Helper to style grouped table views on the iphone

Helpers.m

//
//  Helpers.m
//
//  Created by Chris Hulbert on 17/04/12.
//

#import "Helpers.h"

@implementation Helpers

// Make a normal looking table header with a black label
+ (UIView*)styledTableHeader:(NSString*)text {
    UILabel* l = [[UILabel alloc] init];
    l.frame = CGRectMake(20, 0, 300, 36);
    l.font = [UIFont boldSystemFontOfSize:[UIFont labelFontSize]];
    l.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
    l.text = text;
    l.shadowOffset = CGSizeMake(0, 1);
    l.shadowColor = [UIColor colorWithWhite:1 alpha:0.5];
    // Label is wrapped in a view so we can offset it 20px right
    UIView* v = [[UIView alloc] init];
    [v addSubview:l];
    return v;
}

+ (int)styledTableHeaderHeight {
    return 36;
}

// Apply my styles to a table view
+ (void)styleTableView:(UITableView*)tableView {
    tableView.separatorStyle = UITableViewCellSeparatorStyleSingleLine; // Remove the etch
    tableView.separatorColor = [UIColor blackColor]; // Harsher separator to contrast the 50% black
    tableView.backgroundView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"table_bg.jpg"]];
}

// Style a cell just prior to displaying it
+ (void)styleWillDisplayCell:(UITableViewCell *)cell {
    cell.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithWhite:0 alpha:0.5];
    cell.textLabel.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
    cell.textLabel.textColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
    cell.textLabel.shadowColor = [UIColor blackColor];
    cell.detailTextLabel.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
    cell.detailTextLabel.textColor = [UIColor colorWithWhite:0.8 alpha:1];
    cell.detailTextLabel.shadowColor = [UIColor blackColor];
}

// For UITableViewCellStyleValue2, this does the textlabel grey and the main white
+ (void)styleWillDisplayCell2:(UITableViewCell *)cell {
    cell.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithWhite:0 alpha:0.5];
    cell.textLabel.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
    cell.textLabel.textColor = [UIColor colorWithWhite:0.8 alpha:1];
    cell.textLabel.shadowColor = [UIColor blackColor];
    cell.detailTextLabel.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
    cell.detailTextLabel.textColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
    cell.detailTextLabel.shadowColor = [UIColor blackColor];
}

@end