I did a little experimenting and wanted to add my own method since it helped me achieve the truly static, highly custom Collection View I was looking for.
You can create custom UICollectionViewCell
s for each cell you want to display in your Collection View, and register them with all the Cell IDs in your Collection View, like this:
Create your static cell:
class MyRedCell: UICollectionViewCell {
override init(frame: CGRect) {
super.init(frame: frame)
contentView.backgroundColor = .red
}
required init?(coder: NSCoder) {
fatalError("init(coder:) has not been implemented")
}
}
Make as many of these as you want.
And then back in your Collection View Controller, register them with their corresponding cellId:
let cellIds = ["redCell","blueCell","greenCell"]
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
collectionView.register(MyRedCell.self, forCellWithReuseIdentifier: "redCell")
collectionView.register(MyBlueCell.self, forCellWithReuseIdentifier: "blueCell")
collectionView.register(MyGreenCell.self, forCellWithReuseIdentifier: "greenCell")
}
override func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, cellForItemAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UICollectionViewCell {
let cell = collectionView.dequeueReusableCell(withReuseIdentifier: cellIds[indexPath.item], for: indexPath)
return cell
}
Each cell will display exactly what's in its class.