I have been having issues dismissing some modal views in SwiftUI and made the following example to illustrate the problem.
Below we have 4 views. The idea is that the App file will have a switch and decide which view to display based on that Switch's viewForDisplay property.
Initially we display the FirstView which modally presents the SecondView which then modally presents the ThirdView. When the ThirdView sets the viewForDisplay to .fourthView I would expect all the views in the FirstView/SecondView/ThirdView stack to go away and just see the FourthView. However it is showing the SecondView.
enum ViewForDisplay {
case firstView
case fourthView
}
class ViewModel: ObservableObject {
#Published var viewForDisplay: ViewForDisplay = .firstView
}
#main
struct ModalDismissApp: App {
#ObservedObject var viewModel = ViewModel()
var body: some Scene {
WindowGroup {
switch viewModel.viewForDisplay {
case .firstView:
FirstView(viewModel: viewModel)
case .fourthView:
FourthView()
}
}
}
}
struct FirstView: View {
#State var isPresented: Bool = false
#ObservedObject var viewModel: ViewModel
init(viewModel: ViewModel) {
self.viewModel = viewModel
}
var body: some View {
VStack {
Text("First View")
Button(action: {
isPresented = true
}, label: {
Text("Present Second View Modally")
})
}
.fullScreenCover(isPresented: $isPresented, content: {
SecondView(viewModel: viewModel)
})
}
}
struct SecondView: View {
#State var isPresented: Bool = false
#ObservedObject var viewModel: ViewModel
init(viewModel: ViewModel) {
self.viewModel = viewModel
}
var body: some View {
VStack {
Text("Second View")
Button(action: {
isPresented = true
}, label: {
Text("Present Third View Modally")
})
}
.fullScreenCover(isPresented: $isPresented, content: {
ThirdView(viewModel: viewModel)
})
}
}
struct ThirdView: View {
#ObservedObject var viewModel: ViewModel
init(viewModel: ViewModel) {
self.viewModel = viewModel
}
var body: some View {
VStack {
Text("Third View")
Button(action: {
viewModel.viewForDisplay = .fourthView
}, label: {
Text("Dismiss Modals and go to Fourth View")
})
}
}
}
struct FourthView: View {
var body: some View {
Text("Fourth View")
}
}
This only happens when two levels of modal are applied. For example, if I were to set the viewForDisplay to .fourthView from the SecondView everything works fine. But for some reason when I have more than one modal it doesn't work.
I can work around this by dismissing the ThirdView and then setting the .viewForDisplay property but that gives me an undesirable animation. I just want to go directly to my FourthView and not sure why with multiple modals this is an issue.
You first need to dismiss all the presented controllers and then switch to the fourth view.
Here is the easy possible solution.
In the 3rd view, before switching to the fourth view, just dismiss all views.
struct ThirdView: View {
#ObservedObject var viewModel: ViewModel
init(viewModel: ViewModel) {
self.viewModel = viewModel
}
var body: some View {
VStack {
Text("Third View")
Button(action: {
UIApplication.shared.windows.first?.rootViewController?.dismiss(animated: true, completion: {
}) //<-- Dismisss all view
viewModel.viewForDisplay = .fourthView
}, label: {
Text("Dismiss Modals and go to Fourth View")
})
}
}
}
I've created a simple view acting as a navbar which contains a menu button and some text. I'm using this as a top-level element outside my NavigationView which allows me to have the view static across all child pages that come into view. The reason I'm trying not to use the default navbar, with navbar items, is to avoid the dismissal/creation that you get along with the fading animation when you switch views.
