How to create a collection view in Xamarin tvOS without using a storyboard?

Tudip

09 June 2020

What is collection view?

Collection View allows a group of content to be displayed using arbitrary layouts. Using built-in support, they allow for the easy creation of grid-like or linear layouts, while supporting custom layouts too.

What are the requirements to create a collection view in Xamarin tvOS?

To create a collection view in Xamarin tvOS, We require the Visual Studio, Xcode and Xamarin setup.

Steps to create a collection view without a storyboard:

1. Create a new ViewController. Add the below code in ViewController’s ViewDidLoad method.
2. Create a new Collection view cell. Add the below code in CollectionViewCell class.
3. Create a new DataSource Class. Add the below code in CollectionViewDataSource class.
4. Add the Delegate class. Add the below code in CollectionViewDelegateFlowLayout class.
5. Add the model class. Add the below code in SuperHeroModel class.
   After adding the above code, We will able to see the below collection view design.