Cannot get CollectionViewCells to work in SWIFT - swift

Question

I have tried this numerous ways but I am unable to get it to work. I am trying to add a simple image and two text labels to a collection view cell and when the build completes the tableview is just blank. I am brand new too SWIFT but I am pretty sure I am missing something simple. What am I doing wrong?
ViewController
import UIKit
class ViewController: UIViewController, UICollectionViewDataSource, UICollectionViewDelegate{
let locationName = ["Hawaii Resort", "Mountain Expedition", "Scuba Diving"]
let locationImage = [UIImage(named: "img0"), UIImage(named: "img1"), UIImage(named: "img2")]
let locationDescription = ["Lorem Ipsum 0", "Lorem Ipsum 1", "Lorem Ipsum 2"]
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// Do any additional setup after loading the view.
}
func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, numberOfItemsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
return locationName.count
}
func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, cellForItemAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UICollectionViewCell {
let cell = collectionView.dequeueReusableCell(withReuseIdentifier: "cell", for: indexPath) as! CollectionViewCell
cell.locationName.text = locationName[indexPath.row]
cell.locationImage.image = locationImage[indexPath.row]
cell.locationDescription.text = locationDescription[indexPath.row]
return cell
}
}
CollectionViewCell
import UIKit
class CollectionViewCell: UICollectionViewCell {
#IBOutlet weak var locationImage: UIImageView!
#IBOutlet weak var locationName: UILabel!
#IBOutlet weak var locationDescription: UILabel!
}

Answer 1

You need to connect the collectionView to the ViewController.
Beneath locationDescription add:
#IBOutlet weak var collectionView: UICollectionView!
Then connect it on the storyboard.
Then within the viewDidLoad,set the delegate and data source to self
self.collectionView.delegate = self
self.collectionView.datasource = self