All images of UIScrollView are getting placed in the beginning - ios

I am new to iOS programming. I want to generate all the controls using coding and then apply constraints to achieve autosize feature. I had achieved almost my requirement except for one problem and that is all images of my UIScrollView are getting placed at very beginning and rest of the UIScrollView stays empty. I think I am having some sort of problem with my constraints and currently I am not able to resolve it.
This is my code
self.bgView.image = [UIImage imageNamed:#"bg.png"];
NSDictionary *viewDictionary = #{#"bgImage":self.bgView,#"scrollView":self.scrollView};
NSDictionary *position = #{#"vSpacing":#0,#"hSpacing":#0};
//here I had specified the size of the background image corresponding to the view
NSArray *constraint_POS_H = [NSLayoutConstraint constraintsWithVisualFormat:#"H:|-hSpacing-[bgImage]-hSpacing-|" options:0 metrics:position views:viewDictionary];
NSArray *constraint_POS_V = [NSLayoutConstraint constraintsWithVisualFormat:#"V:|-vSpacing-[bgImage]-vSpacing-|" options:0 metrics:position views:viewDictionary];
[self.view addConstraints:constraint_POS_H];
[self.view addConstraints:constraint_POS_V];
//here I am specifying the size of scroll view
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint
constraintWithItem:self.scrollView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeWidth
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationGreaterThanOrEqual
toItem:self.bgView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeWidth
multiplier:1.0
constant:0.0]];
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint
constraintWithItem:self.scrollView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeHeight
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:self.bgView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeHeight
multiplier:0.5
constant:0.0]];
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint
constraintWithItem:self.scrollView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterX
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:self.bgView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterX
multiplier:1.0
constant:0.0]];
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint
constraintWithItem:self.scrollView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterY
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:self.bgView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterY
multiplier:1.0
constant:0.0]];
//self.view.autoresizesSubviews = YES;
self.scrollView.pagingEnabled = YES;
NSInteger numberOfViews = photoArray.count;
for (int i=0; i < numberOfViews; i++) {
CGFloat myOrigin = i * self.view.frame.size.width;
NSLog(#"self.view.frame.size.width : %f",self.view.frame.size.width);
UIView *myView = [[UIView alloc]initWithFrame:CGRectMake(myOrigin, 0, self.view.frame.size.width, self.scrollView.frame.size.height)];
[myView setTranslatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints:NO];
[self.view addSubview:myView];
//here I am specifying the size of uiview
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint
constraintWithItem:myView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeWidth
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationGreaterThanOrEqual
toItem:self.scrollView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeWidth
multiplier:1.0
constant:0.0]];
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint
constraintWithItem:myView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeHeight
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:self.scrollView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeHeight
multiplier:1.0
constant:0.0]];
//here I am specifying the position of uiview
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint
constraintWithItem:myView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterX
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:self.scrollView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterX
multiplier:1.0
constant:0.0]];
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint
constraintWithItem:myView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterY
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:self.scrollView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterY
multiplier:1.0
constant:0.0]];
UIImageView *photos = [[UIImageView alloc]initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, myView.frame.size.width, self.scrollView.frame.size.height)];
//self.photos = [UIImageView new];
[photos setTranslatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints:NO];
photos.image = [photoArray objectAtIndex:i];
[myView addSubview:photos];
//here I am specifying the size of image view within scroll view
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint
constraintWithItem:photos
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeWidth
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationLessThanOrEqual
toItem:myView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeWidth
multiplier:1.0
constant:0.0]];
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint
constraintWithItem:photos
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeHeight
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:self.scrollView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeHeight
multiplier:1.0
constant:0.0]];
//here I am specifying the position of the image view
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint
constraintWithItem:photos
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterX
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:self.scrollView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterX
multiplier:1.0
constant:0.0]];
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint
constraintWithItem:photos
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterY
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:myView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterY
multiplier:1.0
constant:0.0]];
self.scrollView.delegate = self;
[self.scrollView addSubview:myView];
NSLog(#"self.myView.frame.size.width : %f",myView.frame.size.width);
}
self.scrollView.contentSize = CGSizeMake(self.view.frame.size.width * numberOfViews,
self.scrollView.frame.size.height);
CGPoint scrollPoint = CGPointMake(0, 0);
[self.scrollView setContentOffset:scrollPoint animated:YES];
[self.view addSubview:self.scrollView];

you can easily solve it by just using reset to suggested constraints in storyboard.First select viewController and then press right bottom menu and select reset to suggested constraints in All views tab
This worked for me.

