I have screen with List of Views one of them is NavigationLink that navigates to separate screen DocumentPreviewView where PDF document is presented.
This PDF document need to be downloaded asynchronously on the first screen after button is tapped and need to be passed to the DocumentPreviewView screen.
I came to working solution but I' m looking for more elegant way and more SwiftUI way.
Maybe document should be some kind of observable object.
This is my current solution. As you can see I use hidden NavigationLink that is being triggered by callback from button action where I also download document which I need to present.
#State private var document = PDFDocument()
#State private var docState: DocState? = .setup
enum DocState: Int {
case setup = 0
case ready = 1
}
var body: some View {
List {
/// some other views
Button(action: {
someAsyncFunction { doc, error in
self.document = doc
self.docState = .ready
}
}) {
Text("Show Document")
}
/// some other views
}
NavigationLink(
destination: DocumentPreviewView(pdfDocument: document),
tag: .ready,
selection: $docState) {
EmptyView()
}
}
Possible solution
struct ContentView: View {
#State private var docState: DocState? = .setup
enum DocState: Int {
case setup = 0
case ready = 1
}
var body: some View {
NavigationView {
ZStack {
NavigationLink(
destination: Text("Preview"),
tag: .ready,
selection: $docState) {
Button(action: {
someTask() { isTaskDone in
docState = .ready
}
}) {
Text("Download")
}
}
}
}
}
func someTask(_ completion: #escaping ((Bool)->())) {
DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 1) {
completion(true)
}
}
}
Related
I am trying to implement the behavior in a TabView when the user taps the same tab multiple times, such as in the iOS AppStore app. First tap: switch to that view, second tap: pop to root, third tap: scroll to the top if needed.
The code below works fine for switching and didTap() is called for every tap.
import SwiftUI
enum Tab: String {
case one
case two
}
struct AppView: View {
#State private var activeTab = Tab.one
var body: some View {
TabView(selection: $activeTab.onChange(didTap)) {
One()
.tabItem {
Label("one", systemImage: "1.lane")
}
.tag(Tab.one)
Two()
.tabItem {
Label("two", systemImage: "2.lane")
}
.tag(Tab.two)
}
}
func didTap(to value: Tab) {
print(value) // this captures every tap
}
}
extension Binding {
func onChange(_ handler: #escaping (Value) -> Void) -> Binding<Value> {
Binding(
get: { self.wrappedValue },
set: { newValue in
self.wrappedValue = newValue
handler(newValue)
}
)
}
}
What I am struggling with, is how to tell either One or Two that it was tapped for a second or third time? (How to pop and scroll is not the issue).
I have seen this: TabView, tabItem: running code on selection or adding an onTapGesture but it doesn't explain how to run code in one of the views.
Any suggestions?
You can record additional taps (of same value) in an array. The array count gives you the number of taps on the same Tab.
EDIT: now with explicit subview struct.
struct ContentView: View {
#State private var activeTab = Tab.one
#State private var tapState: [Tab] = [Tab.one] // because .one is default
var body: some View {
TabView(selection: $activeTab.onChange(didTap)) {
SubView(title: "One", tapCount: tapState.count)
.tabItem {
Label("one", systemImage: "1.lane")
}
.tag(Tab.one)
SubView(title: "Two", tapCount: tapState.count)
.tabItem {
Label("two", systemImage: "2.lane")
}
.tag(Tab.two)
}
}
func didTap(to value: Tab) {
print(value) // this captures every tap
if tapState.last == value {
tapState.append(value) // apped next tap if same value
print("tapped \(tapState.count) times")
} else {
tapState = [value] // reset tap state to new tab selection
}
}
}
struct SubView: View {
let title: String
let tapCount: Int
var body: some View {
VStack {
Text("Subview \(title)").font(.title)
Text("tapped \(tapCount) times")
}
}
}
Although the answer by #ChrisR did answer my question, I couldn't figure out the next step, i.e. the logic when to pop-to-root or scroll-to-the-top based on the number of taps for a SubView. After lots of reading and trial and error, I recently came across this article: https://notificare.com/blog/2022/11/25/a-better-tabview-in-swiftui/
Inspired by this article, but with some modifications, I came up with the following which does exactly what I was looking for.
