Question

I have a uiTableView. I want that each other cell gets another background color. I am trying it like this. But it won’t work. Anybody have a clue?

 if(indexPath.row % 2 == 0){
        cell.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
    }else{
        cell.backgroundColor = [UIColor blueColor];
    }

Kind regards,

Stef

Answer 1

You can use : cell.contentView.backgroundColor instead of cell.backgroundColor inside tableView:cellForRowAtIndexPath:

Or : (from Apple docs)

Note: If you want to change the background color of a cell (by setting
the background color of a cell via the backgroundColor property
declared by UIView) you must do it in the
tableView:willDisplayCell:forRowAtIndexPath: method of the delegate
and not in tableView:cellForRowAtIndexPath: of the data source.
Changes to the background colors of cells in a group-style table view
has an effect in iOS 3.0 that is different than previous versions of
the operating system. It now affects the area inside the rounded
rectangle instead of the area outside of it.