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Horizontal stacking in scrollview using autolayout

What's the best way to make sure that child views in a UIScrollView are stacked horizontally, one after the other, using autolayout? The number of child views will vary, so I can't use IB, but have to do it programatically. I understand how layout constraints work, but what's the best way to solve it? Loop all child views and update the constraints for each view everytime the number of child views are updated? If so, is there an easy solution to refer to the previous sibling in a layout constraint, or do I have have to keep a reference to the previous sibling?
I wrote the following method for an app. Might not be the prettiest but it gets the job done. It takes the views as an array which solves the problem of having a reference to the previous view. It also uses transparent spacer views to space them evenly but you can easily take those out.
+(void)spaceViews:(NSArray*)views evenlyInContainer:(UIView*)container {
UIView* lastSpacer = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 10, 10)];
lastSpacer.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = NO;
[lastSpacer addConstraints:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintsWithVisualFormat:#"V:[lastSpacer(10)]" options:NSLayoutFormatDirectionLeadingToTrailing metrics:nil views:NSDictionaryOfVariableBindings(lastSpacer)]];
[container addSubview:lastSpacer];
[container addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:container attribute:NSLayoutAttributeLeading relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:lastSpacer attribute:NSLayoutAttributeLeading multiplier:1.f constant:0]];
for (int i = 0; i < [views count]; i++) {
[container addSubview:views[i]];
[container addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:lastSpacer attribute:NSLayoutAttributeTrailing relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:views[i] attribute:NSLayoutAttributeLeading multiplier:1.f constant:0]];
UIView* spacerView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 10, 10)];
[spacerView addConstraints:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintsWithVisualFormat:#"V:[spacerView(10)]" options:NSLayoutFormatDirectionLeadingToTrailing metrics:nil views:NSDictionaryOfVariableBindings(spacerView)]];
spacerView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = NO;
[spacerView setBackgroundColor:[UIColor blueColor]];
[container addSubview:spacerView];
[container addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:spacerView attribute:NSLayoutAttributeLeading relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:views[i] attribute:NSLayoutAttributeTrailing multiplier:1.f constant:0]];
[container addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:spacerView attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterY relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:container attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterY multiplier:1.f constant:0]];
[container addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:views[i] attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterY relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:container attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterY multiplier:1.f constant:0]];
if (lastSpacer) {
[container addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:spacerView attribute:NSLayoutAttributeWidth relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:lastSpacer attribute:NSLayoutAttributeWidth multiplier:1.f constant:0]];
}
lastSpacer = spacerView;
}
[container addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:lastSpacer attribute:NSLayoutAttributeTrailing relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:container attribute:NSLayoutAttributeTrailing multiplier:1.f constant:0]];
}

