How to add a custom background to UISearchDisplayController's table view?

Question

I want to add a custom UIImageView to UISearchDisplayController's table view background and set table view's background color to clearColor. Tried a few different approach but couldn't find the right solution. Any idea how to approach this?

Note: I don't want to add to searchDisplayController's searchResultsTableView's view hierarchy, but rather overlay another sibling view below it)

Answer 1

Hi there,

I'm trying to do the same thing myself.

Did you manage to get this working?

Thanks in advance, Matt

Answer 2

You can set the background image in a similar way you would for your main table, only set it in the searchDisplayControllerDidBeginSearch delegate method. For instance:-

- (void)searchDisplayControllerDidBeginSearch:(UISearchDisplayController *)controller {
[controller.searchResultsTableView setDelegate:self];
UIImageView *anImage = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"gradientBackground.png"]];
controller.searchResultsTableView.backgroundView = anImage;
[anImage release];
controller.searchResultsTableView.separatorStyle = UITableViewCellSeparatorStyleNone;
controller.searchResultsTableView.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor]; }