The new CaseIterable protocol gives your Enum new ability to generate an array of all cases in an enum.

Pasta example from https://www.hackingwithswift.com/articles/77/whats-new-in-swift-4-2

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enum Pasta: CaseIterable {
	case cannelloni, fusilli, linguine, tagliatelle
}

for pasta in Pasta.allCases {
	print(pasta)
}

Print out:

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cannelloni
fusilli
linguine
tagliatelle

Then you can easily generate data for table view.

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enum Pasta: CaseIterable {
    case conchiglie, fusilli, linguine, tagliatelle
    
    var name: String {
        switch self {
        case .conchiglie: return "Conchiglie"
        case .fusilli: return "Fusilli"
        case .linguine: return "Linguine"
        case .tagliatelle: return "Tagliatelle"
        }
    }
    
    var shape: String {
        switch self {
        case .conchiglie: return "Shells"
        case .fusilli: return "Twists"
        case .linguine: return "Long and skinny"
        case .tagliatelle: return "Long ribbons"
        }
    }
    
    var image: UIImage {
        switch self {
        case .conchiglie: return UIImage(named: "conchiglie")!
        case .fusilli: return UIImage(named: "fusilli")!
        case .linguine: return UIImage(named: "linguine")!
        case .tagliatelle: return UIImage(named: "tagliatelle")!
        }
    }
}

// Generate data for the table view
var objectsForTableView: [Pasta] = Pasta.allcases
...

Here is the pasta table: