TableView with image background and blur effect - swift - ios

Question

I have a little problem: I'd like to set an image to background in a TableViewController. I tried this:
class SquadreController: UITableViewController {
override func viewDidLoad()
{
super.viewDidLoad()
var sfondo = UIImage(named: "sfondo")
self.view.backgroundColor = UIColor(patternImage: sfondo!)
}
Then I give the blur effect to the view, like this:
let blur = UIBlurEffect(style: UIBlurEffectStyle.Light)
let blurView = UIVisualEffectView(effect: blur)
blurView.frame = self.view.bounds
view.addSubview(blurView)
But there is a big problem. I'm working in a TableView and the TableView, TableCell, NavigationItem, etc. have all disappeared after I apply the blur. Can someone help me?
Thanks a lot!

Answer 1

Try using view.insertSubView(blurView, atIndex: 0) instead of view.addSubview(blurView) as! UIImageView

Answer 2

This question is an older question and Epic Defeater's response does in a way work, there is a much better way to accomplish this. Instead of adding blurView, you need to override the background view. Specifically you need to override tableView.backgroundView.
let blur = UIBlurEffect(style: .light)
let blurView = UIVisualEffectView(effect: blur)
blurView.frame = self.view.bounds
tableView.backgroundView = blurView
This will only work if you have set the background color to clear.

Answer 3

We can also add a subview below or above any other views using insertSubview
//Inserting below your subView
self.view.insertSubview(subview1_name, belowSubview: subview2_name)
//Inserting above your subView
self.view.insertSubview(subview1_name, aboveSubview: subview2_name)
/// You can use any of your view, instead of self.view