ReusableViewConfigProtocol

public protocol ReusableViewConfigProtocol

An instance conforming to ReusableViewConfigProtocol is responsible for initializing and configuring reusable views to be displayed in either a UICollectionView or a UITableView.

Associated types

Item
The type of elements backing the collection view or table view.
Declaration
Swift

associatedtype Item
View
The type of views that the configuration produces.
Declaration
Swift

associatedtype View : ReusableViewProtocol

Methods


                    
                    
                    reuseIdentiferFor(item:type:indexPath:)

Provides a view reuse identifer for the given item, type, and indexPath.

Declaration

Swift

func reuseIdentiferFor(item: Item?, type: ReusableViewType, indexPath: IndexPath) -> String

Parameters

`item`	The item at `indexPath`.
`type`	The type of reusable view.
`indexPath`	The index path that specifies the location of the view.

Return Value

An identifier for a reusable view.


                    
                    
                    configure(view:item:type:parentView:indexPath:)

Configures and returns the specified view.

Declaration

Swift

@discardableResult
func configure(view: View, item: Item?, type: ReusableViewType, parentView: View.ParentView, indexPath: IndexPath) -> View

Parameters

`view`	The view to configure.
`item`	The item at `indexPath`.
`type`	The type of reusable view.
`parentView`	The collection view or table view requesting this information.
`indexPath`	The index path that specifies the location of `view` and `item`.

Return Value

A configured view of type View.

Table cells


                    
                    
                    tableCellFor(item:tableView:indexPath:)

Extension method

Creates a new View instance, or dequeues an existing cell for reuse, then configures and returns it.

Declaration

Swift

public func tableCellFor(item: Item, tableView: UITableView, indexPath: IndexPath) -> View

Parameters

`item`	The item at `indexPath`.
`tableView`	The table view requesting this information.
`indexPath`	The index path that specifies the location of the cell and item.

Return Value

An initialized or dequeued, and fully configured table cell.

Collection cells


                    
                    
                    collectionCellFor(item:collectionView:indexPath:)

Extension method

Creates a new View instance, or dequeues an existing cell for reuse, then configures and returns it.

Declaration

Swift

public func collectionCellFor(item: Item, collectionView: UICollectionView, indexPath: IndexPath) -> View

Parameters

`item`	The item at `indexPath`.
`collectionView`	The collection view requesting this information.
`indexPath`	The index path that specifies the location of the cell and item.

Return Value

An initialized or dequeued, and fully configured collection cell.

Supplementary views


                    
                    
                    supplementaryViewFor(item:kind:collectionView:indexPath:)

Extension method

Creates a new View instance, or dequeues an existing view for reuse, then configures and returns it.

Declaration

Swift

public func supplementaryViewFor(item: Item?, kind: String, collectionView: UICollectionView, indexPath: IndexPath) -> View

Parameters

`item`	The item at `indexPath`.
`kind`	The kind of supplementary view to retrieve.
`collectionView`	The collection view requesting this information.
`indexPath`	The index path that specifies the location of the view and item.

Return Value

An initialized or dequeued, and fully configured supplementary view.