BackgroundColor of UITableViewCellStyleSubtitle labels?

Question

I am trying to create a table with an image as a background. To achieve this, I started out with the background: ``` self.view.backgroundColor = [UIColor groupTableViewBackgroundColor]; ``` This resulted in a background image which appears in tablecells as well. That is not something I want, so I tried to set the cell's backgroundColor: ``` cell.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor]; ``` This had no effect at all !!!. Hmmm strange. So I tried this: ``` UIView *backgroundView = [[UIView alloc] init]; backgroundView.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor]; cell.backgroundView = backgroundView; [backgroundView release]; ``` This works almost. The only problem left is that the textLabel & the detailTextLabel still show the background behind them. Setting the backgroundColor on those labels to white doesn't do anything either. How do I proceed? Where do I go wrong? I am trying to achieve a tableView like the worldClock app has.

Accepted Answer

To change the background colour of the table view cell, you'll need to set it in `tableView:willDisplayCell:forRowAtIndexPath:` rather than `tableView:cellForRowAtIndexPath:` otherwise it won't have any effect, for example:

```
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView willDisplayCell:(UITableViewCell *)cell forRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
    cell.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
}
```

BackgroundColor of UITableViewCellStyleSubtitle labels?

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