tableviewfooter

-(CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForFooterInSection:(NSInteger)section {
	return 40;
}

- (UIView *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView viewForFooterInSection:(NSInteger)section {
	
    if(footerView == nil) {
        footerView  = [[[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0)] autorelease];
		[footerView setAutoresizingMask:UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleWidth | UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleHeight];
		[footerView setContentMode:UIViewContentModeTopLeft];
		UIImageView *footer = [[[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"footer_gradient.png"]] autorelease];
        [footerView addSubview:footer];
		footerView.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, 320, 40);
    }
	
    //return the view for the footer
    return footerView;
}