iOS---UICollectionView Class Reference---UICollectionView 类参考文档

UICollectionView 类：

Inherits from	UIScrollView : UIView : UIResponder : NSObject
Conforms to	NSCoding (UIScrollView) NSCoding (UIView) UIAppearance (UIView) UIAppearanceContainer (UIView) NSObject (NSObject)
Framework	/System/Library/Frameworks/UIKit.framework
Availability	Available in iOS 6.0 and later.
Declared in	UICollectionView.h
Related sample code	CollectionView-Simple iAdSuite

Overview(概览)

The UICollectionView class manages an ordered collection of data items and presents them using customizable layouts. Collection views provide the same general function as table views except that a collection view is able to support more than just single-column layouts. Collection views support customizable layouts that can be used to implement multi-column grids, tiled layouts, circular layouts, and many more. You can even change the layout of a collection view dynamically if you want.

When adding a collection view to your user interface, your app’s main job is to manage the data associated with that collection view. The collection view gets its data from the data source object, which is an object that conforms to theUICollectionViewDataSource protocol and is provided by your app. Data in the collection view is organized into individual items, which can then be grouped into sections for presentation. An item is the smallest unit of data you want to present. For example, in a photos app, an item might be a single image. The collection view presents items onscreen using a cell, which is an instance of the UICollectionViewCell class that your data source configures and provides.

In addition to its cells, a collection view can present data using other types of views too. These supplementary views can be things like section headers and footers that are separate from the individual cells but still convey some sort of information. Support for supplementary views is optional and defined by the collection view’s layout object, which is also responsible for defining the placement of those views.

Besides embedding it in your user interface, you use the methods of UICollectionView object to ensure that the visual presentation of items matches the order in your data source object. Thus, whenever you add, delete, or rearrange data in your collection, you use the methods of this class to insert, delete, and rearrange the corresponding cells. You also use the collection view object to manage the selected items, although for this behavior the collection view works with its associated delegate object.

Collection Views and Layout Objects

A very important object associated with a collection view is the layout object, which is a subclass of theUICollectionViewLayout class. The layout object is responsible for defining the organization and location of all cells and supplementary views inside the collection view. Although it defines their locations, the layout object does not actually apply that information to the corresponding views. Because the creation of cells and supplementary views involves coordination between the collection view and your data source object, the collection view actually applies layout information to the views. Thus, in a sense, the layout object is like another data source, only providing visual information instead of item data.

You normally specify a layout object when creating a collection view but you can also change the layout of a collection view dynamically. The layout object is stored in the collectionViewLayout property. Setting this property directly updates the layout immediately, without animating the changes. If you want to animate the changes, you must call thesetCollectionViewLayout:animated: method instead.

Creating Cells and Supplementary Views

The collection view’s data source object provides both the content for items and the views used to present that content. When the collection view first loads its content, it asks its data source to provide a view for each visible item. To simplify the creation process for your code, the collection view requires that you always dequeue views, rather than create them explicitly in your code. There are two methods for dequeueing views. The one you use depends on which type of view has been requested:

• Use the dequeueReusableCellWithReuseIdentifier:forIndexPath: to get a cell for an item in the collection view.

• Use the dequeueReusableSupplementaryViewOfKind:withReuseIdentifier:forIndexPath: method to get a supplementary view requested by the layout object.

Before you call either of these methods, you must tell the collection view how to create the corresponding view if one does not already exist. For this, you must register either a class or a nib file with the collection view. For example, when registering cells, you use the registerClass:forCellWithReuseIdentifier: orregisterNib:forCellWithReuseIdentifier: method. As part of the registration process, you specify the reuse identifier that identifies the purpose of the view. This is the same string you use when dequeueing the view later.

After dequeueing the appropriate view in your delegate method, configure its content and return it to the collection view for use. After getting the layout information from the layout object, the collection view applies it to the view and displays it.

