"Unable to simultaneously satisfy constraints" when AutoLayout is disabled - ios

I have disabled Auto Layout in the interface builder for a specific view:
But I get this error in the console, when I load the ViewController for the xib file:
Unable to simultaneously satisfy constraints.
Probably at least one of the constraints in the following list is one you don't want. Try this: (1) look at each constraint and try to figure out which you don't expect; (2) find the code that added the unwanted constraint or constraints and fix it. (Note: If you're seeing NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraints that you don't understand, refer to the documentation for the UIView property translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints)
I am working with frames in this view and I usually don't get any Auto Layout errors when I have disabled it in the Interface Builder. This is the constraints that seems to break:
(
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x170f5cd0 V:[UIView:0x1709e560]-(0)-[UITableView:0x162e2200]>",
"<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x17185130 h=--& v=--& UIView:0x1709e560.midY == + 48>",
"<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x157e29a0 h=--& v=--& V:[UIView:0x1709e560(96)]>",
"<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x171c2670 h=--& v=--& TableHeaderView:0x1705d1c0.midY == + 72.5>",
"<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x171cb510 h=--& v=--& V:[TableHeaderView:0x1705d1c0(145)]>",
"<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x1573fca0 h=-&- v=-&- UITableView:0x162e2200.midY == UIView:0x17505080.midY + 72.5>",
"<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x1573fcd0 h=-&- v=-&- UITableView:0x162e2200.height == UIView:0x17505080.height - 145>",
"<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x171e4450 h=-&- v=-&- 'UIView-Encapsulated-Layout-Top' V:|-(0)-[UIView:0x17505080] (Names: '|':UIViewControllerWrapperView:0x17034d00 )>"
)
Will attempt to recover by breaking constraint
<NSLayoutConstraint:0x16c9ad30 V:[UIView:0x16cc2a00]-(0)-[UITableView:0x15249400]>
Correct me if I am wrong, but I only thought I would be getting this error if Auto Layout was enabled?
To me it seems like it thinks I have setup a constraint between the UIView and the UITableView, but I havn't! Auto Layout is disabled in the Interface Builder and I do not set any constraints in the code.
I have tried setting translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints to NO, but my frames are not respected when I do this.
It seems to me, like the view is working with Auto Layout. I have tried to delete the file and construct it again, but I still get the same error.
Why am I getting this error when Auto Layout is disabled in the xib file?
EDIT:
It turns out that I had made a mistake when I was searching for constraints. I found this line in my code:
NSDictionary* views = #{#"searchHeaderView": self.searchHeader.view, #"tableView": self.tableView};
[self.view addConstraints:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintsWithVisualFormat:#"V:[searchHeaderView]-(==0)-[tableView]" options:0 metrics:nil views:views]];
I think that explains it :-P

Something weird is going on, because if you look closely, the memory addresses of at the 'will break' constraint and views attached to it are not in the array, so these are different instances.
Regardless, the unwelcome Auto Layout behavior is consistent with your suspicion: If one constraint gets added to the view hierarchy, AutoLayout "turns back on" at least for for that part of it and you get a mess of autoresizingmask constraints.
So this is a debugging issue. Some commands methods you can use in the debugger:
po [[UIWindow keyWindow] recursiveDescription]
Gives you a complete outline of the view hierarchy, with UIView descriptions, which include frames.
po [[UIWindow keyWindow] _autolayoutTrace]
This is private API but that's not an issue during development and especially not debugging. This actually works best if you follow the suggestion and add a symbolic breakpoint at UIViewAlertForUnsatisfiableConstraints (the breakpoints navigator, at the bottom). Best of luck.

I am pretty sure that if you do not want to use AutoLayout then you need to set translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints to YES rather than NO.
This then ensures that constraints are created for you which reflect the position drawn in interface builder without you having to add constraints. Perhaps you have some constraints assigned which clash with those it thinks it needs to autogenerate? I would remove any constraints, if you can find any. If there are none to delete, can you post the list it says are clashing?

Related

What layout constraint is this talking about?

