SwiftUI lets us mark some parts of our view as containing sensitive information, which in practice allows us to hide or show it more easily using redaction. To use this feature in your code, first add the privacySensitive() modifier to any views that should be hidden, then apply the .redacted(reason: .privacy) modifier at a higher place in your view… Read More »
SwiftUI gives us two different modifiers to modify the spacing between letters in a text. Depending on our need we can either space the letters more tightly or further apart depending on what you want. The two modifiers tracking() and kerning() are used for adding space between the letters, but tracking will pull apart ligatures… Read More »
Like many other text UI’s SwiftUI’s Text wraps across multiple lines, they align to their leading edge by default. You can change that behavior, by using swiftUI’s ‘multilineTextAlignment()’ modifier to specify an alternative like .center, .trailing etc. For example, this will center several lines of text as they wrap across lines: Let’s use a picker… Read More »
In our previous post we talked about styling swiftUI text views with fonts, colors, line spacing and more. This time we will look deep into ‘AttributedString’. SwiftUI’s ‘Text’ view is able to render more advanced strings created using ‘AttributedString’ struct. This includes adding underlines, strike through, web links, background colours etc. We will show you… Read More »
A text view draws a string in your app’s user interface using a body font that’s appropriate for the current platform. You can choose a different standard font, like title or caption, using the font(_:) view modifier. Text views give us predictably wide range of controls in terms of how they look. They are also designed to work seamlessly alongside core apple… Read More »
Button In SwiftUI, you can create a button using the Button view. Here’s how you can create a simple button in SwiftUI for iOS: Preview: In the above code: 1. We create a `Button` view with an `action` closure that specifies what should happen when the button is tapped. 2. Inside the button, we provide… Read More »
In SwiftUI there is not much options to load web page. We have to use UIKit component to load a page. For this purpose we need to use MKWebView and it is not a standard component in SwiftUI for loading web content. However, you can achieve this by using WKWebView in SwiftUI. Here is a… Read More »
The view background can extend to the corners of the view. This will affect the navigation bar background. This will go behind large and inline navigation bars. For example, in below example the background colour is applied to the whole screen, but it is covering the navigation bar background too. The new initializer introduced with… Read More »
The timeline view in Swift is a bit different, because it doesn’t have a display of its own. The main idea behind timeline view is that you can provide some kind of schedule and based on the schedule the view is going to get date and you can pass it to analog view or digital… Read More »
There are two main approaches to implementing pull-to-refresh functionality in SwiftUI, depending on your SwiftUI version and desired level of customization: 1. Using the built-in refreshable modifier (iOS 16+) If you’re targeting iOS 16 and above, SwiftUI offers a built-in refreshable modifier that simplifies pull-to-refresh functionality for List and ScrollView. Here’s how to use it:… Read More »
AsyncImage is a component introduced in SwiftUI to handle the loading and displaying of remote images asynchronously. It simplifies the process of fetching images from the web, handling the loading state, and displaying a placeholder until the image is ready. Here’s a detailed breakdown of how AsyncImage works, its customisation options, and usage examples. Basic… Read More »
In Swift, Core Data is a powerful framework provided by Apple for managing the model layer objects in an application. A Core Data stack refers to the set of objects and configurations used to interact with the Core Data framework. The Core Data stack typically consists of three main components: 2. Persistent Store Coordinator (PSC):… Read More »
In Swift, optionals are a powerful feature that allows variables or constants to have a value or be nil, indicating the absence of a value. Optionals are represented using the Optional type, which is an enumeration with two cases: Some(Wrapped) to represent a value, and nil to represent the absence of a value. Here are… Read More »
Higher-order functions in Swift are functions that take other functions as parameters or return functions as output. They enable a functional programming style by allowing you to compose functions, pass behavior as arguments, and manipulate collections with concise and expressive code. Here are some common higher-order functions in Swift with examples: map(_:): filter(_:): reduce(_:combine:): sorted(by:):… Read More »
Setting up a Core Data stack in Swift involves several steps, including creating a managed object model, setting up a persistent store coordinator, managed object context, and other components. Here’s a basic guide to setting up a Core Data stack in Swift: Create a Data Model: Generate NSManagedObject Subclasses: Initialize the Persistent Store Coordinator: Managed… Read More »
In Swift, enumerations (enums) are powerful constructs that allow you to define a group of related values. Associated values in Swift enums enhance their flexibility by enabling each enum case to carry additional data of varying types. This feature allows you to model more complex data structures and behaviors with enums. Here’s how you can… Read More »
Protocol-oriented programming (POP) is an approach to software development in Swift that emphasizes the use of protocols to define interfaces and behavior, promoting code reuse, flexibility, and composability. POP encourages structuring code around protocols rather than classes, focusing on what types can do rather than what they are. Key concepts of protocol-oriented programming in Swift… Read More »
In iOS development using UIKit, a UIView is a fundamental building block for constructing the user interface. Two important properties of a UIView are its frame and bounds. These properties define the size and location of the view within its superview. frame: In this example, myView is positioned at (50, 50) within its superview, and… Read More »
In Swift, inout is a keyword used to indicate that a parameter is passed by reference and can be modified inside a function, affecting the original value outside the function. This allows a function to modify the value of the parameter and have those changes reflected in the calling scope. Here’s an example to illustrate… Read More »
In iOS development with Swift, self and Self have distinct meanings and use cases. In the printValue method, self is used to explicitly refer to the value property of the current instance. 2. Self: In this example, Self is used as the return type of the createInstance method. It indicates that the method will return… Read More »
In SwiftUI, navigation is typically handled using the NavigationView and related components. Here’s a basic guide on how to perform navigation in SwiftUI: Basic Navigation with NavigationLink: 2. Creating NavigationLinks: 3. Creating the Destination View: 4. Putting it All Together: Passing Data with NavigationLink: 2. Receiving Data in Destination View:In the destination view, define a… Read More »
UIKit and SwiftUI are both UI frameworks used in iOS development, but they differ significantly in terms of design, architecture, and development approach. Here are some key differences between UIKit and SwiftUI: 1. Declarative vs Imperative 2. UI Layout 3. Code re-usability 4. Live preview 5. UI Representation 6. State management 7. Adoption and Legacy… Read More »
In SwiftUI, you can pass data from one view to another using the @State, @Binding, @ObservedObject, or @EnvironmentObject property wrappers. The appropriate choice depends on the nature of the data and the relationship between the views. Below are brief explanations and examples for each approach: 1. @State : Use @State to store simple values within… Read More »
To set up auto layout for a username field, password field, login button, and forgot credential button programmatically in Swift, you can use the NSLayoutConstraint class to define the relationships between these UI elements. Here’s an example of how you can do this: This example creates and configures UITextField and UIButton instances, adds them to… Read More »