For more information about implementing the data source methods to create and configure views, seeUICollectionViewDataSource Protocol Reference.

Tasks

Initializing a Collection View

• – initWithFrame:collectionViewLayout:

Configuring the Collection View

• collectionViewLayout  property
• – setCollectionViewLayout:animated:
• delegate  property
• dataSource  property
• backgroundView  property

Creating Collection View Cells

• – registerClass:forCellWithReuseIdentifier:
• – registerNib:forCellWithReuseIdentifier:
• – registerClass:forSupplementaryViewOfKind:withReuseIdentifier:
• – registerNib:forSupplementaryViewOfKind:withReuseIdentifier:
• – dequeueReusableCellWithReuseIdentifier:forIndexPath:
• – dequeueReusableSupplementaryViewOfKind:withReuseIdentifier:forIndexPath:

Reloading Content

• – reloadData
• – reloadSections:
• – reloadItemsAtIndexPaths:

Getting the State of the Collection View

• – numberOfSections
• – numberOfItemsInSection:
• – visibleCells

Inserting, Moving, and Deleting Items

• – insertItemsAtIndexPaths:
• – moveItemAtIndexPath:toIndexPath:
• – deleteItemsAtIndexPaths:

Inserting, Moving, and Deleting Sections

• – insertSections:
• – moveSection:toSection:
• – deleteSections:

Managing the Selection

• allowsSelection  property
• allowsMultipleSelection  property
• – indexPathsForSelectedItems
• – selectItemAtIndexPath:animated:scrollPosition:
• – deselectItemAtIndexPath:animated:

Locating Items in the Collection View

• – indexPathForItemAtPoint:
• – indexPathsForVisibleItems
• – indexPathForCell:
• – cellForItemAtIndexPath:

Getting Layout Information

• – layoutAttributesForItemAtIndexPath:
• – layoutAttributesForSupplementaryElementOfKind:atIndexPath:

Scrolling an Item Into View

• – scrollToItemAtIndexPath:atScrollPosition:animated:

Animating Multiple Changes to the Collection View

• – performBatchUpdates:completion:

Properties

allowsMultipleSelection

A Boolean value that determines whether users can select more than one item in the collection view.

@property (nonatomic) BOOL allowsMultipleSelection

Discussion

This property controls whether multiple items can be selected simultaneously. The default value of this property is NO.

When the value of this property is YES, tapping a cell adds it to the current selection (assuming the delegate permits the cell to be selected). Tapping the cell again removes it from the selection.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

See Also

• @property allowsSelection

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

allowsSelection

A Boolean value that indicates whether users can select items in the collection view.

@property (nonatomic) BOOL allowsSelection

Discussion

If the value of this property is YES (the default), users can select items. If you want more fine-grained control over the selection of items, you must provide a delegate object and implement the appropriate methods of theUICollectionViewDelegate protocol.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

See Also

• @property allowsMultipleSelection

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

backgroundView

The view that provides the background appearance.

@property (nonatomic, retain) UIView *backgroundView;

Discussion

The view (if any) in this property is positioned underneath all of the other content and sized automatically to fill the entire bounds of the collection view. The background view does not scroll with the collection view’s other content. The collection view maintains a strong reference to the background view object.

This property is nil by default, which displays the background color of the collection view.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

collectionViewLayout

The layout used to organize the collected view’s items.

@property (nonatomic, retain) UICollectionViewLayout *collectionViewLayout;

Discussion

Assigning a new layout object to this property causes the new layout to be applied (without animations) to the collection view’s items.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

dataSource

The object that provides the data for the collection view.

@property (nonatomic, assign) id <UICollectionViewDataSource> dataSource;

Discussion

The data source must adopt the UICollectionViewDataSource protocol. The collection view maintains a weak reference to the data source object.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

delegate

The object that acts as the delegate of the collection view.

@property (nonatomic, assign) id <UICollectionViewDelegate> delegate;

Discussion

The delegate must adopt the UICollectionViewDelegate protocol. The collection view maintains a weak reference to the delegate object.

