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 = [self getCellContentView:CellIdentifier:indexPath.row];    
	
    return cell;
}

// add this function to your code
- (UITableViewCell *) getCellContentView:(NSString *)cellIdentifier:(int)cellIndex {
	
// make sure your height below matches your cell height set
// or your cells will not be lined up with the color
	CGRect CellFrame = CGRectMake(0, 0, 320, 60);
	UITableViewCell *cell = [[[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithFrame:CellFrame reuseIdentifier:cellIdentifier] autorelease];
	
	// put a UIView underneath for coloring
	UIView * view = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CellFrame];
	
	if ( cellIndex%2 == 0 ){
// edit your cell color below
		view.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
	}else{
// edit cell color 2 below
		view.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:.238 green:.238 blue:0.238 alpha:.10];
	}
	[cell.contentView addSubview:view];
	[view release];
	
		
	return cell;
}

///// this template will allow you to color every other cell a different color if desired replace your cellForRowAtIndexPath ... and add the cellIdentifier function

[djp_phillips]

Hi, thanks, that solution wasn't really what I needed, I wanted to make the entire list of cells black, not just color the one with content. Is that possible ?

Also I found a shorter way to color a cell:



The result at the moment is:



How could I color the other rows ?