Set the same default background of the UITableView to a custom view controller

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I need to set the same gray stripped background to another view. Can anyone help me on this one?

Thanks, Leonardo

possible duplicate of [is groupTableViewBackgroundColor deprecated on iOS 6?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12452810/is-grouptableviewbackgroundcolor-deprecated-on-ios-6) — Gordon Gustafson, Aug 07 '13 at 13:41

Jasarien · Accepted Answer · 2010-01-22T22:45:28.483

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It's very easy :)

[self.view setBackgroundColor:[UIColor groupTableViewBackgroundColor]];

edited Jan 22 '10 at 22:45

answered Jan 22 '10 at 16:11

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Minor correction should be setBackgroundColor but it worked great!! Thanks! – Homer1980ar Jan 22 '10 at 18:11
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Someone should create a header file of British #define macros :P – Nimrod Jan 23 '10 at 18:53
On iOS 13 and above, use `UIColor.systemGroupedBackground`. – Iaenhaall Dec 22 '20 at 09:12

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:17

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As of iOS 6.0 the given answer from Jasarien will not work anymore. Basically you need to place a UITableView in the background to accomplish what you want (do not forget to set the autoresizingMask or according contraints in Auto-Layout). You maybe also want to set the property userInteractionEnabled to NO so the user can not interact with your 'background color'.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:17

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answered Oct 15 '12 at 16:48

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See here for sample code that does this: http://stackoverflow.com/a/14304358/89989 – Gordon Gustafson Aug 07 '13 at 13:59

Set the same default background of the UITableView to a custom view controller

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