The delegate object is responsible for managing selection behavior and interactions with individual items.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

Instance Methods

cellForItemAtIndexPath:

Returns the cell object at the specified index path.

- (UICollectionViewCell *)cellForItemAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath

Parameters

indexPath

The index path that specifies the section and item number of the cell.

Return Value

The cell object at the corresponding index path or nil if no cell was found at that location.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

deleteItemsAtIndexPaths:

Deletes the items at the specified index paths.

- (void)deleteItemsAtIndexPaths:(NSArray *)indexPaths

Parameters

indexPaths

An array of NSIndexPath objects, each of which contains a section index and item index for the item you want to delete from the collection view. This parameter must not be nil.

Discussion

Use this method to remove items from the collection view. You might do this when you remove the items from your data source object or in response to user interactions with the collection view. The collection view updates the layout of the remaining items to account for the deletions, animating the remaining items into position as needed.

You can also call this method from a block passed to the performBatchUpdates:completion: method when you want to animate multiple separate changes into place at the same time. See the description of that method for more information.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

deleteSections:

Deletes the sections at the specified indexes.

- (void)deleteSections:(NSIndexSet *)sections

Parameters

sections

The indexes of the sections you want to delete. This parameter must not be nil.

Discussion

Use this method to remove the sections and their items from the collection view. You might do this when you remove the sections from your data source object or in response to user interactions with the collection view. The collection view updates the layout of the remaining sections and items to account for the deletions, animating the remaining items into position as needed.

You can also call this method from a block passed to the performBatchUpdates:completion: method when you want to animate multiple separate changes into place at the same time. See the description of that method for more information.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

dequeueReusableCellWithReuseIdentifier:forIndexPath:

Returns a reusable cell object located by its identifier

- (id)dequeueReusableCellWithReuseIdentifier:(NSString *)identifier forIndexPath:(NSIndexPath*)indexPath

Parameters

identifier

The reuse identifier for the specified cell. This parameter must not be nil.

indexPath

The index path specifying the location of the cell. The data source receives this information when it is asked for the cell and should just pass it along. This method uses the index path to perform additional configuration based on the cell’s position in the collection view.

Return Value

A valid UICollectionReusableView object.

Discussion

Call this method from your data source object when asked to provide a new cell for the collection view. This method dequeues an existing cell if one is available or creates a new one based on the class or nib file you previously registered.

Important: You must register a class or nib file using the registerClass:forCellWithReuseIdentifier: orregisterNib:forCellWithReuseIdentifier: method before calling this method.

If you registered a class for the specified identifier and a new cell must be created, this method initializes the cell by calling its initWithFrame: method. For nib-based cells, this method loads the cell object from the provided nib file. If an existing cell was available for reuse, this method calls the cell’s prepareForReuse method instead.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

See Also

• – registerClass:forCellWithReuseIdentifier:
• – registerNib:forCellWithReuseIdentifier:

Related Sample Code

• CollectionView-Simple
• iAdSuite

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

dequeueReusableSupplementaryViewOfKind:withReuseIdentifier:forIndexPath:

Returns a reusable supplementary view located by its identifier and kind.

- (id)dequeueReusableSupplementaryViewOfKind:(NSString*)elementKind withReuseIdentifier:(NSString *)identifier forIndexPath:(NSIndexPath*)indexPath

Parameters

elementKind

The kind of supplementary view to retrieve. This value is defined by the layout object. This parameter must not benil.

identifier

The reuse identifier for the specified view. This parameter must not be nil.

indexPath

The index path specifying the location of the supplementary view in the collection view. The data source receives this information when it is asked for the view and should just pass it along. This method uses the information to perform additional configuration based on the view’s position in the collection view.

Return Value

A valid UICollectionReusableView object.