The two main changes are:
An EmptyView with an id is added as the first (but invisible) row in the List to be used as an anchor by proxy.scrollTo().
Instead of the global #StateObject var appState that stores the navigation paths for the subviews, I added the paths as separate #State properties. This avoids the Update NavigationAuthority bound path tried to update multiple times per frame. warning.
Hopefully this is helpful for someone.
enum Tab: String {
case one
case two
}
struct ContentView: View {
#State var selectedTab = Tab.one
#State var oneNavigationPath = NavigationPath()
#State var twoNavigationPath = NavigationPath()
var body: some View {
ScrollViewReader { proxy in
TabView(selection: tabViewSelectionBinding(proxy: proxy)) {
SubView(title: "One", path: $oneNavigationPath)
.tabItem {
Label("one", systemImage: "1.lane")
}
.tag(Tab.one)
SubView(title: "Two", path: $twoNavigationPath)
.tabItem {
Label("two", systemImage: "2.lane")
}
.tag(Tab.two)
}
}
}
private func tabViewSelectionBinding(proxy: ScrollViewProxy) -> Binding<Tab> {
Binding<Tab>(
get: { selectedTab },
set: { newValue in
if selectedTab == newValue {
switch selectedTab {
case .one:
if oneNavigationPath.isEmpty {
withAnimation {
proxy.scrollTo(Tab.one, anchor: .bottom)
}
} else {
withAnimation {
oneNavigationPath = NavigationPath()
}
}
case .two:
if twoNavigationPath.isEmpty {
withAnimation {
proxy.scrollTo(Tab.two, anchor: .bottom)
}
} else {
withAnimation {
twoNavigationPath = NavigationPath()
}
}
}
}
selectedTab = newValue
}
)
}
}
struct SubView: View {
let title: String
let items = Array(1 ... 100)
#Binding var path: NavigationPath
var body: some View {
NavigationStack(path: $path) {
List {
EmptyView()
.id(Tab(rawValue: title.lowercased()))
ForEach(items, id: \.self) { item in
NavigationLink(value: item) {
Text("Item \(item)")
}
}
}
.navigationTitle(title)
.navigationDestination(for: Int.self) { item in
Text("Item \(item)")
}
}
}
}
Description
I've got simple Combat model which stores name and list of actors. When I delete the Combat from List using onDelete it looks like it's working. It removes the Combat from Realm (checked with RealmStudio) and updates the view. However, if view gets redrawn (for instance, when switching Apps), the "old" data is loaded again (the very first loaded on app initialization), so all deleted rows are back again. Of course, removing them again crashes the app, because they are not present in #ObservedResults combats anymore. Restarting the app fixes the issue, because new data is loaded to #ObservedResults combats and to List, but then again, when I removed something it will be back on review draw...
What I discovered is that removing .sheet() fixes the issue! (EDIT: clarification; it doesn't matter what's inside of the sheet, it may be even empty) The view is updated correctly on redraw! The Sheet is used to display form to add new Combat (nether to say that adding new combats or editing them does not update the view as well, but let's focus on deletion). I have no idea what adding sheet() changes in behaviour of the List and "listening" to #ObservedResults combats.
As a test I used simple array of Combat classes and everything worked. So it points me to issue with #ObservedResults.
I was using the Alert before and all changes to #ObservedResults combats were seen at glance. Now I wanted to replace Alert with Sheet and… That happened.
Also, I have subview where I have almost identical code for actor and there everything works, however I use #ObservedRealmObject var combat: Combat there, and I pass the combat #ObservedResults combats, like so:
NavigationLink(destination: CombatView(combat: combat)) { Text(combat.name) }
I removed unecessary code from below examples to keep it at minimum.