I've read all the SO questions that are similar to this and I'm so lost. I'm getting the following error:
2015-09-14 22:59:40.455 guess-who[60143:9602686] Unable to simultaneously satisfy constraints.
Probably at least one of the constraints in the following list is one you don't want. Try this: (1) look at each constraint and try to figure out which you don't expect; (2) find the code that added the unwanted constraint or constraints and fix it. (Note: If you're seeing NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraints that you don't understand, refer to the documentation for the UIView property translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints)
(
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x7c0f8e30 UIImageView:0x7b6efb60.top == _UILayoutGuide:0x7c0f67a0.top>",
"<_UILayoutSupportConstraint:0x7c0f8ae0 V:[_UILayoutGuide:0x7c0f67a0(0)]>",
"<_UILayoutSupportConstraint:0x7c0f0070 _UILayoutGuide:0x7c0f67a0.bottom == UIView:0x7c0f65e0.bottom>",
"<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x7b6f6130 h=--& v=--& UIImageView:0x7b6efb60.midY == + 204>",
"<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x7b6f6160 h=--& v=--& V:[UIImageView:0x7b6efb60(220)]>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x7b6f6dc0 'UIView-Encapsulated-Layout-Height' V:[UIView:0x7c0f65e0(518)]>",
"<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x7b6f6e20 h=-&- v=-&- 'UIView-Encapsulated-Layout-Top' V:|-(0)-[UIView:0x7c0f65e0] (Names: '|':UIView:0x7c0effc0 )>"
)
Will attempt to recover by breaking constraint
<_UILayoutSupportConstraint:0x7c0f0070 _UILayoutGuide:0x7c0f67a0.bottom == UIView:0x7c0f65e0.bottom>
I've gotten this for a bunch of other constraints which I've successfully solved, but this one is stumping me. I don't know what a UILayoutSupportConstraint is; the documentation is not very thorough. I've looked through the view debugger and UIView:0x7c0f65e0 seems to refer to my main view (although it's the child of a blank view, for some reason?). I'm not able to find anything with 0x7c0f67a0, although that seems to refer to the LayoutGuide, saying their bottoms must be equal. I'm not sure what other tools are available for me to use to figure this out.
EDIT:
Using the View Debugger, I've narrowed it down to one of these two constraints, neither of which I know the source of:
I can't find where either of these gets set. I know everyone's first suggestion is to set translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints to false, but that destroys my entire layout and I don't know how to fix it.
You could also consider adding accessibility identifiers and constraint identifiers to your views to make your AL logs more legible:
constraintVariableName.identifier = “constraintVariableName”;
In InterfaceBuilder, use the identifier property in the inspector.
self.loginButton.accessibilityLabel = NSLocalizedString("LoginButtonAccessibilityLabel", #"");
These id's will end up in the logs, such as you posted above, replacing things like UIView, UIImageView and UIConstraint with the ids.
It seems you have given constraints to image view with relation to Superview. So to satisfy you constraint of UILayoutGuide.bottom your constraints are broken. As you have added more or unnecessary constraints which were not required.
Constraints which are getting broken are:
UILayoutGuide.top = UIView.top
UILayoutGuide.height = 0
UILayoutGuide.bottom = UIView.bottom
UIImageView Height constraint
UIImageView Y position
UIView Height constraint
You have given UIView vertical spacing from top is '0' but missing bottom/height constraint.
Try changing the priority of height constraints from 1000 to 750 for UIImageview with height(220),UIView with height(518).
Also you need to check for bottom constraint for
"<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x7b6f6e20 h=-&- v=-&- 'UIView-Encapsulated-Layout-Top' V:|-(0)-[UIView:0x7c0f65e0] (Names: '|':UIView:0x7c0effc0 )>"
If it is possible then please attach demo on git for better idea.
Hope it helps.
Disabling translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints wrecks your layout because some of your stacked elements have no explicit height/width set (PlayAgain, cat, frame) and are based off the image contents.
Your example project isn't runnable out of the box, so I can't inspect the runtime layout. However, I'd start by specifying the height of those elements so there are fewer auto constraints. It also looks like you're changing a lot of the constraints at runtime, so you need to be cautious about altering constraints that will conflict with each other. Make sure that the layout's happy before you start constraint-constant fiddling!
Use this following Line. It may be help you.
[view setTranslatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints:NO];

Autolayout unable to simultaneously satisfy constrains [duplicate]

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I always create my views in code and so have never used auto layout (until now). The reason behind not using nibs is because I like the code better and it's simpler to maintain via GitHub etc, but enough about that.
I have a situation where I have three labels on the screen placed next to each other. Like so: |Label1| - some space - |Label2| - some space - |Label3|. Some space is let's say 15pts. Now what I would like to accomplish is that when I change the text of the labels I will call sizeToFit on them and would like that they would remain 10pts apart from each other. I know I could to this with a bit of math which is not even hard but I think that auto layout will be easier and more understandable and I will learn something new along the way. So what I did is:
Alloc & init all the labels
Give each label a frame (and set font, text color, etc)
Add the labels as a subview
Then I tried to set up the constraints between them like so:
NSArray *constraints = [NSLayoutConstraint constraintsWithVisualFormat:#"[label1]-15-[label2]-15-[label3]" options:0 metrics:nil views:NSDictionaryOfVariableBindings(label1, label2, label3)];
[self addConstraints:constraints]; //Im subclassing an UIView that's why self
But I get an error saying:
Unable to simultaneously satisfy constraints.
Probably at least one of the constraints in the following list is one you don't want. Try this: (1) look at each constraint and try to figure out which you don't expect; (2) find the code that added the unwanted constraint or constraints and fix it. (Note: If you're seeing NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraints that you don't understand, refer to the documentation for the UIView property translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints)
(
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x14c14110 H:[UILabel:0x14c12ab0]-(15)-[UILabel:0x14c12f80]>",
"<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x14c08b00 h=--& v=--& UILabel:0x14c12ab0.midX == + 195>",
"<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x14c0dd90 h=--& v=--& H:[UILabel:0x14c12ab0(40)]>",
"<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x14c1c170 h=--& v=--& UILabel:0x14c12f80.midX == + 237.5>",
"<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x14c12f00 h=--& v=--& H:[UILabel:0x14c12f80(40)]>"
)
Will attempt to recover by breaking constraint
<NSLayoutConstraint:0x14c14110 H:[UILabel:0x14c12ab0]-(15)-[UILabel:0x14c12f80]>
Even if I try to do this just on the label 2 and 3 the same thing happens. I do not fully understand what the NSLog is saying.
Any help would be much appreciated. Also if you have any good links on where to "decode" those h=--& v=--& UILabel:0x14c12f80.midX == + 237.5 things would be awesome.
The h= and v= are the signatures of autoresizing masks being translated into constraints. Did you forget to set translatesAutoResizingMasksToConstraints = NO on one of your views?

