How to get clear status bar and navigation bar iOS

Question

I have a table view where the first cell has an imageView occupying the entire cell. I want the status bar and navigation bar to be transparent and show the image. So far, I have the navigation bar clear and looking as needed. My question, is how can I get the status bar to behave the same way. I will include the code for my navigation bar, but the navigation bar is looking good.

Inside where I define and return table view

        table.contentInsetAdjustmentBehavior = .never

Inside view did load

        self.navigationController?.navigationBar.setBackgroundImage(UIImage(), for: .default)
        self.navigationController?.navigationBar.shadowImage = UIImage()
        self.navigationController?.navigationBar.isTranslucent = true

Here's a pic of how it currently looks:

If possible, please send programmatic suggestions, as I am not using any storyboards for this project.

Thank you!!!

Answer 1

You are on the right track here. Just make sure your table view is covering whole super view. If you are using constraints, make sure table view top constraint is attached to super view's top anchor.

Here is an working example of transparent status bar & navigation bar with table view cells under status bar.

class ViewController: UIViewController, UITableViewDataSource {

    private var tableView: UITableView!

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        setupNavbar()
        setupTableView()
    }

    private func setupNavbar() {
        self.navigationController?.navigationBar.setBackgroundImage(UIImage(), for: .default)
        self.navigationController?.navigationBar.shadowImage = UIImage()
        self.navigationController?.navigationBar.isTranslucent = true
    }

    private func setupTableView() {
        let tableView = UITableView()
        tableView.contentInsetAdjustmentBehavior = .never
        tableView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
        view.addSubview(tableView)
        tableView.contentInsetAdjustmentBehavior = .never
        NSLayoutConstraint.activate([
            tableView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.topAnchor),
            tableView.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.bottomAnchor),
            tableView.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.leadingAnchor),
            tableView.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.trailingAnchor),
        ])
        tableView.dataSource = self
        self.tableView = tableView
    }

    func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
        return 10
    }

    func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
        let cell = UITableViewCell(style: UITableViewCell.CellStyle.default, reuseIdentifier: "Cell")
        cell.backgroundColor = [UIColor.red, UIColor.gray, UIColor.green, UIColor.blue].randomElement()
        return cell
    }
}