Model
The Combat model:
class Combat: Object, ObjectKeyIdentifiable {
#objc dynamic var id: String = UUID().uuidString
#objc dynamic var name: String = ""
var actors = List<Actor>()
}
Actual View Code (broken using Sheet)
#ObservedResults(
Combat.self,
sortDescriptor: SortDescriptor( keyPath: "name", ascending: true)
) var combats
struct CombatsListView: View {
#ObservedResults(
Combat.self,
sortDescriptor: SortDescriptor( keyPath: "name", ascending: true)
) var combats
var body: some View {
List {
ForEach(combats) { combat in
Text(combat.name)
}.onDelete(perform: $combats.remove)
}
.sheet(isPresented: $showAddCombat) {
AddCombatView( showAddCombat: $showAddCombat)
}
}
}
Old View Code (works using Alert)
struct CombatsListView: View {
#ObservedResults(
Combat.self,
sortDescriptor: SortDescriptor( keyPath: "name", ascending: true)
) var combats
#State private var showAddCombat = false
#State private var addCombatNewName = ""
var body: some View {
List(combats) { combat in
Text(combat.name)
.onDelete(perform: $combats.remove)
}
.toolbar {
ToolbarItem(placement: .navigationBarTrailing) {
Button(action: {
showAlert = true
}) {
Image(systemName: "plus" )
.font(.title)
Text("New Combat")
}.alert("New Combat", isPresented: $showAlert) {
TextField("write name", text: $addCombatNewName)
Button("Close", role: .cancel) {
addCombatNewName = ""
}
Button("Add") {
addNewCombat(name: addCombatNewName)
addCombatNewName = ""
}
}
}
}
}
private func addNewCombat(name: String) {
let newCombat = Combat()
newCombat.name = name
do {
try self.realm.write {
realm.add(newCombat)
}
} catch {
fatalError("Error: \(error)")
}
}
}
EDITED
I just found some new behaviour. I made a new simple view which lists elements of Collection list and you can delete or add new Collection. It works just fine, but if I include this CollectionsView under the TabView, then the effect is exactly the same as in the example above. The view stops working properly: deleted items are added back on view redraw and adding new objects doesn't refresh the View.
This makes me think more of a bug in #ObservedResults().
Below is the source code.
class Collection: Object, ObjectKeyIdentifiable {
#objc dynamic var id: String = UUID().uuidString
#objc dynamic var name: String = ""
var actors = List<Actor>()
}
#main
struct CombatTrackerApp: App {
var body: some Scene {
WindowGroup {
Tabber() // will not work
// CollectionsView() // will work
}
}
}
struct CollectionsView: View {
#ObservedResults( Collection.self ) var collections
#State private var showNewCollectionForm = false
var body: some View {
NavigationStack {
List {
ForEach(collections) { collection in
Text(collection.name)
}.onDelete(perform: $collections.remove)
}
.listStyle(.inset)
.padding()
.navigationTitle("Collections")
.toolbar {
ToolbarItem(placement: .navigationBarTrailing) {
Button() {
self.showNewCollectionForm.toggle()
} label: {
Image(systemName: "plus")
Text("Add New Collection")
}
}
}
.sheet(isPresented: $showNewCollectionForm) {
NewCollectionView( showNewCollectionForm: $showNewCollectionForm )
}
}
}
}
struct NewCollectionView: View {
let realm = try! Realm()
#Binding var showNewCollectionForm: Bool
#State private var newCollectioName: String = ""
var body: some View {
NavigationStack {
VStack {
Text("Create new Collection").font(.title).padding()
Form {
TextField("Name", text: $newCollectioName)
}
}
.navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.inline)
.toolbar {
ToolbarItem(placement: .navigationBarLeading) {
Button("Close", role: .cancel) {
showNewCollectionForm.toggle()
}
}
ToolbarItem {
Button("Create") {
addCollection()
} .disabled(newCollectioName.isEmpty)
}
}
}
}
private func addCollection() {
let newCollection = Collection()
newCollection.name = newCollectioName
do {
try realm.write {
realm.add(newCollection)
}
} catch {
print("Cannot add new Collection", error)
}
showNewCollectionForm.toggle()
}
}
struct Tabber: View {
var body: some View {
TabView() {
NavigationStack {
CombatsListView()
}
.tabItem {
Text("Combats")
}
NavigationStack {
CollectionsView()
}
.tabItem {
Text("Collections")
}
SettingsView()
.tabItem {
Text("Settings")
}
}
}
}
I found out the solution (but I still don't understand why it's working).
