Set color of UITableView Section Header

Question

How can I set the section header of all my section to redColor, without setting them to have all the same header string, and set the font and font color.

I tried this but it gets rid of my section headers

- (UIView *) tableView:(UITableView *)tableView viewForHeaderInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
    UIView *headerView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, tableView.bounds.size.width, 30)];
    if (section == 1)
        [headerView setBackgroundColor:[UIColor redColor]];
    else
        [headerView setBackgroundColor:[UIColor clearColor]];
    return headerView;
}

I would really appreciate some sample code.

thanks in advance

Answer 1

Try customizing your section header view. You can extend this approach.

- (UIView *) tableView:(UITableView *)tableView viewForHeaderInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
    UILabel *headerView = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, tableView.bounds.size.width, 30)];

    //Put your common code here
    // lets say you need all background color to be white. do this here
     [headerView setBackgroundColor:[UIColor redColor]];

    //Check the section and do section specific contents
    if (section == 1)
        [headerView setText:@"Section 1"];
    else
        [headerView setBackgroundColor:[UIColor clearColor]];

  return headerView;

}