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

Swift 3.0. Works for both horizontal and vertical scroll directions and variable spacing

Specify number of columns

let numberOfColumns: CGFloat = 3

Configure flowLayout to render specified numberOfColumns

if let flowLayout = collectionView?.collectionViewLayout as? UICollectionViewFlowLayout {
    let horizontalSpacing = flowLayout.scrollDirection == .vertical ? flowLayout.minimumInteritemSpacing : flowLayout.minimumLineSpacing
    let cellWidth = (collectionView.frame.width - max(0, numberOfColumns - 1)*horizontalSpacing)/numberOfColumns
    flowLayout.itemSize = CGSize(width: cellWidth, height: cellWidth)
}