Question

Is it possible to overlay UIView with an image without using UIImageView from the Interface Builder?

If not, how would you accomplish the same in code?

Answer 1

if by Overlying a UIView you mean painting its background with an image, it can be done like this:

someView.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithPatternImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"yourImage.png"]];

You could also add a new UIImageView that covers your UIView
by code, Init your UIImageView with the same frame Rect as your UIView and add it as a subview.