The solution was to move NavigationStack from my TabView to the subviews. So instead of:
struct Tabber: View {
var body: some View {
TabView() {
NavigationStack {
CombatsListView()
}
.tabItem {
Text("Combats")
}
//...
I should do:
struct Tabber: View {
var body: some View {
TabView() {
CombatsListView()
.tabItem {
Text("Combats")
}
//...
struct CombatsListView: View {
var body: some View {
NavigationStack {
Confusing part was that all online tutorials and Apple Documentation suggests to wrap subviews with NavigationStack in TabView directly instead of adding NavigationStack in subviews. Maybe it's a bug, maybe it's a feature.
I have a sheet view that is presented when a user clicks a button as shown in the parent view below:
struct ViewWithSheet: View {
#State var showingSheetView: Bool = false
#EnvironmetObject var store: DataStore()
var body: some View {
NavigationView() {
ZStack {
Button(action: { self.showingSheetView = true }) {
Text("Show sheet view")
}
}
.navigationBarHidden(true)
.navigationBarTitle("")
.sheet(isPresented: $showingSheetView) {
SheetView(showingSheetView: self.$showingSheetView).environmentObject(self.dataStore)
}
}
}
}
In the sheet view, when a user clicks another button, an action is performed by the store that has a completion handler. The completion handler returns an object value, and if that value exists, should dismiss the SheetView.
struct SheetView: View {
#Binding var showingSheetView: Bool
#EnvironmentObject var store: DataStore()
//#Environment(\.presentationMode) private var presentationMode
func create() {
store.createObject() { object, error in
if let _ = object {
self.showingSheetView = false
// self.presentationMode.wrappedValue.dismiss()
}
}
}
var body: some View {
VStack {
VStack {
HStack {
Button(action: { self.showingSheetView = false }) {
Text("Cancel")
}
Spacer()
Spacer()
Button(action: { self.create() }) {
Text("Add")
}
}
.padding()
}
}
}
}
However, in the create() function, once the store returns values and showingSheetView is set to false, the sheet view doesn't dismiss as expected. I've tried using presentationMode to dismiss the sheet as well, but this also doesn't appear to work.
I found my issue, the sheet wasn't dismissing due to a conditional in my overall App wrapping View, I had an if statement that would show a loading view on app startup, however, in my DataStore I was setting it's fetching variable on every function call it performs. When that value changed, the view stack behind my sheet view would re-render the LoadingView and then my TabView once the fetching variable changed again. This was making the sheet view un-dismissable. Here's an example of what my AppView looked like:
struct AppView: View {
#State private var fetchMessage: String = ""
#EnvironmentObject var store: DataStore()
func initializeApp() {
self.fetchMessage = "Getting App Data"
store.getData() { object, error in
if let error = error {
self.fetchMessage = error.localizedDescription
}
self.fetchMessage = ""
}
}
var body: some View {
Group {
ZStack {
//this is where my issue was occurring
if(!store.fetching) {
TabView {
Tab1().tabItem {
Image(systemName: "tab-1")
Text("Tab1")
}
Tab2().tabItem {
Image(systemName: "tab-2")
Text("Tab2")
}
//Tab 3 contained my ViewWithSheet() and SheetView()
Tab3().tabItem {
Image(systemName: "tab-3")
Text("Tab3")
}
}
} else {
LoadingView(loadingMessage: $fetchMessage)
}
}
}.onAppear(perform: initializeApp)
}
}
To solve my issue, I added another variable to my DataStore called initializing, which I use to render the loading screen or the actual application views on first .onAppear event in my app. Below is an example of what my updated AppView looks like:
struct AppView: View {
#State private var fetchMessage: String = ""
#EnvironmentObject var store: DataStore()
func initializeApp() {
self.fetchMessage = "Getting App Data"
store.getData() { object, error in
if let error = error {
self.fetchMessage = error.localizedDescription
}
self.fetchMessage = ""
//set the value to false once I'm done getting my app's initial data.
self.store.initializing = false
}
}
var body: some View {
Group {
ZStack {
//now using initializing instead
if(!store.initializing) {
TabView {
Tab1().tabItem {
Image(systemName: "tab-1")
Text("Tab1")
}
Tab2().tabItem {
Image(systemName: "tab-2")
Text("Tab2")
}
//Tab 3 contained my ViewWithSheet() and SheetView()
Tab3().tabItem {
Image(systemName: "tab-3")
Text("Tab3")
}
}
} else {
LoadingView(loadingMessage: $fetchMessage)
}
}
}.onAppear(perform: initializeApp)
}
}
Try to do this on main queue explicitly
func create() {
store.createObject() { object, error in
if let _ = object {
DispatchQueue.main.async {
self.showingSheetView = false
}
}
// think also about feedback on else case as well !!
