UICollectionView Set number of columns

Question

I just started learning about UICollectionViews. I\'m wondering if anyone knows how to specify the number of columns in a collectionview. The default is set to 3 (iPhone/por

Answer 1

Updated to Swift 5+ iOS 13

Collectionview Estimate Size must be none

Declare margin for cell

let margin: CGFloat = 10

In viewDidLoad configure minimumInteritemSpacing, minimumLineSpacing, sectionInset

 guard let collectionView = docsColl, let flowLayout = collectionView.collectionViewLayout as? UICollectionViewFlowLayout else { return }

    flowLayout.minimumInteritemSpacing = margin
    flowLayout.minimumLineSpacing = margin
    flowLayout.sectionInset = UIEdgeInsets(top: margin, left: margin, bottom: margin, right: margin)

UICollectionViewDataSource method sizeForItemAt

func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, layout collectionViewLayout: UICollectionViewLayout, sizeForItemAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> CGSize {

    let noOfCellsInRow = 2   //number of column you want
    let flowLayout = collectionViewLayout as! UICollectionViewFlowLayout
    let totalSpace = flowLayout.sectionInset.left
        + flowLayout.sectionInset.right
        + (flowLayout.minimumInteritemSpacing * CGFloat(noOfCellsInRow - 1))

    let size = Int((collectionView.bounds.width - totalSpace) / CGFloat(noOfCellsInRow))
    return CGSize(width: size, height: size)
}