I have programmatically implemented a tableView inside a viewController:
class MoviesViewController5: UIViewController {
let tableView = UITableView()
// There's a code responsible for populating this array
var moviesItemsArray = [[movieItem]]()
var sectionsData:[[String:Any]]?
let cellIdentifier = "movieCardCell"
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
tableView.delegate = self
tableView.dataSource = self
tableView.register(sectionTableCell2.self, forCellReuseIdentifier: "tableViewCell")
displayTableView2()
}
func displayTableView2() {
self.view.addSubview(tableView)
tableView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
tableView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.topAnchor).isActive = true
tableView.leftAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.leftAnchor).isActive = true
tableView.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.bottomAnchor).isActive = true
tableView.rightAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.rightAnchor).isActive = true
}
}
extension MoviesViewController5: UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSource {
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, canFocusRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> Bool {
return false
}
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
return 20
}
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
guard let cell =
tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "tableViewCell", for: indexPath) as? sectionTableCell2
else {
fatalError("Unable to create explore table view cell")}
return cell
}
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, heightForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> CGFloat {
return 140
}
}
The tableViewCell is also implemented programmatically:
class TableViewCell3: UITableViewCell {
var moviesItems: [movieItem] = []
let cellIdentifier = "movieCardCell"
var collectionViewTest:UICollectionView = UICollectionView(frame: CGRect.zero, collectionViewLayout: UICollectionViewFlowLayout())
fileprivate let cellOffset: CGFloat = 50
func setupCollectionView() {
collectionViewTest.delegate = self
// TODO: Should I communicate moviesItems to TableViewCell3 or set the dataSource to MoviesViewController 5
collectionViewTest.dataSource = self
}
}
// Trying to display only one collectionView in tableCell
extension TableViewCell3: UICollectionViewDelegate, UICollectionViewDataSource {
func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, numberOfItemsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
return moviesItems.count
}
func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, cellForItemAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UICollectionViewCell {
let cell = collectionView.dequeueReusableCell(withReuseIdentifier:
cellIdentifier, for: indexPath) as! movieCardCell
cell.movieImageView.sd_setImage(with: URL(string: moviesItems[indexPath.item].imageURL))
return cell
}
}
WHAT I WANT TO IMPLEMENT:
- Populate
moviesItemsArray
insideMoviesViewController5
- Communicate each
moviesItems
ofmoviesItemsArray
to each correspondantTableViewCell3
based on the index - Affect the received movie data to the class property
moviesItems
ofTableViewCell3
- Display the movies data inside the
TableViewCell3
with the help ofcollectionViewTest
PROBLEM (STEP 2): I don't know how to communicate each moviesItems
of moviesItemsArray
to each correspondant TableViewCell3
based on the index.
NOTE: The other steps have already been taken care of.
QUESTION: Should I communicate the data like any communication between different classes in SWIFT OR there's something that needs to be done with collectionViewTest.dataSource
inside the TableViewCell3