The problem I'm now facing is dismissing the child view's when I have navigated away from the parent view. I'm able to update the button from a menu icon to a back icon, but the action of the button is not triggered. Been looking online to see if anyone has done something similar but had no luck, I'm not sure what I'm trying to achieve is even possible or whether I am going about it the right way. Is there anyway to call self.presentationMode.wrappedValue.dismiss() from the child views even though the header is initialised in the root view? Any help is appreciated, here's what I have so far:
Root View (View1):
struct View1: View {
#State var showMenuButton: Bool = false
var body: some View {
VStack {
CustomNavigationView(showMenuButton: self.showMenuButton)
NavigationView {
NavigationLink(destination: View2()) {
Text("View 2")
}
.navigationBarTitle("")
.navigationBarHidden(true)
.onDisappear(){
self.showMenuButton = false
}
.onAppear() {
self.showMenuButton = true
}
}
}
}
}
Child View of root view (View2):
struct View2: View {
var body: some View {
VStack{
Text("This is View 2")
.navigationBarTitle("")
.navigationBarHidden(true)
NavigationLink(destination: View3()) {
Text("View 3")
}
}
}
}
Child view of view 2 (View3):
struct View3: View {
var body: some View {
VStack{
Text("This is View 3")
.navigationBarTitle("")
.navigationBarHidden(true)
}
}
}
Custom Navigation View:
struct CustomNavigationView: View {
#Environment(\.presentationMode) var presentationMode: Binding<PresentationMode>
var showMenuButton = false
var body: some View {
VStack {
HStack {
if showMenuButton {
Button(action: {
//Do Something
}) {
Image(systemName: "line.horizontal.3")
.foregroundColor(.black)
}
} else {
Button(action: { self.presentationMode.wrappedValue.dismiss()}) {
Image(systemName: "arrow.left")
.foregroundColor(.black)
}
}
Text("Sometext")
}
}
}
}
The environment object 'presentationMode' that you used inside the first view cannot dismiss the views you pushed. Every view that wants to be dismissed must have their own objects. The object inside the first view does not belong to any other pushed views. So, you need to create view model to manage this task.
Here is the example code. Hope that will help you solve your problem.
class NavigationObserver: ObservableObject {
private var views: [Int:Binding<PresentationMode>] = [:]
private var current: Int = 0
func popView() {
guard let view = views[current] else {
return
}
view.wrappedValue.dismiss()
views[current] = nil
current -= 1
}
func pushView(id: Int, newView: Binding<PresentationMode>) {
guard views[id] == nil else {
return
}
current += 1
views[id] = newView
}
}
struct ContentView: View {
#State var showMenuButton: Bool = false
#ObservedObject var observer = NavigationObserver()
var body: some View {
VStack {
CustomNavigationView(observer: self.observer, showMenuButton: self.showMenuButton)
NavigationView {
NavigationLink(destination: View2(observer: self.observer)) {
Text("View 2")
}
.navigationBarTitle("")
.navigationBarHidden(true)
.onDisappear(){
self.showMenuButton = false
}
.onAppear() {
self.showMenuButton = true
}
}
}
}}
struct View2: View {
#Environment(\.presentationMode) var presentationMode
#ObservedObject var observer: NavigationObserver
var body: some View {
VStack{
Text("This is View 2")
.navigationBarTitle("")
.navigationBarHidden(true)
NavigationLink(destination: View3(observer: self.observer)) {
Text("View 3")
}
}.onAppear {
self.observer.pushView(id: 1, newView: self.presentationMode)
}
}}
struct View3: View {
#Environment(\.presentationMode) var presentationMode
#ObservedObject var observer: NavigationObserver
var body: some View {
VStack{
Text("This is View 3")
.navigationBarTitle("")
.navigationBarHidden(true)
}.onAppear
{
self.observer.pushView(id: 2, newView: self.presentationMode)
}
}
}
struct CustomNavigationView: View {
#ObservedObject var observer: NavigationObserver
var showMenuButton = false
var body: some View {
VStack {
HStack {
if showMenuButton {
Button(action: {
//Do Something
}) {
Image(systemName: "line.horizontal.3")
.foregroundColor(.black)
}
} else {
Button(action: {
self.observer.popView()
}) {
Image(systemName: "arrow.left")
.foregroundColor(.black)
}
}
Text("Sometext")
}
}
}
}
Thanks, X_X
I rely on the SwiftUI's .onDisappear to perform some logic but it is not being called when the user dismisses a modally presented view with the swipe gesture. To reproduce
Present a view modally a "ChildView 1"
On this view, push a "ChildView 2" as a navigation child
Swipe down to dismiss the modal view.