}
}
Want to see something hacky that worked for me? Disclaimer: Might not work for you and I don't necessarily recommend it. But maybe it'll help someone in a pinch.
If you add a NavigationLink AND keep your fullScreenCover, then the fullscreen cover will be able to dismiss itself like you expect.
Why does this happen when you add the NavigationLink to your View? I don't know. My guess is it creates an extra reference somewhere.
Add this to your body, and keep your sheet as it is:
NavigationLink(destination: YOURVIEW().environmentObjects(), isActive: $showingSheetView) {}
With following code:
struct HomeView: View {
var body: some View {
NavigationView {
List(dataTypes) { dataType in
NavigationLink(destination: AnotherView()) {
HomeViewRow(dataType: dataType)
}
}
}
}
}
What's weird, when HomeView appears, NavigationLink immediately loads the AnotherView. As a result, all AnotherView dependencies are loaded as well, even though it's not visible on the screen yet. The user has to click on the row to make it appear.
My AnotherView contains a DataSource, where various things happen. The issue is that whole DataSource is loaded at this point, including some timers etc.
Am I doing something wrong..? How to handle it in such way, that AnotherView gets loaded once the user presses on that HomeViewRow?
The best way I have found to combat this issue is by using a Lazy View.
struct NavigationLazyView<Content: View>: View {
let build: () -> Content
init(_ build: #autoclosure #escaping () -> Content) {
self.build = build
}
var body: Content {
build()
}
}
Then the NavigationLink would look like this. You would place the View you want to be displayed inside ()
NavigationLink(destination: NavigationLazyView(DetailView(data: DataModel))) { Text("Item") }
EDIT: See #MwcsMac's answer for a cleaner solution which wraps View creation inside a closure and only initializes it once the view is rendered.
It takes a custom ForEach to do what you are asking for since the function builder does have to evaluate the expression
NavigationLink(destination: AnotherView()) {
HomeViewRow(dataType: dataType)
}
for each visible row to be able to show HomeViewRow(dataType:), in which case AnotherView() must be initialized too.
So to avoid this a custom ForEach is necessary.
import SwiftUI
struct LoadLaterView: View {
var body: some View {
HomeView()
}
}
struct DataType: Identifiable {
let id = UUID()
var i: Int
}
struct ForEachLazyNavigationLink<Data: RandomAccessCollection, Content: View, Destination: View>: View where Data.Element: Identifiable {
var data: Data
var destination: (Data.Element) -> (Destination)
var content: (Data.Element) -> (Content)
#State var selected: Data.Element? = nil
#State var active: Bool = false
var body: some View {
VStack{
NavigationLink(destination: {
VStack{
if self.selected != nil {
self.destination(self.selected!)
} else {
EmptyView()
}
}
}(), isActive: $active){
Text("Hidden navigation link")
.background(Color.orange)
.hidden()
}
List{
ForEach(data) { (element: Data.Element) in
Button(action: {
self.selected = element
self.active = true
}) { self.content(element) }
}
}
}
}
}
struct HomeView: View {
#State var dataTypes: [DataType] = {
return (0...99).map{
return DataType(i: $0)
}
}()
var body: some View {
NavigationView{
ForEachLazyNavigationLink(data: dataTypes, destination: {
return AnotherView(i: $0.i)
}, content: {
return HomeViewRow(dataType: $0)
})
}
}
}
struct HomeViewRow: View {
var dataType: DataType
var body: some View {
Text("Home View \(dataType.i)")
}
}
struct AnotherView: View {
init(i: Int) {
print("Init AnotherView \(i.description)")
self.i = i
}
var i: Int
var body: some View {
print("Loading AnotherView \(i.description)")
return Text("hello \(i.description)").onAppear {
print("onAppear AnotherView \(self.i.description)")
}
}
}
I had the same issue where I might have had a list of 50 items, that then loaded 50 views for the detail view that called an API (which resulted in 50 additional images being downloaded).
