Passing XML Array Data to CollectionView via TableView

Question

I'm attempting to pass an array of data from the view controller to the collection view cells. My collectionview is currently in a tableview. I have tried using delegation/protocols and creating arrays in the class and have not been able to successfully pass the data to my collectionview.

My code is a follows:

View Controller:

var ageUnder10: [MissingPerson] = []
var age10Plus: [MissingPerson] = []
var age15Plus: [MissingPerson] = []

if let ageRange = ageRange {
        switch ageRange {
        case .ageUnder10:
            let ageUnder10Array = MissingPerson()
            ageUnder10Array.title = self.missingPerson.title
            ageUnder10Array.desc = self.missingPerson.desc
            ageUnder10Array.url = self.missingPerson.url
            self.ageUnder10.append(ageUnder10Array)
        case .age10Plus:
            let age10PlusArray = MissingPerson()
            age10PlusArray.title = self.missingPerson.title
            age10PlusArray.desc = self.missingPerson.desc
            age10PlusArray.url = self.missingPerson.url
            self.age10Plus.append(age10PlusArray)
        case .age15Plus:
            let age15PlusArray = MissingPerson()
            age15PlusArray.title = self.missingPerson.title
            age15PlusArray.desc = self.missingPerson.desc
            age15PlusArray.url = self.missingPerson.url
            self.age15Plus.append(age15PlusArray)
        }
    } else {
        print("No valid age found")
    }

Tableview Cell:

 class TableViewCell: UITableViewCell {
    var ageUnder10 = [MissingPerson]()
    var age10Plus = [MissingPerson]()
    var age15Plus = [MissingPerson]()
}

• These values are being populated from an XML url
• The categories are being created via scanner, scanning the values of a item in the xml (to create ageRange)
• I have titleforheader and header names populated from a separate array in the view controller class

Answer 1

I figured it out, I needed to use a struct to pass the data. Also, create an instance of the array in the tableview class and write a function to fill the collectionView cell.

Example:

CustomTableViewCell:

customArray: [CustomArray]()

func configureCollectionCell(with array: [CustomArray]) {
self.customArray = customArray
}

ViewController Class:

 var customArray = [CustomArray]()

    func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
   if let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "customCell", for: indexPath) as? CustomTableViewCell {
    cell.configureCollectionCell(with: customArray)
    return cell
    }