UIView flexible height with NSLayoutConstraints

I'm adding some views to my UIViewController in code and using NSLayoutConstraints to position them where I want them on screen. Being a little new to NSLayoutConstraints in code; I did a test setup and am 95% of the way there. This is my current code:
UIView *redView = [[UIView alloc] init];
redView.backgroundColor = [UIColor redColor];
redView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = NO;
[self.view addSubview:redView];
[redView addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:redView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeHeight
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:nil attribute:0
multiplier:1
constant:100]];
[redView addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:redView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeWidth
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:nil
attribute:0
multiplier:1
constant:693]];
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:redView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeTop
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:self.view
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeTop
multiplier:1
constant:60]];
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:redView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterX
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:self.view
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterX
multiplier:1
constant:0]];
UIView *blueView = [[UIView alloc] init];
blueView.backgroundColor = [UIColor blueColor];
blueView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = NO;
[self.view addSubview:blueView];
[blueView addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:blueView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeHeight
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:nil
attribute:0
multiplier:10
constant:50]];
[blueView addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:blueView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeWidth
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:nil attribute:0
multiplier:1
constant:693]];
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:blueView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeBottom
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:redView attribute:NSLayoutAttributeBottom
multiplier:1 constant:70]];
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:blueView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterX
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:redView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterX
multiplier:1
constant:0]];
UIView *orangeView = [[UIView alloc] init];
orangeView.backgroundColor = [UIColor orangeColor];
orangeView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = NO;
[self.view addSubview:orangeView];
[orangeView addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:orangeView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeHeight
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:nil
attribute:0
multiplier:1
constant:25]];
[orangeView addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:orangeView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeWidth
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:nil
attribute:0
multiplier:1
constant:693]];
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:orangeView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeBottom
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:blueView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeBottom
multiplier:1
constant:25]];
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:orangeView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterX
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:blueView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterX
multiplier:1
constant:0]];
Which looks like this - as I want it: (Ignore the grey background - thats the superView)
Now what I am trying to do is get the orangeViews height to fill the rest of the screen to the bottom of the superView. However when I add a bottom constraint to the orangeView it adjusts the other views heights, too.
How can I get the orange views height to fill the grey area below it?
Edit:
Removing the height constraint on the orangeView and adding a bottom constraint to the superview like this:
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:orangeView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeBottom
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:self.view
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeBottom
multiplier:1
constant:0]];
Changes the views like so:
You are setting a fixed height on the orange view, so how can it expand and fill the entire view ?
Also I suggest you pin the top of the view to the bottom of the previous view, since you can easily change view sizes and keep the spacing even, when you do so, else you will have to adjust your constants in the bottom to bottom relationship.
Here is a code that does work fine:
UIView *redView = [[UIView alloc] init];
redView.backgroundColor = [UIColor redColor];
redView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = NO;
[self.view addSubview:redView];
[redView addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:redView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeHeight
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:nil
attribute:0
multiplier:1
constant:100]];
[redView addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:redView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeWidth
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:nil
attribute:0
multiplier:1
constant:693]];
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:redView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeTop
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:self.view
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeTop
multiplier:1
constant:60]];
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:redView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterX
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:self.view
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterX
multiplier:1
constant:0]];
UIView *blueView = [[UIView alloc] init];
blueView.backgroundColor = [UIColor blueColor];
blueView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = NO;
[self.view addSubview:blueView];
[blueView addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:blueView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeHeight
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:nil
attribute:0
multiplier:1
constant:50]];
[blueView addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:blueView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeWidth
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:nil attribute:0
multiplier:1
constant:693]];
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:blueView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeTop
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:redView attribute:NSLayoutAttributeBottom
multiplier:1 constant:10]];
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:blueView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterX
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:redView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterX
multiplier:1
constant:0]];
UIView *orangeView = [[UIView alloc] init];
orangeView.backgroundColor = [UIColor orangeColor];
orangeView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = NO;
[self.view addSubview:orangeView];
[orangeView addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:orangeView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeWidth
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:nil
attribute:0
multiplier:1
constant:693]];
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:orangeView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeTop
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:blueView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeBottom
multiplier:1
constant:25]];
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:orangeView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeBottom
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:self.view
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeBottom
multiplier:1
constant:0]];
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:orangeView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterX
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:blueView
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterX
multiplier:1
constant:0]];
What you need is to set Y constraints to orange view: set bottomLayout constraint and vertical spacing for blue view. If XCode warn you with orange warnings, read those warnings, it usually says something lile "you need X constraint for your view".
[self.view addConstraints:[NSLayoutConstraint
constraintsWithVisualFormat:#"V:|-[yourViewHere(300)]-50-|"
options:0
metrics:nil
views:NSDictionaryOfVariableBindings(yourViewHere)]];
Where (300) is width of your view. That code snipper set constraint from bottomLayout to your view. Add similiar constraints as described above.