The answer for me was to use .onAppear to trigger all logic that needs to be executed when the view appears on screen (like setting off your timers).
struct AnotherView: View {
var body: some View {
VStack{
Text("Hello World!")
}.onAppear {
print("I only printed when the view appeared")
// trigger whatever you need to here instead of on init
}
}
}
For iOS 14 SwiftUI.
Non-elegant solution for lazy navigation destination loading, using view modifier, based on this post.
extension View {
func navigate<Value, Destination: View>(
item: Binding<Value?>,
#ViewBuilder content: #escaping (Value) -> Destination
) -> some View {
return self.modifier(Navigator(item: item, content: content))
}
}
private struct Navigator<Value, Destination: View>: ViewModifier {
let item: Binding<Value?>
let content: (Value) -> Destination
public func body(content: Content) -> some View {
content
.background(
NavigationLink(
destination: { () -> AnyView in
if let value = self.item.wrappedValue {
return AnyView(self.content(value))
} else {
return AnyView(EmptyView())
}
}(),
isActive: Binding<Bool>(
get: { self.item.wrappedValue != nil },
set: { newValue in
if newValue == false {
self.item.wrappedValue = nil
}
}
),
label: EmptyView.init
)
)
}
}
Call it like this:
struct ExampleView: View {
#State
private var date: Date? = nil
var body: some View {
VStack {
Text("Source view")
Button("Send", action: {
self.date = Date()
})
}
.navigate(
item: self.$date,
content: {
VStack {
Text("Destination view")
Text($0.debugDescription)
}
}
)
}
}
I was recently struggling with this issue (for a navigation row component for forms), and this did the trick for me:
#State private var shouldShowDestination = false
NavigationLink(destination: DestinationView(), isActive: $shouldShowDestination) {
Button("More info") {
self.shouldShowDestination = true
}
}
Simply wrap a Button with the NavigationLink, which activation is to be controlled with the button.
Now, if you're to have multiple button+links within the same view, and not an activation State property for each, you should rely on this initializer
/// Creates an instance that presents `destination` when `selection` is set
/// to `tag`.
public init<V>(destination: Destination, tag: V, selection: Binding<V?>, #ViewBuilder label: () -> Label) where V : Hashable
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swiftui/navigationlink/3364637-init
Along the lines of this example:
struct ContentView: View {
#State private var selection: String? = nil
var body: some View {
NavigationView {
VStack {
NavigationLink(destination: Text("Second View"), tag: "Second", selection: $selection) {
Button("Tap to show second") {
self.selection = "Second"
}
}
NavigationLink(destination: Text("Third View"), tag: "Third", selection: $selection) {
Button("Tap to show third") {
self.selection = "Third"
}
}
}
.navigationBarTitle("Navigation")
}
}
}
More info (and the slightly modified example above) taken from https://www.hackingwithswift.com/articles/216/complete-guide-to-navigationview-in-swiftui (under "Programmatic navigation").
Alternatively, create a custom view component (with embedded NavigationLink), such as this one
struct FormNavigationRow<Destination: View>: View {
let title: String
let destination: Destination
var body: some View {
NavigationLink(destination: destination, isActive: $shouldShowDestination) {
Button(title) {
self.shouldShowDestination = true
}
}
}
// MARK: Private
#State private var shouldShowDestination = false
}
and use it repeatedly as part of a Form (or List):
Form {
FormNavigationRow(title: "One", destination: Text("1"))
FormNavigationRow(title: "Two", destination: Text("2"))
FormNavigationRow(title: "Three", destination: Text("3"))
}
In the destination view you should listen to the event onAppear and put there all code that needs to be executed only when the new screen appears. Like this:
struct DestinationView: View {
var body: some View {
Text("Hello world!")
.onAppear {
// Do something important here, like fetching data from REST API
// This code will only be executed when the view appears
}
}
}
Trying to load an image after the view loads, the model object driving the view (see MovieDetail below) has a urlString. Because a SwiftUI View element has no life cycle methods (and there's not a view controller driving things) what is the best way to handle this?
