How to change UIStatusBarStyle from .lightContent to .default after scrolling starts in a table view?

Question

I am trying to change the preferredStatusBarStyle of a table view controller from .lightContent to .default when scrolling starts? Here is the initial state :

And this is the final state : I am relatively new to iOS development. Please provide details on how to achieve this?

Thank you!

Answer 1

I found out the solution after scouting for a while....

If you want to change the status bar style any time after the view has appeared you can use this:

In file info.list add row: View controller-based status bar appearance and set it to YES

var viewIsDark = Bool()

func makeViewDark() {

viewIsDark = true
setNeedsStatusBarAppearanceUpdate()
}

func makeViewLight() {

viewIsDark = false
setNeedsStatusBarAppearanceUpdate()
}

override var preferredStatusBarStyle: UIStatusBarStyle {

if viewIsDark {
    return .lightContent 
} else {
    return .default 
} 
}

The above code works if your view controller isn't embedded in a Navigation Controller. If it is embedded in a Navigation Controller, add this to the bottom of the view controller :

 extension UINavigationController
{
    override open var preferredStatusBarStyle: UIStatusBarStyle {
 // code goes here
     }
 }