Chapter 10
Collection View
In this chapter, we’re going to look at a fairly recent addition to UIKit: the UICollectionView class. You’ll see how it relates to the familiar UITableView, how it differs, and how it can be extended to do things that UITableView can’t even dream about.
For years, iOS developers have used the UITableView component to create a huge variety of interfaces. With its ability to let you define multiple cell types, create them on the fly as needed, and handily scroll them vertically, UITableView has become a key component of thousands of apps. And Apple has truly given its table view class lots of API love over the years, adding new and better ways to supply it with content in each major new iOS release.
However, it’s ...
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