Question

How do I apply a tint to the background of a UITableView using the grouped style? The standard “color” used ([UIColor groupTableViewBackgroundColor]) is tinted blue; I want a green tint instead.

This uses a pattern rather than a true color. I just want to tint that pattern to match the colors I’m using elsewhere, not replace it with a solid color.

Answer 1

The easiest way is to make a screenshot of the default grouped tableview background and crop it so that its size is 7×1 pixels (that’s enough to tile it). Adjust the tint color (hue, saturation, brightness) in your favorite image editor and use the resulting image as a pattern color via +colorWithPatternImage:, e.g.:

myTableView.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithPatternImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"GreenStripes.png"]];