Discussion

Call this method from your data source object when asked to provide a new supplementary view for the collection view. This method dequeues an existing view if one is available or creates a new one based on the class or nib file you previously registered.

Important: You must register a class or nib file using theregisterClass:forSupplementaryViewOfKind:withReuseIdentifier: orregisterNib:forSupplementaryViewOfKind:withReuseIdentifier: method before calling this method. You can also register a set of default supplementary views with the layout object using theregisterClass:forDecorationViewOfKind: or registerNib:forDecorationViewOfKind: method.

If you registered a class for the specified identifier and a new cell must be created, this method initializes the cell by calling its initWithFrame: method. For nib-based cells, this method loads the cell object from the provided nib file. If an existing cell was available for reuse, this method calls the cell’s prepareForReuse method instead.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

deselectItemAtIndexPath:animated:

Deselects the item at the specified index.

- (void)deselectItemAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath animated:(BOOL)animated

Parameters

indexPath

The index path of the item to select. Specifying nil for this parameter removes the current selection.

animated

Specify YES to animate the change in the selection or NO to make the change without animating it.

Discussion

If the allowsSelection property is NO, calling this method has no effect.

This method does not cause any selection-related delegate methods to be called.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

indexPathForCell:

Returns the index path of the specified cell.

- (NSIndexPath *)indexPathForCell:(UICollectionViewCell *)cell

Parameters

cell

The cell object whose index path you want.

Return Value

The index path of the cell or nil if the specified cell is not in the collection view.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

indexPathForItemAtPoint:

Returns the index path of the item at the specified point in the collection view.

- (NSIndexPath *)indexPathForItemAtPoint:(CGPoint)point

Parameters

point

A point in the collection view’s coordinate system.

Return Value

The index path of the item at the specified point or nil if no item was found at the specified point.

Discussion

This method relies on the layout information provided by the associated layout object to determine which item contains the point.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

indexPathsForSelectedItems

Returns the index paths for the selected items.

- (NSArray *)indexPathsForSelectedItems

Return Value

An array of NSIndexPath objects, each of which corresponds to a single selected item. If there are no selected items, this method returns an empty array.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

indexPathsForVisibleItems

Returns an array of the visible items in the collection view.

- (NSArray *)indexPathsForVisibleItems

Return Value

An array of NSIndexPath objects, each of which corresponds to a visible cell in the collection view. This array does not include any supplementary views that are currently visible. If there are no visible items, this method returns an empty array.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

See Also

• – visibleCells

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

initWithFrame:collectionViewLayout:

Initializes and returns a newly allocated collection view object with the specified frame and layout.

- (id)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame collectionViewLayout:(UICollectionViewLayout *)layout

Parameters

frame

The frame rectangle for the collection view, measured in points. The origin of the frame is relative to the superview in which you plan to add it. This frame is passed to the superclass during initialization.

layout

The layout object to use for organizing items. The collection view stores a strong reference to the specified object. You may specify nil for this parameter.

Return Value

An initialized collection view object or nil if the object could not be created.

Discussion

Use this method when initializing a collection view object programmatically. If you specify nil for the layout parameter, you must assign a layout object to the collectionViewLayout property before displaying the collection view onscreen. If you do not, the collection view will be unable to present any items onscreen.

This method is the designated initializer.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

insertItemsAtIndexPaths:

Inserts new items at the specified index paths.

- (void)insertItemsAtIndexPaths:(NSArray *)indexPaths

Parameters

indexPaths

An array of NSIndexPath objects, each of which contains a section index and item index at which to insert a new cell. This parameter must not be nil.

Discussion

Call this method to insert one or more new items into the collection view. You might do this when your data source object receives data for new items or in response to user interactions with the collection view. The collection view gets the layout information for the new cells as part of calling this method. And if the layout information indicates that the cells should appear onscreen, the collection view asks your data source to provide the appropriate views, animating them into position as needed.

