Can't change background for UIWebView in iOS

background-color, ios, uiwebview

Solution

You can set the opaque property of the webview to NO and then set background color of the view beneath.

[webView setOpaque:NO];

Problem

Is there a way to change background color for `UIWebView`? None of the colors set in IB effect `UIWebView` behavior: before actual content is loaded it shows as up as white (causing a white flash between the moment it is loaded and content is rendered). Setting background color programmatically does not do anything either. Here is code: ``` @interface Web_ViewViewController : UIViewController { UIWebView *web; } @property (nonatomic, retain) IBOutlet UIWebView *web; @end .... -(void)viewDidLoad { super viewDidLoad; web.backgroundColor = [UIColor blueColor]; NSURL *clUrl = [NSURL URLWithString:@"http://www.apple.com"]; NSURLRequest *req = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:clUrl]; [web loadRequest:req]; } ```

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