iOS: Unable to simultaneously satisfy constraints

I've seen the common response to this question of not having constraints set up properly. However, I've worked through all of the ambiguities in Interface Builder, and all constraints seem OK. I'm not sure what to check next. I can't even tell where it is coming from. I'm not setting any constraints in code.
What can I do to figure out where it is coming form?
What can be the cause if Interface Builder doesn't report any ambiguities?
Here's the specific error:
2014-06-28 19:54:36.070 Prayer Feed[4497:60b] Unable to simultaneously satisfy constraints.
Probably at least one of the constraints in the following list is one you don't want. Try this: (1) look at each constraint and try to figure out which you don't expect; (2) find the code that added the unwanted constraint or constraints and fix it. (Note: If you're seeing NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraints that you don't understand, refer to the documentation for the UIView property translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints)
(
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x178290360 H:[UIImageView:0x13ee32490(20)]>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x1782904f0 UITableViewCellContentView:0x178166840.centerX == UIImageView:0x13ee32490.centerX + 62>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x178290540 H:|-(52)-[UIImageView:0x13ee32490] (Names: '|':UITableViewCellContentView:0x178166840 )>",
"<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x170286d60 h=--& v=--& H:[UITableViewCellContentView:0x178166840(247)]>"
)
Will attempt to recover by breaking constraint
<NSLayoutConstraint:0x178290360 H:[UIImageView:0x13ee32490(20)]>
I know the two place in code where I have a UIImageView constrained to 20x20, but again, IB tells me everything is fine.
This is the part where the problem is:
<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x170286d60 h=--& v=--& H:[UITableViewCellContentView:0x178166840(247)]>
This mask needs to be turned off.
I think that mask is off by default for IB elements that have constraints. So I assume you made something in code. You can turn it off in code like this:
contentView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = NO
If this is really all IB only then I would like to know what code you use around creating table cells.