You can also call this method from a block passed to the performBatchUpdates:completion: method when you want to animate multiple separate changes into place at the same time. See the description of that method for more information.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

insertSections:

Inserts new sections at the specified indexes.

- (void)insertSections:(NSIndexSet *)sections

Parameters

sections

An array of NSIndexPath objects, each of which contains the index of a section you want to insert. This parameter must not be nil.

Discussion

Use this method to insert one or more sections into the collection view. This method adds the sections, and it is up to your data source to report the number of items in each section when asked for the information. The collection view then uses that information to get updated layout attributes for the newly inserted sections and items. If the insertions cause a change in the collection view’s visible content, those changes are animated into place.

You can also call this method from a block passed to the performBatchUpdates:completion: method when you want to animate multiple separate changes into place at the same time. See the description of that method for more information.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

layoutAttributesForItemAtIndexPath:

Returns the layout information for the item at the specified index path.

- (UICollectionViewLayoutAttributes *)layoutAttributesForItemAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath*)indexPath

Parameters

indexPath

The index path of the item.

Return Value

The layout attributes for the item or nil if no item exists at the specified path.

Discussion

Use this method to retrieve the layout information for a particular item. You should always use this method instead of querying the layout object directly.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

layoutAttributesForSupplementaryElementOfKind:atIndexPath:

Returns the layout information for the specified supplementary view.

- (UICollectionViewLayoutAttributes *)layoutAttributesForSupplementaryElementOfKind:(NSString*)kind atIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath

Parameters

kind

A string specifying the kind of supplementary view whose layout attributes you want. Layout classes are responsible for defining the kinds of supplementary views they support.

indexPath

The index path of the supplementary view. The interpretation of this value depends on how the layout implements the view. For example, a view associated with a section might contain just a section value.

Return Value

The layout attributes of the supplementary view or nil if the specified supplementary view does not exist.

Discussion

Use this method to retrieve the layout information for a particular supplementary view. You should always use this method instead of querying the layout object directly.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

moveItemAtIndexPath:toIndexPath:

Moves an item from one location to another in the collection view.

- (void)moveItemAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath toIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)newIndexPath

Parameters

indexPath

The index path of the item you want to move. This parameter must not be nil.

newIndexPath

The index path of the item’s new location. This parameter must not be nil.

Discussion

Use this method to reorganize existing data items. You might do this when you rearrange the items within your data source object or in response to user interactions with the collection view. You can move items between sections or within the same section. The collection view updates the layout as needed to account for the move, animating cells into position as needed.

You can also call this method from a block passed to the performBatchUpdates:completion: method when you want to animate multiple separate changes into place at the same time. See the description of that method for more information.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

moveSection:toSection:

Moves a section from one location to another in the collection view.

- (void)moveSection:(NSInteger)section toSection:(NSInteger)newSection

Parameters

section

The index path of the section you want to move. This parameter must not be nil.

newSection

The index path of the section’s new location. This parameter must not be nil.

Discussion

Use this method to reorganize existing sections and their contained items. You might do this when you rearrange sections within your data source object or in response to user interactions with the collection view. The collection view updates the layout as needed to account for the move, animating new views into position as needed.

You can also call this method from a block passed to the performBatchUpdates:completion: method when you want to animate multiple separate changes into place at the same time. See the description of that method for more information.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

numberOfItemsInSection:

Returns the number of items in the specified section.

- (NSInteger)numberOfItemsInSection:(NSInteger)section

Parameters

section

The index of the section for which you want a count of the items.

Return Value

The number of items in the specified section.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

numberOfSections

Returns the number of sections displayed by the collection view.

- (NSInteger)numberOfSections

Return Value

The number of sections in the collection view.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

performBatchUpdates:completion:

Animates multiple insert, delete, reload, and move operations as a group.

- (void)performBatchUpdates:(void (^)(void))updates completion:(void (^)(BOOLfinished))completion

Parameters

updates

The block that performs the relevant insert, delete, reload, or move operations.

completion

A completion handler block to execute when all of the operations are finished. This block takes a single Boolean parameter that contains the value YES if all of the related animations completed successfully or NO if they were interrupted. This parameter may be nil.