The .onDisappear of "ChildView 2" is not called.
Sample code to reproduce
import SwiftUI
struct ContentView: View {
#State var isShowingModal
var body: some View {
NavigationView {
Button(action: {
self.isShowingModal.toggle()
}) {
Text("Show Modal")
}
}
.sheet(isPresented: $isShowingModal) {
NavigationView {
ChildView(title: 1)
}
}
}
}
struct ChildView: View {
let title: Int
var body: some View {
NavigationLink(destination: ChildView(title: title + 1)) {
Text("Show Child")
}
.navigationBarTitle("View \(title)")
.onAppear {
print("onAppear ChildView \(self.title)")
}
.onDisappear {
print("onDisappear ChildView \(self.title)")
}
}
}
The output is:
onAppear ChildView 1
onAppear ChildView 2
onDisappear ChildView 1
If you're looking for logic to occur when the actual modal is dismissed, you're going to want to call that here, where I print out Modal Dismissed:
struct ContentView: View {
#State var isShowingModal = false
var body: some View {
NavigationView {
Button(action: {
self.isShowingModal.toggle()
}) {
Text("Show Modal")
}
}
.sheet(isPresented: $isShowingModal) {
NavigationView {
ChildView(title: 1)
}
.onDisappear {
print("Modal Dismissed")
}
}
}
}
struct ContentView: View {
#State var isShowingModal = false
var body: some View {
NavigationView {
Button(action: {
self.isShowingModal.toggle()
}) {
Text("Show Modal")
}
}
.sheet(isPresented: $isShowingModal) {
NavigationView {
ChildView(title: 1)
}
}
}
}
in this code, you have NavigationView, and when presenting sheet, you push there another NavigationView. This is the source of trouble
You don't need any NavigationView to present modals. If you like to present another modal from modal, you can use
import SwiftUI
struct ContentView: View {
var body: some View {
ChildView(title: 1)
}
}
struct ChildView: View {
#State var isShowingModal = false
let title: Int
var body: some View {
Button(action: {
self.isShowingModal.toggle()
}) {
Text("Show Modal \(title)").font(.largeTitle)
}
.sheet(isPresented: $isShowingModal) {
ChildView(title: self.title + 1)
}
}
}
struct ContentView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
static var previews: some View {
ContentView()
}
}
UPDATE
from Apple
Human Interface Guidelines
Modality is a design technique that presents content in a temporary mode that’s separate from the user's previous current context and requires an explicit action to exit
Is it possible in SwiftUI to come back to a specific view? Let's say I have three views this way:
struct View1: View {
var body: some View {
NavigationView {
VStack {
NavigationLink(destination: View2()) {
Text("Navigate to View2")
}
.navigationBarTitle("View1")
}
}
}
}
struct View2: View {
var body: some View {
NavigationLink(destination: View3()) {
Text("Navigate to View3")
}
.navigationBarTitle("View2")
}
}
struct View3: View {
var body: some View {
Text("View3!")
}
}
#if DEBUG
struct ContentView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
static var previews: some View {
View1()
}
}
#endif
The navigation works back and forth:
View1->View2->View3
View3->View2->View1
Is it possible to directly come back to View1 from the View3? What I'm looking for is something similar to the UIKit
func popToViewController(_ viewController: UIViewController,
animated: Bool) -> [UIViewController]?
