Add different image as background in each section in grouped table view in iphone applications...

Question

I want to create an Iphone application using Grouped Table View. I created the Grouped Table View. My Grouped Table View having the three section. I want to add different images as background for each section in grouped table view.

If i use the following code in each section, the total view displayed in same image.

    NSString *backgroundPath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"background" ofType:@"jpg"];

    UIImage *backgroundImage = [UIImage imageWithContentsOfFile:backgroundPath];

    UIColor *backgroundColor = [[UIColor alloc] initWithPatternImage:backgroundImage];

    tableView.backgroundColor = backgroundColor; 

    [backgroundColor release];

If anybody known the solution, please help me.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Try this:

- (void) tableView: (UITableView *) tableView willDisplayCell: (UITableViewCell *) cell forRowAtIndexPath: (NSIndexPath *) indexPath {
    UIColor * color;

    switch (indexPath.section) {
        case 0:
            color = [UIColor colorWithPatternImage: [UIImage imageNamed: @"...0"]]; break;
        case 1:
            color = [UIColor colorWithPatternImage: [UIImage imageNamed: @"...1"]]; break;
        case 2:
            color = [UIColor colorWithPatternImage: [UIImage imageNamed: @"...2"]]; break;
        default:
            color = [UIColor colorWithPatternImage: [UIImage imageNamed: @"..."]]; break;
            break;
    }

    cell.backgroundColor = color;
}

Replace ... and ...X with the images you want to use. Add more or remove some cases to achieve the right number of sections.