Discussion

You can use this method in cases where you want to insert, delete, reload or move cells around the collection view in one single animated operation, as opposed to in several separate animations. Use the blocked passed in the updatesparameter to specify all of the operations you want to perform.

When you group operations to insert, delete, reload, or move sections inside a single batch job, all operations are performed based on the current indexes of the collection view. This is unlike modifying a mutable array where the insertion or deletion of items affects the indexes of successive operations. Therefore, you do not have to remember which items or sections were inserted, deleted, or moved and adjust the indexes of all other operations accordingly.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

See Also

• – insertItemsAtIndexPaths:
• – moveItemAtIndexPath:toIndexPath:
• – deleteItemsAtIndexPaths:
• – insertSections:
• – moveSection:toSection:
• – deleteSections:

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

registerClass:forCellWithReuseIdentifier:

Register a class for use in creating new collection view cells.

- (void)registerClass:(Class)cellClass forCellWithReuseIdentifier:(NSString *)identifier

Parameters

cellClass

The class of a cell that you want to use in the collection view.

identifier

The reuse identifier to associate with the specified class. This parameter must not be nil and must not be an empty string.

Discussion

Prior to calling the dequeueReusableCellWithReuseIdentifier:forIndexPath: method of the collection view, you must use this method or the registerNib:forCellWithReuseIdentifier: method to tell the collection view how to create a new cell of the given type. If a cell of the specified type is not currently in a reuse queue, the collection view uses the provided information to create a new cell object automatically.

If you previously registered a class or nib file with the same reuse identifier, the class you specify in the cellClassparameter replaces the old entry. You may specify nil for cellClass if you want to unregister the class from the specified reuse identifier.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

See Also

• – registerNib:forCellWithReuseIdentifier:
• – dequeueReusableCellWithReuseIdentifier:forIndexPath:

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

registerClass:forSupplementaryViewOfKind:withReuseIdentifier:

Registers a class for use in creating supplementary views for the collection view.

- (void)registerClass:(Class)viewClass forSupplementaryViewOfKind:(NSString *)elementKindwithReuseIdentifier:(NSString *)identifier

Parameters

viewClass

The class to use for the supplementary view.

elementKind

The kind of supplementary view to create. This value is defined by the layout object. This parameter must not benil.

identifier

The reuse identifier to associate with the specified class. This parameter must not be nil and must not be an empty string.

Discussion

Prior to calling the dequeueReusableSupplementaryViewOfKind:withReuseIdentifier:forIndexPath: method of the collection view, you must use this method or theregisterNib:forSupplementaryViewOfKind:withReuseIdentifier: method to tell the collection view how to create a supplementary view of the given type. If a view of the specified type is not currently in a reuse queue, the collection view uses the provided information to create a view object automatically.

If you previously registered a class or nib file with the same element kind and reuse identifier, the class you specify in the viewClass parameter replaces the old entry. You may specify nil for viewClass if you want to unregister the class from the specified element kind and reuse identifier.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

See Also

• – registerNib:forSupplementaryViewOfKind:withReuseIdentifier:
• – dequeueReusableSupplementaryViewOfKind:withReuseIdentifier:forIndexPath:

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

registerNib:forCellWithReuseIdentifier:

Register a nib file for use in creating new collection view cells.

- (void)registerNib:(UINib *)nib forCellWithReuseIdentifier:(NSString *)identifier

Parameters

nib

The nib object containing the cell object. The nib file must contain only one top-level object and that object must be of the type UICollectionViewCell.

identifier

The reuse identifier to associate with the specified nib file. This parameter must not be nil and must not be an empty string.

