How to replace the current view in SwiftUI? - ios

Question

I am developing an app with SwiftUI.
I have a NavigationView and I have buttons on the navigation bar. I want to replace the current view (which is a result of a TabView selection) with another one.
Basically, when the user clicks "Edit" button, I want to replace the view with another view to make the edition and when the user is done, the previous view is restored by clicking on a "Done" button.
I could just use a variable to dynamically choose which view is displayed on the current tab view, but I feel like this isn't the "right way to do" in SwiftUI. And this way I could not apply any transition visual effect.
Some code samples to explain what I am looking for.
private extension ContentView {
#ViewBuilder
var navigationBarLeadingItems: some View {
if tabSelection == 3 {
Button(action: {
print("Edit pressed")
// Here I want to replace the tabSelection 3 view by another view temporarly and update the navigation bar items
}) {
Text("Edit")
}
}
}
}
struct ContentView: View {
var body: some View {
NavigationView {
TabView(selection: $tabSelection) {
ContactPage()
.tabItem {
Text("1")
}
.tag(1)
Text("Chats")
.tabItem() {
Text("2")
}
.tag(2)
SettingsView()
.tabItem {
Text("3")
}
.tag(3)
}.navigationBarItems(leading: navigationBarLeadingItems)
}
}
}
Thank you
EDIT
I have a working version where I simply update a toggle variable in my button action that makes my view display one or another thing, it is working but I cannot apply any animation effect on it, and it doesn't look "right" in SwiftUI, I guess there is something better that I do not know.

Answer 1

If you just want to add animations you can try:
struct ContentView: View {
...
#State var showEditView = false
var body: some View {
NavigationView {
TabView(selection: $tabSelection) {
...
view3
.tabItem {
Text("3")
}
.tag(3)
}
.navigationBarItems(leading: navigationBarLeadingItems)
}
}
}
private extension ContentView {
var view3: some View {
VStack {
if showEditView {
FormView()
.background(Color.red)
.transition(.slide)
} else {
Text("View 3")
.background(Color.blue)
.transition(.slide)
}
}
}
}
struct FormView: View {
var body: some View {
Form {
Text("test")
}
}
}
A possible alternative is to use a ViewRouter: How To Navigate Between Views In SwiftUI By Using An #EnvironmentObject.