Trying to solve this issue I ended up creating an open source project called swiftui-navigation-stack (https://github.com/biobeats/swiftui-navigation-stack). It contains the NavigationStackView, a view that mimics all the navigation behaviours of the standard NavigationView, adding some other features (all the features are explained in the readme of the repo). To answer the question here above we can use the NavigationStackView this way:
Let's pretend we have to implement a navigation like this:
View1 (push)-> View2 (push)-> View3 (push)-> View4 (pop)-> View2
First of all embed your first view in a NavigationStackView (as you'd do with the standard NavigationView):
struct RootView: View {
var body: some View {
NavigationStackView {
View1()
}
}
}
Let's create these simple views to build the example:
struct View1: View {
var body: some View {
ZStack {
Color.yellow.edgesIgnoringSafeArea(.all)
VStack {
Text("VIEW 1")
Spacer()
PushView(destination: View2(), destinationId: "view2") {
Text("PUSH TO VIEW 2")
}
}
}
}
}
struct View2: View {
var body: some View {
ZStack {
Color.green.edgesIgnoringSafeArea(.all)
VStack {
Text("VIEW 2")
Spacer()
PushView(destination: View3()) {
Text("PUSH TO VIEW 3")
}
}
}
}
}
struct View3: View {
var body: some View {
ZStack {
Color.gray.edgesIgnoringSafeArea(.all)
VStack {
Text("VIEW 3")
Spacer()
PushView(destination: View4()) {
Text("PUSH TO VIEW 4")
}
}
}
}
}
struct View4: View {
var body: some View {
ZStack {
Color.white.edgesIgnoringSafeArea(.all)
VStack {
Text("VIEW 4")
Spacer()
PopView(destination: .view(withId: "view2")) {
Text("POP TO VIEW 2")
}
}
}
}
}
PushView and PopView let you navigate between views and, among other things, they let you specify an identifier for a view (so that you can come back to it if you need).
The following is the complete example, you can copy-paste it to xCode to try it yourself:
import SwiftUI
import NavigationStack
struct RootView: View {
var body: some View {
NavigationStackView {
View1()
}
}
}
struct View1: View {
var body: some View {
ZStack {
Color.yellow.edgesIgnoringSafeArea(.all)
VStack {
Text("VIEW 1")
Spacer()
PushView(destination: View2(), destinationId: "view2") {
Text("PUSH TO VIEW 2")
}
}
}
}
}
struct View2: View {
var body: some View {
ZStack {
Color.green.edgesIgnoringSafeArea(.all)
VStack {
Text("VIEW 2")
Spacer()
PushView(destination: View3()) {
Text("PUSH TO VIEW 3")
}
}
}
}
}
struct View3: View {
var body: some View {
ZStack {
Color.gray.edgesIgnoringSafeArea(.all)
VStack {
Text("VIEW 3")
Spacer()
PushView(destination: View4()) {
Text("PUSH TO VIEW 4")
}
}
}
}
}
struct View4: View {
var body: some View {
ZStack {
Color.white.edgesIgnoringSafeArea(.all)
VStack {
Text("VIEW 4")
Spacer()
PopView(destination: .view(withId: "view2")) {
Text("POP TO VIEW 2")
}
}
}
}
}
struct ContentView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
static var previews: some View {
RootView()
}
}
The result is:
I couldn't find any reference about any ways to make a pop or a dismiss programmatically of my presented view with SwiftUI.
Seems to me that the only way is to use the already integrated slide dow action for the modal(and what/how if I want to disable this feature?), and the back button for the navigation stack.
Does anyone know a solution?
Do you know if this is a bug or it will stays like this?
This example uses the new environment var documented in the Beta 5 Release Notes, which was using a value property. It was changed in a later beta to use a wrappedValue property. This example is now current for the GM version. This exact same concept works to dismiss Modal views presented with the .sheet modifier.
import SwiftUI
struct DetailView: View {
#Environment(\.presentationMode) var presentationMode: Binding<PresentationMode>
var body: some View {
Button(
"Here is Detail View. Tap to go back.",
action: { self.presentationMode.wrappedValue.dismiss() }
)
}
}
struct RootView: View {
var body: some View {
VStack {
NavigationLink(destination: DetailView())
{ Text("I am Root. Tap for Detail View.") }
}
}
}
struct ContentView: View {
var body: some View {
NavigationView {
RootView()
}
}
}
SwiftUI Xcode Beta 5
First, declare the #Environment which has a dismiss method which you can use anywhere to dismiss the view.
import SwiftUI
struct GameView: View {
#Environment(\.presentationMode) var presentation
var body: some View {
Button("Done") {
self.presentation.wrappedValue.dismiss()
}
}
}
iOS 15+
Starting from iOS 15 we can use a new #Environment(\.dismiss):
struct SheetView: View {
#Environment(\.dismiss) var dismiss
var body: some View {
NavigationView {
Text("Sheet")
.toolbar {
Button("Done") {
dismiss()
}
}
}
}
}
(There's no more need to use presentationMode.wrappedValue.dismiss().)