Discussion

Prior to calling the dequeueReusableCellWithReuseIdentifier:forIndexPath: method of the collection view, you must use this method or the registerClass:forCellWithReuseIdentifier: method to tell the collection view how to create a new cell of the given type. If a cell of the specified type is not currently in a reuse queue, the collection view uses the provided information to create a new cell object automatically.

If you previously registered a class or nib file with the same reuse identifier, the object you specify in the nibparameter replaces the old entry. You may specify nil for nib if you want to unregister the nib file from the specified reuse identifier.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

See Also

• – registerClass:forCellWithReuseIdentifier:
• – dequeueReusableCellWithReuseIdentifier:forIndexPath:

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

registerNib:forSupplementaryViewOfKind:withReuseIdentifier:

Registers a nib file for use in creating supplementary views for the collection view.

- (void)registerNib:(UINib *)nib forSupplementaryViewOfKind:(NSString *)kindwithReuseIdentifier:(NSString *)identifier

Parameters

nib

The nib object containing the view object. The nib file must contain only one top-level object and that object must be of the type UICollectionViewCell.

kind

The kind of supplementary view to create. This value is defined by the layout object. This parameter must not benil.

identifier

The reuse identifier to associate with the specified nib file. This parameter must not be nil and must not be an empty string.

Discussion

Prior to calling the dequeueReusableSupplementaryViewOfKind:withReuseIdentifier:forIndexPath: method of the collection view, you must use this method or theregisterClass:forSupplementaryViewOfKind:withReuseIdentifier: method to tell the collection view how to create a supplementary view of the given type. If a view of the specified type is not currently in a reuse queue, the collection view uses the provided information to create a view object automatically.

If you previously registered a class or nib file with the same element kind and reuse identifier, the class you specify in the viewClass parameter replaces the old entry. You may specify nil for nib if you want to unregister the class from the specified element kind and reuse identifier.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

See Also

• – registerClass:forSupplementaryViewOfKind:withReuseIdentifier:
• – dequeueReusableSupplementaryViewOfKind:withReuseIdentifier:forIndexPath:

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

reloadData

Reloads all of the data for the collection view.

- (void)reloadData

Discussion

Call this method to reload all of the items in the collection view. This causes the collection view to discard any currently visible items and redisplay them. For efficiency, the collection view only displays those cells and supplementary views that are visible. If the collection data shrinks as a result of the reload, the collection view adjusts its scrolling offsets accordingly.

You should not call this method in the middle of animation blocks where items are being inserted or deleted. Insertions and deletions automatically cause the table’s data to be updated appropriately.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

reloadItemsAtIndexPaths:

Reloads just the items at the specified index paths.

- (void)reloadItemsAtIndexPaths:(NSArray *)indexPaths

Parameters

indexPaths

An array of NSIndexPath objects identifying the items you want to update.

Discussion

Call this method to selectively reload only the specified items. This causes the collection view to discard any cells associated with those items and redisplay them.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

reloadSections:

Reloads the data in the specified sections of the collection view.

- (void)reloadSections:(NSIndexSet *)sections

Parameters

sections

The indexes of the sections to reload.

Discussion

Call this method to selectively reload only the items in the specified sections. This causes the collection view to discard any cells associated with those items and redisplay them.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

scrollToItemAtIndexPath:atScrollPosition:animated:

Scrolls the collection view contents until the specified item is visible.

- (void)scrollToItemAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath atScrollPosition:(UICollectionViewScrollPosition)scrollPosition animated:(BOOL)animated

Parameters

indexPath

The index path of the item to scroll into view.

scrollPosition

An option that specifies where the item should be positioned when scrolling finishes. For a list of possible values, see “UICollectionViewScrollPosition”.

animated

Specify YES to animate the scrolling behavior or NO to adjust the scroll view’s visible content immediately.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

selectItemAtIndexPath:animated:scrollPosition:

Selects the item at the specified index path and optionally scrolls it into view.