Unable to simultaneously satisfy constraints - No constraints in place

I have gone through and removed every single user constraint yet I am still getting the following error ONLY after I rotate the device. I have absolutely no clue why though. Does anyone have any ideas?
2013-01-14 21:30:31.363 myApp[35869:c07] Unable to simultaneously satisfy constraints.
Probably at least one of the constraints in the following list is one you don't want. Try this: (1) look at each constraint and try to figure out which you don't expect; (2) find the code that added the unwanted constraint or constraints and fix it. (Note: If you're seeing NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraints that you don't understand, refer to the documentation for the UIView property translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints)
(
"<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x84543d0 h=--& v=--& V:[UIView:0xa330270(768)]>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0xa338350 V:[UIView:0xa331260]-(-1)-| (Names: '|':UIView:0xa330270 )>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0xa338390 V:|-(841)-[UIView:0xa331260] (Names: '|':UIView:0xa330270 )>"
)
Will attempt to recover by breaking constraint
<NSLayoutConstraint:0xa338350 V:[UIView:0xa331260]-(-1)-| (Names: '|':UIView:0xa330270 )>
Break on objc_exception_throw to catch this in the debugger.
The methods in the UIConstraintBasedLayoutDebugging category on UIView listed in <UIKit/UIView.h> may also be helpful.
Let's look at these one by one.
"<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x84543d0 h=--& v=--& V:[UIView:0xa330270(768)]>"
This is saying view 0xa330270 (A) must be 768 points high.
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0xa338350 V:[UIView:0xa331260]-(-1)-| (Names: '|':UIView:0xa330270 )>"
This is saying view 0xa331260 (B)'s bottom edge must be a gap of -1 from the bottom of A, which is it's superview.
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0xa338390 V:|-(841)-[UIView:0xa331260] (Names: '|':UIView:0xa330270 )>"
This is saying that B's top edge must be a gap of 841 points from the top of its superview, A.
These three things can't all be true - A can't be 768 points high, and contain a subview with a top edge 841 points inset from the top and -1 points inset from the bottom. Where have you defined each of these constraints?
You haven't said what layout you are trying to achieve, but it looks like you might have an autoresizing mask on the superview that is preventing it changing in height when you rotate the device. As far as I know the autoresizing constraints only appear if you have added views programmatically, since a storyboard or xib is either all-autolayout, or not. Unless you are doing something like adding an auto laid out view (loaded from a nib?) to another view from a non-autolayout nib?
Its worth knowing the basics, and understand what Apple/Xcode is trying to tell you through the logs
H = Horizontal constraint(for leading and Trailing)
V = Vertical constraint(top and bottom edge)
h = height
w = width
TopEdge -> V:|-(points)-[VIEW:memoryAddress]
BottomEdge -> V:[VIEW:memoryAddress]-(points)-|
Leading -> H:|-(points)-[VIEW:memoryAddress]
Trailing -> H:[VIEW:memoryAddress] -(points)-|
height -> h= --& v=--& V:[VIEW:memoryAddress((points)]
width -> VIEW:memoryAddress.width == points
between -> H:[VIEW 1]-(51)-[VIEW 2]
Once you understand this, reading your specific error is pretty easy
thanks to http://useYourLoaf.com for this complete solution:
http://useyourloaf.com/blog/using-identifiers-to-debug-autolayout.html
A quick tip I found buried in a WWDC 2015 session on Auto Layout that helps when debugging problems with constraints
If you have used Auto Layout you will be familiar with the log that Xcode spits out when you get something wrong. To create an example I modified my Stack View sample code and added a constraint to each of the images to give them a fixed width of 240 (not a good idea as we will see).
That works in regular width views such as the iPad but is too wide for a compact width view such as the iPhone in portrait. The console log at runtime is not fun to read. Skipping the boilerplate text you get a list of the problematic constraints:
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x7fc1ab520360 H:[UIImageView:0x7fc1ab532650(240)]>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x7fc1ab536ef0 H:[UIImageView:0x7fc1ab537380(240)]>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x7fc1ab545cc0 UIView:0x7fc1ab53d870.trailingMargin == UIStackView:0x7fc1ab53dae0.trailing>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x7fc1ab545d10 UIStackView:0x7fc1ab53dae0.leading == UIView:0x7fc1ab53d870.leadingMargin>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x7fc1ab54e240 'UISV-alignment' UIStackView:0x7fc1ab53dc70.centerX == UIStackView:0x7fc1ab531a10.centerX>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x7fc1ab5167c0 'UISV-canvas-connection' UIStackView:0x7fc1ab531a10.leading == UIImageView:0x7fc1ab532650.leading>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x7fc1ab54ad80 'UISV-canvas-connection' H:[UIImageView:0x7fc1ab537380]-(0)-| (Names: '|':UIStackView:0x7fc1ab531a10 )>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x7fc1ab5397d0 'UISV-canvas-connection' UIStackView:0x7fc1ab53dae0.leading == _UILayoutSpacer:0x7fc1ab54c3c0'UISV-alignment-spanner'.leading>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x7fc1ab54a4a0 'UISV-canvas-connection' UIStackView:0x7fc1ab53dae0.centerX == UIStackView:0x7fc1ab53dc70.centerX>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x7fc1ab54b110 'UISV-spacing' H:[UIImageView:0x7fc1ab532650]-(16)-[UIImageView:0x7fc1ab537380]>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x7fc1ab548210 'UISV-spanning-boundary' _UILayoutSpacer:0x7fc1ab54c3c0'UISV-alignment-spanner'.leading <= UIStackView:0x7fc1ab531a10.leading>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x7fc1ab551690 'UIView-Encapsulated-Layout-Width' H:[UIView:0x7fc1ab53d870(375)]>"
The log then tells you which of the above constraints it has decided to break:
Will attempt to recover by breaking constraint
<NSLayoutConstraint:0x7fc1ab536ef0 H:[UIImageView:0x7fc1ab537380(240)]>
The log output uses the auto layout visual format language but it is hard to pick out my constraints from those created by the system. This is especially the case with stack views which are by design intended to create most of the constraints for you. In this trivial example I know the fixed width constraints that I just added broke things but it is hard to see that from the log and the more complex the view the harder it gets.
Adding an Identifier to a Constraint
The log gets a lot easier to understand if you add an identifier to each constraint (NSLayoutConstraint has had an identifier property since iOS 7). In Interface Builder find the constraint and add the identifier in the Attributes inspector (I am using $ as a prefix/suffix to make them stand out in the log):
Update 18-August-2015: As pointed out in the comments the identifier can only be edited in Interface Builder starting with Xcode 7. It is not visible in Xcode 6.4.
If adding the constraint in code:
constraint.identifier = "$HeartImageFixedWidth$"
