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ultranerd
1,060 PointsHow can I add a background image to the UITableViewController in Navigation based app?
As explained in the video -
UIImage *background = [UIImage imageNamed:@"background"];
UIImageView *imageView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:background];
[self.view insertSubview:imageView atIndex:0];
The code works well for my View Controllers. But, need some advice for UITableViewController.
Screenshot - Imgur
2 Answers
Stone Preston
42,016 Pointsmaybe try doing something like this in your viewDidLoad method:
UIImage *background = [UIImage imageNamed:@"background"];
UIImageView *imageView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:background];
[self.tableView setBackgroundView:imageView];
I havent tested it but it could work
ultranerd
1,060 PointsYes, I tried the same code (via Stackoverflow) and I get 'tableView not found on object of type'. So, the next question would be if I want to use self.tableview where should I declare tableView as my property?
property(nonatomic, strong) IBOutlet UITableView *tableView;
Thanks, Stone for speedy reply.
Stone Preston
42,016 PointsOk I assumed you were using a a tableView controller, but it appears you arent. where is your tableView currently being declared and initialized at? you may not have to create a property if you already have a table view being created somewhere