Why doesn't UITableViewCell background color work (set in interface builder)?

Question

Why doesn\'t UITableViewCell background color work (set in interface builder)?

I note from some searching that the follow code set in your custom subclass of UITable

Answer 1

Try this it works for me:

- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView1 willDisplayCell:(UITableViewCell *)cell forRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    [cell setBackgroundColor:[UIColor clearColor]];
    tableView1.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithPatternImage: [UIImage imageNamed: @"Cream.jpg"]];
}