It is trickier if you are using the visual format language which uses arrays of constraints. For example, consider the Swift code fragment to create a fixed width constraint for the heart image view:
let heartWidth = NSLayoutConstraint.constraintsWithVisualFormat("[heart(240)]",
options:[], metrics:nil, views:viewsDictionary)
Since heartWidth is an array of type [NSLayoutConstraint] setting the identifier is a little more work:
for constraint in heartWidth {
constraint.identifier = "$HeartImageFixedWidth$"
}
heartImage.addConstraints(heartWidth)
With identifies set for my constraints it is now much easier to find them in the log file (see the first four lines):
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x7f92a305aeb0 '$ContainerStackViewLeading$' UIStackView:0x7f92a3053220.leading == UIView:0x7f92a3052fb0.leadingMargin + 32>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x7f92a305b340 '$ContainerStackViewTrailing$' UIView:0x7f92a3052fb0.trailingMargin == UIStackView:0x7f92a3053220.trailing + 32>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x7f92a301cf20 '$HeartImageFixedWidth$' H:[UIImageView:0x7f92a3047ef0(240)]>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x7f92a3009be0 '$StarImageFixedWidth$' H:[UIImageView:0x7f92a304d190(240)]>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x7f92a3060cc0 'UISV-alignment' UIStackView:0x7f92a30533b0.centerX == UIStackView:0x7f92a30472b0.centerX>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x7f92a301c590 'UISV-canvas-connection' UIStackView:0x7f92a30472b0.leading == UIImageView:0x7f92a3047ef0.leading>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x7f92a305f680 'UISV-canvas-connection' H:[UIImageView:0x7f92a304d190]-(0)-| (Names: '|':UIStackView:0x7f92a30472b0 )>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x7f92a3064190 'UISV-canvas-connection' UIStackView:0x7f92a3053220.leading == _UILayoutSpacer:0x7f92a30608a0'UISV-alignment-spanner'.leading>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x7f92a30415d0 'UISV-canvas-connection' UIStackView:0x7f92a3053220.centerX == UIStackView:0x7f92a30533b0.centerX>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x7f92a305fa10 'UISV-spacing' H:[UIImageView:0x7f92a3047ef0]-(16)-[UIImageView:0x7f92a304d190]>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x7f92a30508c0 'UISV-spanning-boundary' _UILayoutSpacer:0x7f92a30608a0'UISV-alignment-spanner'.leading <= UIStackView:0x7f92a30472b0.leading>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x7f92a3063240 'UIView-Encapsulated-Layout-Width' H:[UIView:0x7f92a3052fb0(375)]>"
It also much clearer which of the constraints the system has chosen to break:
Will attempt to recover by breaking constraint
<NSLayoutConstraint:0x7f92a3009be0 '$StarImageFixedWidth$' H:[UIImageView:0x7f92a304d190(240)]>
Adding identifiers to constraints is not without effort but it can pay off the next time you have to sort through the debug log of a complex layout.
Further Reading
WWDC 2015 Session 219 Mysteries of Auto Layout, Part 2
I guess this is not a common error, but I solved it somewhat in a layman way. I was getting cryptic messages like the one above. To make sense of it, I created dummy view classes and attached it to the views in my storyboard. For example, if I had a UIView, I created a class called AddressView and attached it to this view in story board. Its a bit time consuming, but it worked for me. After that instead of object-ids, I got class names which helped me zero in on the views that were causing the issue very easily. My error message now read,
2013-07-02 04:16:20.434 Myproject [2908:c07] Unable to simultaneously satisfy constraints.
Probably at least one of the constraints in the following list is one you don't want. Try this: (1) look at each constraint and try to figure out which you don't expect; (2) find the code that added the unwanted constraint or constraints and fix it. (Note: If you're seeing NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraints that you don't understand, refer to the documentation for the UIView property translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints)
(
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x9edeae0 V:|-(0)-[AddressView:0x143ee020] (Names: '|':MainView:0x129eb6a0 )>",
"<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x11e998c0 h=--& v=--& V:[MainView:0x129eb6a0(704)]>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x156720b0 V:[AddressView:0x143ee020]-(896)-| (Names: '|':MainView:0x129eb6a0 )>"
)
Here you can see, the names of my views MainView and Address view are causing the issue.
To resolve it, I just moved my subview (in this case Address view) and repositioned it back. I think the issue began as I was using a mix of new Automatic Layour in Xcode 4.5 and old skills or manually positioning the views.
Anyways, not sure if it was more luck than diligence, but nevertheless this could be a different way of debugging. Maybe this helps someone!
YourConstraintView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = NO;
Did it for me.
I've fixed this problem be deleting all translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints properties from xib file (Open xib as a source code).
One note. You get this error in logs if you are testing using a personal hotspot connection, and the hotspot status bar is at the top. It throws off the constraints.
Hope this helps someone.. was driving me nuts.
For me this error was spitted when I gave tableView.estimatedRowHeight = UITableViewAutomaticDimension
This should have been tableView.estimatedRowHeight = "Some hardcoded value"
I had this problem and took me 2 days to figure out the source of the problem....
If you open a storyboard programmatically in you code just make sure you do it like this:
UIStoryboard *story = [UIStoryboard storyboardWithName:#"MovieMaker" bundle:nil];
UIViewController *vc = [story instantiateInitialViewController];
//this causes layout to break [self presentViewController:vc animated:YES completion:nil];
[self showViewController:vc sender:nil];
I was using the commented line (using presentViewController) and the orientation bug has happening throwing constraints conflicts that weren't my constraints... changing to showViewController all constraints conflicts were gone and orientation works...... (I don't really know why it works with show and not present... still thinking it's... ALIENS...)
This issue of the generated message "Unable to simultaneously satisfy contraints" in the debug console, is also experienced in XCode 9.4.
In my particular instance on the iPad simulator, the message would generate:
1) Only when placing the focus on a particular UITextField.
2) Even with all view contraints removed.
2) Even with all view contraints "Reset to Suggested Contraints".
However, when the software keyboard was toggled on to display, the message would not be generated.
Therefore, how much time should I spend on this issue, that in my instance is only generated when the software keyboard is toggled off.
this line solved my problem when logs like above in uitableviewCell
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, heightForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> CGFloat {
return UITableView.automaticDimension > CellHeight.rowHeight44 ? UITableView.automaticDimension : CellHeight.rowHeight44
}

