How to make Collection View cell more than one column? - ios

Question

Here the output of the code but I want to make it into 2 column
I want to make a collection view with more than 1 column but this code just shows one column. Can anyone help me how to fixed it??? Thank You....
import UIKit
class SearchViewController: UIViewController, UICollectionViewDelegate, UICollectionViewDataSource {
#IBOutlet weak var collectionView: UICollectionView!
Here the array
var collectionArray : [String] = ["1", "2", "3", "4"]
let labelnamee = [("Long Sleeve Abstract Print Top"), ("Logo Graphic Print Top"), ("Material Study T-Shirt"), ("Mission Statement Print T-Shirt"), ("Printed Logo T-Shirt"), ("Tie-Dye Print T-Shirt")]
let labelpricee = [("RM 1021"), ("RM 860"), ("RM 750"), ("RM 750") , ("RM 670"), ("RM 760")]
let imagee = [UIImage(named: "abstractprint"),
UIImage(named: "longsleeve"),UIImage(named: "studymaterial"),UIImage(named: "mission"), UIImage(named: "white"), UIImage(named: "tiedye")]
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
collectionView.delegate = self
collectionView.dataSource = self
}
func numberOfSections(in collectionView: UICollectionView) -> Int {
return 1
}
func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, numberOfItemsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
return labelnamee.count
}
for the collection cell border
func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, cellForItemAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UICollectionViewCell {
let cell = collectionView.dequeueReusableCell(withReuseIdentifier: "cell", for: indexPath) as! CollectionViewCell
let cellIndex = indexPath.item
cell.imageView.image = imagee[cellIndex]
cell.labelname.text = labelnamee[cellIndex]
cell.labelprice.text = labelpricee[cellIndex]
cell.contentView.layer.cornerRadius = 10
cell.contentView.layer.borderWidth = 1.0
cell.contentView.layer.borderColor = UIColor.blue.cgColor
cell.backgroundColor = UIColor.white
cell.layer.shadowColor = UIColor.gray.cgColor
cell.layer.shadowOffset = CGSize(width: 0.0, height: 2.0)
cell.layer.shadowRadius = 2.0
cell.layer.shadowOpacity = 1.0
cell.layer.masksToBounds = false
cell.layer.shadowPath = UIBezierPath(roundedRect: cell.bounds, cornerRadius: cell.contentView.layer.cornerRadius).cgPath
return cell
}
}
Here the code for the layout. I think I made mistake in the height or weight..
extension SearchViewController : UICollectionViewDelegateFlowLayout {
func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, layout collectionViewLayout: UICollectionViewLayout, insetForSectionAt section: Int) -> UIEdgeInsets {
return UIEdgeInsets(top: 0, left: 0, bottom: 0, right: 0)
}
func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, layout collectionViewLayout: UICollectionViewLayout, sizeForItemAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> CGSize {
let bounds = collectionView.bounds
let heigtVal = self.view.frame.height
let widthVal = self.view.frame.width
let cellsize = (heigtVal < widthVal) ? bounds.height/2: bounds.width/2
return CGSize(width: cellsize - 10, height: cellsize - 10)
}
func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, layout collectionViewLayout: UICollectionViewLayout, minimumInteritemSpacingForSectionAt section: Int) -> CGFloat {
return 0
}
func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, layout collectionViewLayout: UICollectionViewLayout, minimumLineSpacingForSectionAt section: Int) -> CGFloat {
return 10
}
}

Answer 1

If the width of the cell or the contents of the cells is such that the collectionView cannot accommodate be able to see them within the visible portion of the screen, the collection view automatically places next to them. You have to scroll your collecctionView to see your next column.
If you want to see two columns within the visible screen portion, pls follow the steps:
Firstly place all your views inside a StackView and align them vertically.
Then set the right width & height constraints to your imageView to maintain the aspect ratio for your requirements. I have set like below just to demonstrate:
Along with the above constraints, I have also set the cell size to automatic in Storyboard itself rather than doing programmatically. Removed sizeForItemAt indexPath from code
:
Finally, after following all the above steps the output looked like this