Useful links:
DismissAction
There is now a way to programmatically pop in a NavigationView, if you would like. This is in beta 5. Notice that you don't need the back button. You could programmatically trigger the showSelf property in the DetailView any way you like. And you don't have to display the "Push" text in the master. That could be an EmptyView(), thereby creating an invisible segue.
import SwiftUI
struct ContentView: View {
var body: some View {
NavigationView {
MasterView()
}
}
}
struct MasterView: View {
#State private var showDetail = false
var body: some View {
VStack {
NavigationLink(destination: DetailView(showSelf: $showDetail), isActive: $showDetail) {
Text("Push")
}
}
}
}
struct DetailView: View {
#Binding var showSelf: Bool
var body: some View {
Button(action: {
self.showSelf = false
}) {
Text("Pop")
}
}
}
#if DEBUG
struct ContentView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
static var previews: some View {
ContentView()
}
}
#endif
I recently created an open source project called swiftui-navigation-stack (https://github.com/biobeats/swiftui-navigation-stack) that contains the NavigationStackView, an alternative navigation stack for SwiftUI. It offers several features described in the readme of the repo. For example, you can easily push and pop views programmatically. I'll show you how to do that with a simple example:
First of all embed your hierarchy in a NavigationStackVew:
struct RootView: View {
var body: some View {
NavigationStackView {
View1()
}
}
}
NavigationStackView gives your hierarchy access to a useful environment object called NavigationStack. You can use it to, for instance, pop views programmatically as asked in the question above:
struct View1: View {
var body: some View {
ZStack {
Color.yellow.edgesIgnoringSafeArea(.all)
VStack {
Text("VIEW 1")
Spacer()
PushView(destination: View2()) {
Text("PUSH TO VIEW 2")
}
}
}
}
}
struct View2: View {
#EnvironmentObject var navStack: NavigationStack
var body: some View {
ZStack {
Color.green.edgesIgnoringSafeArea(.all)
VStack {
Text("VIEW 2")
Spacer()
Button(action: {
self.navStack.pop()
}, label: {
Text("PROGRAMMATICALLY POP TO VIEW 1")
})
}
}
}
}
In this example I use the PushView to trigger the push navigation with a tap. Then, in the View2 I use the environment object to programmatically come back.
Here is the complete example:
import SwiftUI
import NavigationStack
struct RootView: View {
var body: some View {
NavigationStackView {
View1()
}
}
}
struct View1: View {
var body: some View {
ZStack {
Color.yellow.edgesIgnoringSafeArea(.all)
VStack {
Text("VIEW 1")
Spacer()
PushView(destination: View2()) {
Text("PUSH TO VIEW 2")
}
}
}
}
}
struct View2: View {
#EnvironmentObject var navStack: NavigationStack
var body: some View {
ZStack {
Color.green.edgesIgnoringSafeArea(.all)
VStack {
Text("VIEW 2")
Spacer()
Button(action: {
self.navStack.pop()
}, label: {
Text("PROGRAMMATICALLY POP TO VIEW 1")
})
}
}
}
}
struct ContentView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
static var previews: some View {
RootView()
}
}
the result is:
Alternatively, if you don't want to do it programatically from a button, you can emit from the view model whenever you need to pop.
Subscribe to a #Published that changes the value whenever the saving is done.
struct ContentView: View {
#ObservedObject var viewModel: ContentViewModel
#Environment(\.presentationMode) var presentationMode
init(viewModel: ContentViewModel) {
self.viewModel = viewModel
}
var body: some View {
Form {
TextField("Name", text: $viewModel.name)
.textContentType(.name)
}
.onAppear {
self.viewModel.cancellable = self.viewModel
.$saved
.sink(receiveValue: { saved in
guard saved else { return }
self.presentationMode.wrappedValue.dismiss()
}
)
}
}
}
class ContentViewModel: ObservableObject {
#Published var saved = false // This can store any value.
