UITableView background Image

I'am trying to setup a png image as my tableview's background. With the following code all are fine! But only on iPhone Simulator. If I try to run the application on an iPhone device the background of tableview remains white (or clear). Do you thing thing that is something about the way I tried to set the background color. I have been trying many ways until the following, but all have the same issue.

self.tableView.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
self.tableView.opaque = NO;
self.tableView.backgroundView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"TableViewBackground.png"]];

Thank you in advance!

Solution 1:

Please use following code.

UIImageView *tempImageView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"TableViewBackground.png"]];
[tempImageView setFrame:self.tableView.frame]; 

self.tableView.backgroundView = tempImageView;
[tempImageView release];

Thanks,

Solution 2:

I think this approach cleaner:

UIColor *background = [[UIColor alloc] initWithPatternImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"TableBackground.jpg"]];
self.tableView.backgroundColor = background;
[background release];

Solution 3:

Simple swift version will be

let tempImageView = UIImageView(image: UIImage(named: "yourImage"))
tempImageView.frame = self.tableView.frame
self.tableView.backgroundView = tempImageView;

Solution 4:

Is your image actually named TableViewBackground.PNG (note the capitals)? You need to have the case match exactly on an iOS device, whereas it doesn't need to match exactly in the Simulator.

Solution 5:

 UIImageView *tempImageView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"TableViewBackground.png"]];
[tempImageView setFrame:self.tableView.frame]; 

self.tableView.backgroundView = tempImageView;
 [tempImageView release];

This works perfect. Thanks to Ravin by Jona