How to set background color of cells in static table swift Xcode 6 - static

Question

I have static table and I set background color for tableview -> tableView.backgroundColor = UIColor.redColor() and when I have etc. 3 rows in static table then is tableview colored and 3 rows are white how can I fix background color for this cells? This code are not working for static
table ->
override func tableView(tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("Cell", forIndexPath: indexPath) as! UITableViewCell
cell.textLabel!.text = numbers[indexPath.row]
cell.backgroundColor = UIColor.greenColor()
return cell
}

Answer 1

In static Table View you don't have to implement cellForRowAtIndexPath. So I suggest you to implement the following code:
override func tableView(tableView: UITableView, willDisplayCell cell: UITableViewCell, forRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) {
// Change the color of all cells
cell.backgroundColor = UIColor.greenColor()
}

Answer 2

Please don't use the cellForRowAtIndexPath method in this case because as you said you are using a static tableview.
Now coming to the solution. Today I just went through the same problem and the scenario was almost same as yours.
override func tableView(tableView: UITableView, willDisplayCell cell: UITableViewCell, forRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) {
cell.backgroundColor = UIColor .grayColor()
}
One more thing I just wanna tell you that as per Apple's Document all the cell's default color is clear/white. So if you are trying to set the color through the Interface Builder or cellForRowAtIndexPath method it will return the white color by default if you are using iOS 7 / iOS 8 / iOS 9. So instead of declaring inside cellForRowAtIndexPath method use the above code. It will work fine.
Thanks
Hope this helped.

Answer 3

First of all make sure each cell has the background colour set to default in the UI mode. under the inspector attributes. Then in the code set
cell.backgroundcolor = UIColor.clearcolor()
Cheers
Sam

Answer 4

UITableViewCell.appearance().backgroundColor = UIColor.greenColor()

Answer 5

you can change the contentView background as it is a subview of cell:
cell.contentView.backgroundColor = UIColor.greenColor()

Answer 6

For swift 4:
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, willDisplay cell: UITableViewCell, forRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
if _isAccountNotSet {
print("_isAccountNotSet\(_isAccountNotSet)")
cell.backgroundColor = .groupTableViewBackground
} else {
print("_isAccountNotSet\(_isAccountNotSet)")
cell.backgroundColor = .white
}
}

Answer 7

To change the background color of an intended row or rows use the following code:
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, willDisplay cell: UITableViewCell, forRowAt indexPath: IndexPath)
{
if indexPath.row == 2
{
cell.contentView.backgroundColor = UIColor.lightGray
}
}
This code changes the background color at IndexPath 2 (the third row.) You could change the 2 to which ever number you'd like or make it a list of numbers like so:
if indexPath.row == 2 || indexPath.row == 7
{
cell.contentView.backgroundColor = UIColor.lightGray
}
you could also sub in a variable instead of the 2 to make it more dynamic.
Good Luck!