#Published var name = ""
var cancellable: AnyCancellable? // You can use a cancellable set if you have multiple observers.
func onSave() {
// Do the save.
// Emit the new value.
saved = true
}
}
Please check Following Code it's so simple.
FirstView
struct StartUpVC: View {
#State var selection: Int? = nil
var body: some View {
NavigationView{
NavigationLink(destination: LoginView().hiddenNavigationBarStyle(), tag: 1, selection: $selection) {
Button(action: {
print("Signup tapped")
self.selection = 1
}) {
HStack {
Spacer()
Text("Sign up")
Spacer()
}
}
}
}
}
SecondView
struct LoginView: View {
#Environment(\.presentationMode) var presentationMode
var body: some View {
NavigationView{
Button(action: {
print("Login tapped")
self.presentationMode.wrappedValue.dismiss()
}) {
HStack {
Image("Back")
.resizable()
.frame(width: 20, height: 20)
.padding(.leading, 20)
}
}
}
}
}
You can try using a custom view and a Transition.
Here's a custom modal.
struct ModalView<Content>: View where Content: View {
#Binding var isShowing: Bool
var content: () -> Content
var body: some View {
GeometryReader { geometry in
ZStack(alignment: .center) {
if (!self.isShowing) {
self.content()
}
if (self.isShowing) {
self.content()
.disabled(true)
.blur(radius: 3)
VStack {
Text("Modal")
}
.frame(width: geometry.size.width / 2,
height: geometry.size.height / 5)
.background(Color.secondary.colorInvert())
.foregroundColor(Color.primary)
.cornerRadius(20)
.transition(.moveAndFade) // associated transition to the modal view
}
}
}
}
}
I reused the Transition.moveAndFade from the Animation Views and Transition tutorial.
It is defined like this:
extension AnyTransition {
static var moveAndFade: AnyTransition {
let insertion = AnyTransition.move(edge: .trailing)
.combined(with: .opacity)
let removal = AnyTransition.scale()
.combined(with: .opacity)
return .asymmetric(insertion: insertion, removal: removal)
}
}
You can test it - in the simulator, not in the preview - like this:
struct ContentView: View {
#State var isShowingModal: Bool = false
func toggleModal() {
DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 3) {
withAnimation {
self.isShowingModal = true
}
DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 3) {
withAnimation {
self.isShowingModal = false
}
}
}
}
var body: some View {
ModalView(isShowing: $isShowingModal) {
NavigationView {
List(["1", "2", "3", "4", "5"].identified(by: \.self)) { row in
Text(row)
}.navigationBarTitle(Text("A List"), displayMode: .large)
}.onAppear { self.toggleModal() }
}
}
}
Thanks to that transition, you will see the modal sliding in from the trailing edge, and the it will zoom and fade out when it is dismissed.
The core concept of SwiftUI is to watch over the data flow.
You have to use a #State variable and mutate the value of this variable to control popping and dismissal.
struct MyView: View {
#State
var showsUp = false
var body: some View {
Button(action: { self.showsUp.toggle() }) {
Text("Pop")
}
.presentation(
showsUp ? Modal(
Button(action: { self.showsUp.toggle() }) {
Text("Dismiss")
}
) : nil
)
}
}
I experienced a compiler issue trying to call value on the presentationMode binding. Changing the property to wrappedValue fixed the issue for me. I'm assuming value -> wrappedValue is a language update. I think this note would be more appropriate as a comment on Chuck H's answer but don't have enough rep points to comment, I also suggested this change as and edit but my edit was rejected as being more appropriate as a comment or answer.
This will also dismiss the view
let scenes = UIApplication.shared.connectedScenes
let windowScene = scenes.first as? UIWindowScene
let window = windowScene?.windows.first
window?.rootViewController?.dismiss(animated: true, completion: {
print("dismissed")
})