Unable to simultaneously satisfy constraints, will attempt to recover by breaking constraint

Below is the error message I receive in the debug area. It runs fine and nothing is wrong except that I receive this error. Would this prevent apple accepting the app? How do I fix it?
2012-07-26 01:58:18.621 Rolo[33597:11303] Unable to simultaneously satisfy constraints.
Probably at least one of the constraints in the following list is one you don't want. Try this: (1) look at each constraint and try to figure out which you don't expect; (2) find the code that added the unwanted constraint or constraints and fix it. (Note: If you're seeing NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraints that you don't understand, refer to the documentation for the UIView property translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints)
(
"<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x887d630 h=--& v=--& V:[UIButtonLabel:0x886ed80(19)]>",
"<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x887d5f0 h=--& v=--& UIButtonLabel:0x886ed80.midY == + 37.5>",
"<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x887b4b0 h=--& v=--& V:[UIButtonLabel:0x72bb9b0(19)]>",
"<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x887b470 h=--& v=--& UIButtonLabel:0x72bb9b0.midY == - 0.5>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x72bf860 V:[UILabel:0x72bf7c0(17)]>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x72c2430 UILabel:0x72bfad0.top == UILabel:0x72bf7c0.top>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x72c2370 UILabel:0x72c0270.top == UILabel:0x72bfad0.top>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x72c22b0 V:[UILabel:0x72bf7c0]-(NSSpace(8))-[UIButton:0x886efe0]>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x72c15b0 V:[UILabel:0x72c0270]-(NSSpace(8))-[UIRoundedRectButton:0x72bbc10]>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x72c1570 UIRoundedRectButton:0x72bbc10.baseline == UIRoundedRectButton:0x7571170.baseline>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x72c21f0 UIRoundedRectButton:0x7571170.top == UIButton:0x886efe0.top>"
)
Will attempt to recover by breaking constraint
<NSLayoutConstraint:0x72bf860 V:[UILabel:0x72bf7c0(17)]>
Break on objc_exception_throw to catch this in the debugger.
The methods in the UIConstraintBasedLayoutDebugging category on UIView listed in <UIKit/UIView.h> may also be helpful.
I would recommend to debug and find which constraint is "the one you don't want". Suppose you have following issue:
Always the problem is how to find following Constraints and Views.
There are two solutions how to do this:
DEBUG VIEW HIERARCHY (Do not recommend this way)
Since you know where to find unexpected constraints (PBOUserWorkDayHeaderView) there is a way to do this fairly well. Let's find UIView and NSLayoutConstraint in red rectangles. Since we know their id in memory it is quite easy.
Stop app using Debug View Hierarchy:
Find the proper UIView:
The next is to find NSLayoutConstraint we care about:
As you can see, the memory pointers are the same. So we know what is going on now. Additionally you can find NSLayoutConstraint in view hierarchy. Since it is selected in View, it selected in Navigator also.
If you need you may also print it on console using address pointer:
(lldb) po 0x17dce920
<UIView: 0x17dce920; frame = (10 30; 300 24.5); autoresize = RM+BM; layer = <CALayer: 0x17dce9b0>>
You can do the same for every constraint the debugger will point to you:-) Now you decide what to do with this.
PRINT IT BETTER (I really recommend this way, this is of Xcode 7)
set unique identifier for every constraint in your view:
create simple extension for NSLayoutConstraint:
SWIFT:
extension NSLayoutConstraint {
override public var description: String {
let id = identifier ?? ""
return "id: \(id), constant: \(constant)" //you may print whatever you want here
}
}
OBJECTIVE-C
#interface NSLayoutConstraint (Description)
#end
#implementation NSLayoutConstraint (Description)
-(NSString *)description {
return [NSString stringWithFormat:#"id: %#, constant: %f", self.identifier, self.constant];
}
#end
build it once again, and now you have more readable output for you:
once you got your id you can simple tap it in your Find Navigator:
and quickly find it:
HOW TO SIMPLE FIX THAT CASE?
try to change priority to 999 for broken constraint.
The problem you're having is the NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraints should not be in there. This is the old system of springs and struts. To get rid of it, run this method on each view that you're wanting to constrain:
[view setTranslatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints:NO];
Be careful, that you do not use more than one constraint in the same direction and type.
For example:
Vertical constraint for trailing = 15 and another one is >= 10.
Sometimes, Xcode creates some constraints you don't notice.
You have to get rid of redundant constraints and the log warning will surely disappear.
