# C1.iOS.DataCollection.C1TableViewSource-1.NumberOfSections

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<h1 id="C1_iOS_DataCollection_C1TableViewSource_1_NumberOfSections_" data-uid="C1.iOS.DataCollection.C1TableViewSource`1.NumberOfSections*">NumberOfSections Method
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<h4 id="C1_iOS_DataCollection_C1TableViewSource_1_NumberOfSections_UIKit_UITableView_" data-uid="C1.iOS.DataCollection.C1TableViewSource`1.NumberOfSections(UIKit.UITableView)">NumberOfSections(UITableView)</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(UITableView tableView)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public NotOverridable Overrides Function NumberOfSections(tableView As UITableView) As IntPtr</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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  <thead>
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      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Name</th>
      <th>Description</th>
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  </thead>
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      <td><span class="xref">UITableView</span></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">tableView</span></td>
      <td><p>Table view displaying the sections.</p>
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    </tr>
  </tbody>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Description</th>
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    <tr>
      <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 table must
have at least one section).</p>
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    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>
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