UICollectionView with multiple rows - ios

Question

I use UICollectionView (views with UIButtons) to book the time:
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
collectionViewTime.register(UINib(nibName: "TimeCollectionViewCell", bundle: nil), forCellWithReuseIdentifier: "timecell")
collectionViewTime.dataSource = self
collectionViewTime.delegate = self
if let layout = collectionViewTime.collectionViewLayout as? UICollectionViewFlowLayout {
layout.scrollDirection = .vertical
}
}
func numberOfSections(in collectionView: UICollectionView) -> Int {
return 1
}
func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, numberOfItemsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
return Timeline.count
}
func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, layout collectionViewLayout: UICollectionViewLayout, insetForSectionAt section: Int) -> UIEdgeInsets {
let flowLayout = collectionViewLayout as! UICollectionViewFlowLayout
let numberOfItems = CGFloat(collectionView.numberOfItems(inSection: 0))
let combinedItemWidth = (numberOfItems * flowLayout.itemSize.width) + ((numberOfItems - 1) * flowLayout.minimumInteritemSpacing)
let padding = (collectionView.frame.width - combinedItemWidth) / 2
return UIEdgeInsets(top: 0, left: padding, bottom: 0, right: padding)
}
func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, cellForItemAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UICollectionViewCell {
let cell = collectionView.dequeueReusableCell(withReuseIdentifier: "timecell", for: indexPath) as! TimeCollectionViewCell
let time = Timeline[indexPath.row][0]
cell.btnTime.setTitle(DateManager.dateToTime(date: time.0), for: .normal)
return cell
}
And I got all views (UIButtons) in one line:
How can I set automatically moving UIViews in new rows?
So, in my case (iPad) one row will contain 7 UIViews, iPhone will contain 4-5 UIViews in one row.

Answer 1

For that you need to implement UICollectionViewDelegateFlowLayout method collectionView(_:layout:sizeForItemAt:) and change the collectionView's Scroll direction to Vertical
func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, layout collectionViewLayout: UICollectionViewLayout, sizeForItemAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> CGSize {
let minCellSpace: CGFloat = 10 //Set minimum cell space that you want
if UIDevice.current.userInterfaceIdiom == .pad {
//For iPad return 7 cell as you mention in question
return CGSize(width: (collectionView.frame.size.width / 7) - minCellSpace, height: yourCellHeight)
}
else {
//For iPhone return 4 cell, if you want to return 5 cell divide width to 5
return CGSize(width: (collectionView.frame.size.width / 4) - minCellSpace, height: yourCellHeight)
}
}

Answer 2

Please use one more flow delegate method as below
func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, layout collectionViewLayout: UICollectionViewLayout, sizeForItemAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> CGSize;
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func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, layout collectionViewLayout: UICollectionViewLayout, sizeForItemAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> CGSize {
return CGSize(width:(button width), height:button hieght);
}