Light gray background in “bounce area” of a UITableView

Question

Apple\'s iPhone apps such as Music and Contants use a search bar in a UITableView. When you scroll down so that the search bar moves down, the empty space above the scroll v

Answer 1

To extend on HusseinB's suggestion:

Swift 3

let bgView = UIView()
bgView.backgroundColor = UIColor.white
self.tableView.backgroundView = bgView

Objective C

UIView *bgView = [UIView new];
bgView.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
[self.tableView setBackgroundView:bgView];