Creating a list of static items
List views are like scroll views in that they are used to display a collection of items. However, List
views are better for dealing with larger datasets because they do not load the entirety of the datasets in memory.
When we refer to a list of static items, we mean that the information that the list displays is predetermined in our code, and it does not change when the app is running. A good example of this use is the iOS settings app, where we have a list of settings that are fixed by the iOS version. Every time we run the settings app, we see the same list, its content, is static.
In contrast, a list of dynamic items has its content determined every time the app runs. As such, the app needs to accommodate any number of items in the list. One well-known example is the iOS mail app, where we have a list of our latest emails. The content of this list changes every time we run the app, making its content dynamic.
In this recipe, we will...