Additionaly, you can read and detect some certain reasons, directly from the log:
NSLayoutConstraint:0xa338390 V:|-(15)-[UILabel:0xa331260] (Names:
'|':UILabel:0xa330270 )>
This we can read as problem in UILabel constraint, it is leading vertical constraint being 15pt long.
NSLayoutConstraint:0x859ab20 H:-(13)-|[UIView:0x85a8fb0]...
This would be trailing horizontal constraint etc.
use swift this code
view.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
I had quite a number of these exceptions thrown, the fastest and easiest way I found to solve them was to find unique values in the exceptions which I then searched for in the storyboard source code. This helped me to find the actual view(s) and constraint(s) causing the problem (I use meaningful userLabels on all of the views, which makes it a lot easier to track the constraints and views)...
So, using the above exceptions I would open the storyboard as "source code" in xcode (or another editor) and look for something I can find...
<NSLayoutConstraint:0x72bf860 V:[UILabel:0x72bf7c0(17)]>
.. this looks like a vertical (V) constraint on a UILabel with a value of (17).
Looking through the exceptions I also find
<NSLayoutConstraint:0x72c22b0 V:[UILabel:0x72bf7c0]-(NSSpace(8))-[UIButton:0x886efe0]>
Which looks like the UILabel(0x72bf7c0) is close to a UIButton(0x886efe0) with some vertical spacing (8)..
That will hopefully be enough for me to find the specific views in the storyboard source code (probably by searching the text for "17" initially), or at least a few likely candidates. From there I should be able to actually figure out which views these are in the storyboard which will make it a lot easier to identify the problem (look for "duplicated" pinning or pinning that conflicts with size constraints).
I had a hard time figuring out what constraints were causing this error. Here is a simpler way to do it.
I'm using Xcode 6.1.1
"Command + A" to select all the UILabels, UIImages etc.
Click Editor -> Pin > (Select...) to Superview
again click Editor -> Resolve Auto Layout Issues -> Add Missing Constraints or Reset to Suggested Constraints. It depends on your case.
I had this issue because my .xib files were using autolayout.
In the file inspector, first tab. Unticking "Use Autolayout" solved the problem.
Here is my experience and Solution.
I didn't touched code
Select view (UILabel, UIImage etc)
Editor > Pin > (Select...) to Superview
Editor > Resolve Auto Layout Issues > Add Missing Constraints
I have followed SO questions and answers from each search query. But they all are related with specific one.
At the basic, I mean before you are going to write down a format (may be a simple one) it will gives you a warnings.
From iOS 8.0 by default views are size classes. Even if you disable size classes it will still contains some auto layout constraints.
So if you are planning to set constrains via code using VFL. Then you must take care of one below line.
// Remove constraints if any.
[self.view removeConstraints:self.view.constraints];
I had search a lot in SO, but the solution was lies in Apple Sample Code.
So you must have to remove default constraints before planning to add new one.
For me the main reason of this problem was that I forgot to uncheck AutoLayout in the Xib editor.
In fact, I did a lot of adjustments of the XIB in code.
for(UIView *view in [self.view subviews]) {
[view setTranslatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints:NO];
}
This helped me catch the view causing the problem.
None of the foregoing answers is helpful in my situation. I am running XCode 10.1 and testing my app on the simulator for an "iPad (5th generation)". The simulator is running iOS 12.1.
I've got a simple root view in my storyboard, with two UITextField subviews. There are no constraints being used in the storyboard at all. And I have no UIButtonBarView objects in the app or the storyboard.
No messages get printed when the app launches and lays the root view out. None when the simulated device is rotated.
But in the simulator, the moment I click on one of the text fields, the keyboard extension arises from the bottom of the screen, although not the full keyboard, which never seems to show up in the simulator. But the following is printed out on the terminal:
Unable to simultaneously satisfy constraints.
Probably at least one of the constraints in the following list is one you don't want.
Try this:
(1) look at each constraint and try to figure out which you don't expect;
(2) find the code that added the unwanted constraint or constraints and fix it.
(Note: If you're seeing NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraints that you don't understand, refer to the documentation for the UIView property translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints)
(
