How to use Dictionary as #Binding var in SwiftUI - binding

Question

I will need to display a collapsed menu in SwiftUI, it is possible to pass one single bool value as binding var to subviews but got stuck when trying to pass that value from a dictionary.
see code below:
struct MenuView: View {
#EnvironmentObject var data: APIData
#State var menuCollapsed:[String: Bool] = [:]
#State var isMenuCollapsed = false;
// I am able to pass self.$isMenuCollapsed but self.$menuCollapsed[menuItem.name], why?
var body: some View {
if data.isMenuSynced {
List() {
ForEach((data.menuList?.content)!, id: \.name) { menuItem in
TopMenuRow(dataSource: menuItem, isCollapsed: self.$isMenuCollapsed)
.onTapGesture {
if menuItem.isExtendable() {
let isCollapsed = self.menuCollapsed[menuItem.name]
self.menuCollapsed.updateValue(!(isCollapsed ?? false), forKey: menuItem.name)
} else {
print("Go to link:\(menuItem.url)")
}
}
}
}
}else {
Text("Loading...")
}
}
}
in ChildMenu Row:
struct TopMenuRow: View {
var dataSource: MenuItemData
#Binding var isCollapsed: Bool
var body: some View {
ChildView(menuItemData)
if self.isCollapsed {
//display List of child data etc
}
}
}
}
If I use only one single bool as the binding var, the code is running ok, however, if I would like to use a dictionary to store each status of the array, it has the error of something else, see image blow:
if I use the line above, it's fine.
Any idea of how can I fix it?
Thanks

Answer 1

How to use dictionary as a storage of mutable values with State property wrapper?
As mentioned by Asperi, ForEach requires that source of data conforms to RandomAccessCollection. This requirements doesn't apply to State property wrapper!
Let see one of the possible approaches in the next snippet (copy - paste - run)
import SwiftUI
struct ContentView: View {
#State var dict = ["alfa":false, "beta":true, "gamma":false]
var body: some View {
List {
ForEach(Array(dict.keys), id: \.self) { (key) in
HStack {
Text(key)
Spacer()
Text(self.dict[key]?.description ?? "false").onTapGesture {
let v = self.dict[key] ?? false
self.dict[key] = !v
}.foregroundColor(self.dict[key] ?? false ? Color.red: Color.green)
}
}
}
}
}
struct ContentView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
static var previews: some View {
ContentView()
}
}
with the following result