# Collection Display

The [NFTCollectionDisplay view](https://github.com/onflow/flow-nft/blob/461524168b50d015fffec23f33bba5adabdbe791/contracts/MetadataViews.cdc#L558C34-L558C34) tells platforms how to show a Collection. Flowty relies on the following fields from this view:

* **Name:** What is this collection's name? In the absence of this view, we will use a collection's Contract name.
* **Description (Optional):** A brief description of your collection.
* **External URL (Optional):** A backlink to your collection's native website/app for users to discover more about your collection.
* **Square Image:** The image to use for your collection's thumbnail.
* **Banner Image:** The image to use as the background for your collection banner on Flowty's collection page. [**Recommended Dimensions are 1200x630**](https://github.com/onflow/flow-nft/blob/4c0c684baed98e2ffd7a8f9d27973c1db5dd1239/contracts/MetadataViews.cdc#L571).
* **Socials:** A set of social pages for your collection. Currently Flowty only supports Twitter links. Give us a shout if you want to see others added!

<figure><img src="https://1110140566-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FYhIgoCq3USH1in8LHiq2%2Fuploads%2FjxXZA7EAm0T1RxUmYXnp%2FCollectionDisplay.png?alt=media&#x26;token=d864f625-b608-4e4c-a35a-9897c5fabc2a" alt=""><figcaption><p>Collection display example (<a href="https://www.flowty.io/collection/0xc934ed0c0f4788bc/Avataaars">Avataaars collection page on Flowty</a>)</p></figcaption></figure>

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Sample" %}

```
pub contract Avataaars: NonFungibleToken, ViewResolver {
    // ...
    
    pub resource NFT: NonFungibleToken.INFT, MetadataViews.ResolverCollection {
        pub fun resolveView(_ view: Type): AnyStruct? {
            switch view {
                // ...
                case Type<MetadataViews.NFTCollectionDisplay>():
                    return Avataaars.resolveView(view)
                // ...
            }
            return nil
        }
    }

    pub fun resolveView(_ view: Type): AnyStruct? {
        switch view {
            // ...
            case Type<MetadataViews.NFTCollectionDisplay>():
                return MetadataViews.NFTCollectionDisplay(
                        name: "Flowty Avataaars",
                        description: "This collection is used showcase the various things you can do with metadata standards on Flowty",
                        externalURL: MetadataViews.ExternalURL("https://flowty.io/"),
                        squareImage: MetadataViews.Media(
                            file: MetadataViews.HTTPFile(
                                url: self.imageBaseURL.concat("1")
                            ),
                            mediaType: "image/jpeg"
                        ),
                        bannerImage: MetadataViews.Media(
                            file: MetadataViews.HTTPFile(
                                url: "https://storage.googleapis.com/flowty-images/flowty-banner.jpeg"
                            ),
                            mediaType: "image/jpeg"
                        ),
                        socials: {
                            "twitter": MetadataViews.ExternalURL("https://twitter.com/flowty_io")
                        }
                    )
        }
        return nil
    }
}

```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Definition" %}

```
/// View to expose the information needed to showcase this NFT's
/// collection. This can be used by applications to give an overview and
/// graphics of the NFT collection this NFT belongs to.
///
pub struct NFTCollectionDisplay {
    // Name that should be used when displaying this NFT collection.
    pub let name: String

    // Description that should be used to give an overview of this collection.
    pub let description: String

    // External link to a URL to view more information about this collection.
    pub let externalURL: ExternalURL

    // Square-sized image to represent this collection.
    pub let squareImage: Media

    // Banner-sized image for this collection, recommended to have a size near 1200x630.
    pub let bannerImage: Media

    // Social links to reach this collection's social homepages.
    // Possible keys may be "instagram", "twitter", "discord", etc.
    pub let socials: {String: ExternalURL}

    // init truncated...
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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