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

In Swift (tested on iOS9)

    let backView = UIView(frame: self.tableView.bounds)
    backView.backgroundColor = UIColor.clearColor() // or whatever color
    self.tableView.backgroundView = backView