# C1.iOS.DataCollection.C1CollectionViewSource-1.NumberOfSections

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<h1 id="C1_iOS_DataCollection_C1CollectionViewSource_1_NumberOfSections_" data-uid="C1.iOS.DataCollection.C1CollectionViewSource`1.NumberOfSections*">NumberOfSections Method
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<h4 id="C1_iOS_DataCollection_C1CollectionViewSource_1_NumberOfSections_UIKit_UICollectionView_" data-uid="C1.iOS.DataCollection.C1CollectionViewSource`1.NumberOfSections(UIKit.UICollectionView)">NumberOfSections(UICollectionView)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Returns the number of sections that are required to display the data.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public override sealed nint NumberOfSections(UICollectionView collectionView)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public NotOverridable Overrides Function NumberOfSections(collectionView As UICollectionView) As IntPtr</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Name</th>
      <th>Description</th>
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      <td><span class="xref">UICollectionView</span></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">collectionView</span></td>
      <td><p>Collection view displaying the sections.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <th>Type</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.intptr">nint</a></td>
      <td><p>Number of sections required to display the data. The default is 1 (a collection must
have at least one section).</p>
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