gistfile1.m

- (void)searchDisplayController:(UISearchDisplayController *)controller willShowSearchResultsTableView:(UITableView *)tableView {
    [tableView setBackgroundColor:[UIColor whiteColor]];
    [tableView setSeparatorColor:kColorDivider];
}

- (void)searchDisplayController:(UISearchDisplayController *)controller didLoadSearchResultsTableView:(UITableView *)tableView {
    tableView.rowHeight = self.tableView.rowHeight;
    [tableView setTableFooterView:[self footerForTableView]];
}

- (void) searchDisplayControllerDidBeginSearch:(UISearchDisplayController *)controller {
    controller.searchResultsTableView.backgroundView = nil;
    controller.searchResultsTableView.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithPatternImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"bkgd-opaque"]];
    controller.searchResultsTableView.opaque = YES;
}