Question

How do I fill the background color of a UITableViewCell? I tried this code but it didn’t work.

cell.backgroundColor = [UIColor redColor];

Answer 1

Try setting a backgroundView for UITableViewCell :

UIView *bgView = [[UIView alloc] init];
bgView.backgroundColor = [UIColor redColor];
cell.backgroundView = bgView;
// release object
[bgView release];

You can change the selection background view of UITableViewCell the same way.

cell.selectedBackgroundView = bgView;