The main issue I'm having is no matter which way I try to solve the problem (Binding an object or using a State variable), my View doesn't have the urlString until after it loads...
// movie object
struct Movie: Decodable, Identifiable {
let id: String
let title: String
let year: String
let type: String
var posterUrl: String
private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
case id = "imdbID"
case title = "Title"
case year = "Year"
case type = "Type"
case posterUrl = "Poster"
}
}
// root content list view that navigates to the detail view
struct ContentView : View {
var movies: [Movie]
var body: some View {
NavigationView {
List(movies) { movie in
NavigationButton(destination: MovieDetail(movie: movie)) {
MovieRow(movie: movie)
}
}
.navigationBarTitle(Text("Star Wars Movies"))
}
}
}
// detail view that needs to make the asynchronous call
struct MovieDetail : View {
let movie: Movie
#State var imageObject = BoundImageObject()
var body: some View {
HStack(alignment: .top) {
VStack {
Image(uiImage: imageObject.image)
.scaledToFit()
Text(movie.title)
.font(.subheadline)
}
}
}
}
We can achieve this using view modifier.
Create ViewModifier:
struct ViewDidLoadModifier: ViewModifier {
#State private var didLoad = false
private let action: (() -> Void)?
init(perform action: (() -> Void)? = nil) {
self.action = action
}
func body(content: Content) -> some View {
content.onAppear {
if didLoad == false {
didLoad = true
action?()
}
}
}
}
Create View extension:
extension View {
func onLoad(perform action: (() -> Void)? = nil) -> some View {
modifier(ViewDidLoadModifier(perform: action))
}
}
Use like this:
struct SomeView: View {
var body: some View {
VStack {
Text("HELLO!")
}.onLoad {
print("onLoad")
}
}
}
I hope this is helpful. I found a blogpost that talks about doing stuff onAppear for a navigation view.
Idea would be that you bake your service into a BindableObject and subscribe to those updates in your view.
struct SearchView : View {
#State private var query: String = "Swift"
#EnvironmentObject var repoStore: ReposStore
var body: some View {
NavigationView {
List {
TextField($query, placeholder: Text("type something..."), onCommit: fetch)
ForEach(repoStore.repos) { repo in
RepoRow(repo: repo)
}
}.navigationBarTitle(Text("Search"))
}.onAppear(perform: fetch)
}
private func fetch() {
repoStore.fetch(matching: query)
}
}
import SwiftUI
import Combine
class ReposStore: BindableObject {
var repos: [Repo] = [] {
didSet {
didChange.send(self)
}
}
var didChange = PassthroughSubject<ReposStore, Never>()
let service: GithubService
init(service: GithubService) {
self.service = service
}
func fetch(matching query: String) {
service.search(matching: query) { [weak self] result in
DispatchQueue.main.async {
switch result {
case .success(let repos): self?.repos = repos
case .failure: self?.repos = []
}
}
}
}
}
Credit to: Majid Jabrayilov
Fully updated for Xcode 11.2, Swift 5.0
I think the viewDidLoad() just equal to implement in the body closure.
SwiftUI gives us equivalents to UIKit’s viewDidAppear() and viewDidDisappear() in the form of onAppear() and onDisappear(). You can attach any code to these two events that you want, and SwiftUI will execute them when they occur.
As an example, this creates two views that use onAppear() and onDisappear() to print messages, with a navigation link to move between the two:
struct ContentView: View {
var body: some View {
NavigationView {
VStack {
NavigationLink(destination: DetailView()) {
Text("Hello World")
}
}
}.onAppear {
print("ContentView appeared!")
}.onDisappear {
print("ContentView disappeared!")
}
}
}
ref: https://www.hackingwithswift.com/quick-start/swiftui/how-to-respond-to-view-lifecycle-events-onappear-and-ondisappear
I'm using init() instead. I think onApear() is not an alternative to viewDidLoad(). Because onApear is called when your view is being appeared. Since your view can be appear multiple times it conflicts with viewDidLoad which is called once.
Imagine having a TabView. By swiping through pages onApear() is being called multiple times. However viewDidLoad() is called just once.