How can I change the color of the UITableView for the entire application?

Question

Currently I have this set in some of my controllers but it does not work for some parts of the tableview.

self.tableView.backgroundColor = UIColor(red:0.20, green:0.22, blue:0.29, alpha:1.0)

Anbu.Karthik · Accepted Answer · 2018-06-07T03:38:36.143

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UIAppearance does not support to change the background color of tableview in globally, you need to create the extension that inherits from UITableView, here is a link to an answer containing a list of all methods supported by UIAppearance.

for e.g

extension UITableView {

 func setBGforTable(){
let divideCount: CGFloat = 255.0
self.backgroundColor = UIColor(red:0.20/divideCount, green:0.22/divideCount, blue:0.29/divideCount, alpha:1.0)

}
}

and call the method in your VC as

 override func viewDidLoad() {
     super.viewDidLoad() 
    yourtableViewName.setBGforTable()
  }

edited Jun 07 '18 at 03:38

answered Jun 07 '18 at 03:28

Anbu.Karthik

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Why is tblActivity not being recognized? – Jun 07 '18 at 03:38
Strange question, I don't think my tableView has a name, what would I put there instead? – Jun 07 '18 at 03:45
if you are used the tablevieewcontroller then use `self.tableView.setBGforTable()` – Anbu.Karthik Jun 07 '18 at 03:47
Now it says my controller "has no member 'setBGforTable' – Jun 07 '18 at 03:54
create the `extension UITableView {` in your app, then its called automatically – Anbu.Karthik Jun 07 '18 at 03:55
Thank you so much! – Jun 07 '18 at 04:11

How can I change the color of the UITableView for the entire application?

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