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iOS Build a Simple iPhone App with Swift 2.0 Improving Our User Interface Changing the Background Color

Posted by Kağan Dikmen
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Kağan Dikmen
iOS Development Techdegree Student 435 Points

What should I do ...? (Changing the background color)

I can' change the background color

colors.swift 
class ViewController: UIViewController {

    let blueColor = UIColor.blueColor()
    view.backgroundColor = blueColor
    override func viewDidLoad() {
        // Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
    }

    override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
        // Dispose of any resources that can be recreated
    }
}

1 Answer

Alexander Smith
Alexander Smith
10,476 Points
Alexander Smith
Alexander Smith
10,476 Points

just put your background color code in the viewDidLoad func like this and your good

class ViewController: UIViewController {
    let blueColor: UIColor =  UIColor.blueColor()

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        // Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
        view.backgroundColor = blueColor
    }

    override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
        // Dispose of any resources that can be recreated
    }
}