"<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x6000034e7700 h=--& v=--& UIKeyboardAssistantBar:0x7f9c7d714af0.height == 0 (active)>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x6000034aba20 V:|-(0)-[_UIUCBKBSelectionBackground:0x7f9c7d51ec70] (active, names: '|':_UIButtonBarButton:0x7f9c7d51de40 )>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x6000034aba70 _UIUCBKBSelectionBackground:0x7f9c7d51ec70.bottom == _UIButtonBarButton:0x7f9c7d51de40.bottom (active)>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x6000034fb3e0 V:|-(0)-[_UIButtonBarStackView:0x7f9c7d715880] (active, names: '|':UIKeyboardAssistantBar:0x7f9c7d714af0 )>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x6000034fb750 V:[_UIButtonBarStackView:0x7f9c7d715880]-(0)-| (active, names: '|':UIKeyboardAssistantBar:0x7f9c7d714af0 )>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x6000034abc00 'UIButtonBar.maximumAlignmentSize' _UIButtonBarButton:0x7f9c7d51de40.height == UILayoutGuide:0x600002ef4e00'UIViewLayoutMarginsGuide'.height (active)>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x6000034d7cf0 'UIView-bottomMargin-guide-constraint' V:[UILayoutGuide:0x600002ef4e00'UIViewLayoutMarginsGuide']-(9)-| (active, names: '|':_UIButtonBarStackView:0x7f9c7d715880 )>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x6000034d7c50 'UIView-topMargin-guide-constraint' V:|-(10)-[UILayoutGuide:0x600002ef4e00'UIViewLayoutMarginsGuide'] (active, names: '|':_UIButtonBarStackView:0x7f9c7d715880 )>"
)
Will attempt to recover by breaking constraint
<NSLayoutConstraint:0x6000034aba70 _UIUCBKBSelectionBackground:0x7f9c7d51ec70.bottom == _UIButtonBarButton:0x7f9c7d51de40.bottom (active)>
Make a symbolic breakpoint at UIViewAlertForUnsatisfiableConstraints to catch this in the debugger.
The methods in the UIConstraintBasedLayoutDebugging category on UIView listed in <UIKitCore/UIView.h> may also be helpful.
It certainly appears to me that all this has to do with nothing in my app, and everything to do with how Apple is creating its own keyboard view, even with my small extension declared to be combined with it.
So the question remains, is there something I as an app developer am responsible for doing (on the presumption this is a bunch of stuff worth attending to) or is it just Apple's own problem/bug?
FWIW, this constraint problem message doesn't occur when simulating a newer iPad model, such as the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation). But the message does show up when simulating an iPad Pro 9.7-inch". All claiming they're running iOS 12.1.
I am getting this same error, but only on a specific view, when I touch the first textfield, and then the next textfield down.
I am writing in SwiftUI for iOS 13.4
Unable to simultaneously satisfy constraints.
Probably at least one of the constraints in the following list is one you don't want.
Try this:
(1) look at each constraint and try to figure out which you don't expect;
(2) find the code that added the unwanted constraint or constraints and fix it.
(
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x2809b6760 'assistantHeight' TUISystemInputAssistantView:0x105710da0.height == 44 (active)>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x2809ccff0 'assistantView.bottom' TUISystemInputAssistantView:0x105710da0.bottom == _UIKBCompatInputView:0x10525ae10.top (active)>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x2809cccd0 'assistantView.top' V:|-(0)-[TUISystemInputAssistantView:0x105710da0] (active, names: '|':UIInputSetHostView:0x105215010 )>",
"<NSLayoutConstraint:0x2809ca300 'inputView.top' V:|-(0)-[_UIKBCompatInputView:0x10525ae10] (active, names: '|':UIInputSetHostView:0x105215010 )>"
)
Will attempt to recover by breaking constraint
<NSLayoutConstraint:0x2809ccff0 'assistantView.bottom' TUISystemInputAssistantView:0x105710da0.bottom == _UIKBCompatInputView:0x10525ae10.top (active)>
Make a symbolic breakpoint at UIViewAlertForUnsatisfiableConstraints to catch this in the debugger.
The methods in the UIConstraintBasedLayoutDebugging category on UIView listed in <UIKitCore/UIView.h> may also be helpful.
One thing to watch out for (at least this tripped me up) was that I was removing the constraint from the wrong view. The constraint I was trying to remove was not a child constraint of my view so when I did
myView.removeConstraint(theConstraint)
it wasn't actually removing anything because I needed to call
myView.superView.removeConstraint(theConstraint)
since the constraint was technically sibling constraint of my view.
I was also getting the same issue of breaking constraints in the log, for a viewCircle in the xib. I almost tried everything listed above and nothing was working for me.
Then I tried to change the priority of the Height constraint which was breaking in the log(confirmed by adding an identifiers for the constraints on the xib)enter image description here
Basically, you just have to remove that constraint from the associated view. For instance, if is the height constraint giving warning, just remove it from your view; it will not affect the view.
swift 4
I just add this line in viewDidLoad and work fine with me.
view.removeConstraints(view.constraints)

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