- (void)selectItemAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath animated:(BOOL)animated scrollPosition:(UICollectionViewScrollPosition)scrollPosition

Parameters

indexPath

The index path of the item to select. Specifying nil for this parameter clears the current selection.

animated

Specify YES to animate the change in the selection or NO to make the change without animating it.

scrollPosition

An option that specifies where the item should be positioned when scrolling finishes. For a list of possible values, see “UICollectionViewScrollPosition”.

Discussion

If the allowsSelection property is NO, calling this method has no effect. If there is an existing selection with a different index path and the allowsMultipleSelection property is NO, calling this method replaces the previous selection.

This method does not cause any selection-related delegate methods to be called.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

setCollectionViewLayout:animated:

Assigns a new layout object to the collection view and optionally animates the change.

- (void)setCollectionViewLayout:(UICollectionViewLayout *)layout animated:(BOOL)animated

Parameters

layout

The new layout object to use to organize the collected views.

animated

Specify YES if you want to animate changes from the current layout to the new layout specified by the layoutparameter. Specify NO to make the change without animations.

Discussion

When animating layout changes, the animation timing and parameters are controlled by the collection view.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

visibleCells

Returns an array of visible cells currently displayed by the collection view.

- (NSArray *)visibleCells

Return Value

An array of UICollectionViewCell objects. If no cells are visible, this method returns an empty array.

Discussion

This method returns the complete list of visible cells displayed by the collection view.

Availability

• Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

See Also

• – indexPathsForVisibleItems

Declared In

UICollectionView.h

Constants

UICollectionViewScrollPosition

Constants that indicate how to scroll an item into the visible portion of the collection view.

enum {
   UICollectionViewScrollPositionNone = 0,
   UICollectionViewScrollPositionTop = 1 << 0,
   UICollectionViewScrollPositionCenteredVertically = 1 << 1,
   UICollectionViewScrollPositionBottom = 1 << 2,

   UICollectionViewScrollPositionLeft = 1 << 3,
   UICollectionViewScrollPositionCenteredHorizontally = 1 << 4,
   UICollectionViewScrollPositionRight = 1 << 5
};
typedef NSUInteger UICollectionViewScrollPosition;

Constants

UICollectionViewScrollPositionNone

Do not scroll the item into view.

Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

Declared in UICollectionView.h.

UICollectionViewScrollPositionTop

Scroll so that the item is positioned at the top of the collection view’s bounds. This option is mutually exclusive with the UICollectionViewScrollPositionCenteredVertically andUICollectionViewScrollPositionBottom options.

Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

Declared in UICollectionView.h.

UICollectionViewScrollPositionCenteredVertically

Scroll so that the item is centered vertically in the collection view. This option is mutually exclusive with theUICollectionViewScrollPositionTop and UICollectionViewScrollPositionBottom options.

Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

Declared in UICollectionView.h.

UICollectionViewScrollPositionBottom

Scroll so that the item is positioned at the bottom of the collection view’s bounds. This option is mutually exclusive with the UICollectionViewScrollPositionTop and UICollectionViewScrollPositionCenteredVerticallyoptions.

Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

Declared in UICollectionView.h.

UICollectionViewScrollPositionLeft

Scroll so that the item is positioned at the left edge of the collection view’s bounds. This option is mutually exclusive with the UICollectionViewScrollPositionCenteredHorizontally andUICollectionViewScrollPositionRight options.

Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

Declared in UICollectionView.h.

UICollectionViewScrollPositionCenteredHorizontally

Scroll so that the item is centered horizontally in the collection view. This option is mutually exclusive with theUICollectionViewScrollPositionLeft and UICollectionViewScrollPositionRight options.

Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

Declared in UICollectionView.h.

UICollectionViewScrollPositionRight

Scroll so that the item is positioned at the right edge of the collection view’s bounds. This option is mutually exclusive with the UICollectionViewScrollPositionLeft andUICollectionViewScrollPositionCenteredHorizontally options.

Available in iOS 6.0 and later.

Declared in UICollectionView.h.

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