Adding imageview on UITextField with auto layout

I am creating a custom searchbar with UITextfield. Searchbar should look like this:
But, In my case it is appearing like this:
What is the mistake I am doing in setting constraints for imageview on textfield
Code:
UITextField *searchBarTF=[[UITextField alloc]init];
[searchBarTF setBackgroundColor:[UIColor whiteColor]];
searchBarTF.layer.borderColor=[[UIColor darkGrayColor]CGColor];
searchBarTF.layer.borderWidth=7;
searchBarTF.layer.cornerRadius=5;
searchBarTF.returnKeyType=UIReturnKeySearch;
searchBarTF.attributedPlaceholder = [[NSAttributedString alloc] initWithString:#"Search by locations" attributes:#{NSForegroundColorAttributeName: [UIColor grayColor],NSFontAttributeName:[UIFont fontWithName:#"Helvetica" size:16]}];
searchBarTF.textAlignment=NSTextAlignmentCenter;
UIImageView *srchBariconImageView=[[UIImageView alloc]initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"srchBarIcon"]];
[srchBariconImageView setTranslatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints:NO];
[searchBarTF addSubview:srchBariconImageView];
[searchBarTF addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:srchBariconImageView attribute:NSLayoutAttributeLeading relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:searchBarTF attribute:NSLayoutAttributeLeading multiplier:1.0f constant:40]];
[searchBarTF addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:srchBariconImageView attribute:NSLayoutAttributeTrailing relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:searchBarTF attribute:NSLayoutAttributeTrailing multiplier:1.0f constant:-(views.frame.size.width-80)]];
[searchBarTF addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:srchBariconImageView attribute:NSLayoutAttributeHeight relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:nil attribute:NSLayoutAttributeNotAnAttribute multiplier:1 constant:40]];
//
// [searchBarTF addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:srchBariconImageView attribute:NSLayoutAttributeWidth relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationLessThanOrEqual toItem:nil attribute:NSLayoutAttributeNotAnAttribute multiplier:1 constant:40]];
[searchBarTF setTranslatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints:NO];
// replace views with self.view.
[views addSubview:searchBarTF];
[views addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:searchBarTF attribute:NSLayoutAttributeLeading relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:views attribute:NSLayoutAttributeLeading multiplier:1.0 constant:0]];
[views addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:searchBarTF attribute:NSLayoutAttributeHeight relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:nil attribute:NSLayoutAttributeNotAnAttribute multiplier:1.0 constant:60]];
// [views addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:searchBarTF attribute:NSLayoutAttributeTop relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:views attribute:NSLayoutAttributeTop multiplier:1.0 constant:-64]];
[views addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:searchBarTF attribute:NSLayoutAttributeTrailing relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:views attribute:NSLayoutAttributeTrailing multiplier:1.0 constant:0]];
[views addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:searchBarTF attribute:NSLayoutAttributeBottom relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:views attribute:NSLayoutAttributeTop multiplier:1.0 constant:130]];
Subclass UITextField and overwrite these methods
- (void)awakeFromNib{
CGRect frame = self.leftView.frame;
frame.size.width = 30;
frame.size.height = 30;
self.leftView.frame = frame;
self.leftView = [[UIImageView alloc]initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"underfloor_cross_blue.png"]];
}
- (CGRect)leftViewRectForBounds:(CGRect)bounds{
CGRect rect=CGRectMake(8, 8,50.0, 45);
[super leftViewRectForBounds:rect];
return rect ;
}
Note: change image and frame according to your need.

How to make a UIImageView, center vertically in container with constraints programmatically

I want to center UIImageView (self.showImageView) in container view (self.view)
I tried below code it did't work:
NSLayoutConstraint *xCenterConstraint = [NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:self.showImageView attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterX relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:self.view attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterX multiplier:1.0 constant:0];
[self.view addConstraint:xCenterConstraint];
NSLayoutConstraint *yCenterConstraint = [NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:self.showImageView attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterY relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:self.view attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterY multiplier:1.0 constant:0];
[self.view addConstraint:yCenterConstraint];
Try this:
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
UIView *redView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 200, 100)];
redView.backgroundColor = [UIColor redColor];
redView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = NO;
[self.view addSubview:redView];
[redView addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:redView attribute:NSLayoutAttributeHeight relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:nil attribute:0 multiplier:1 constant:100]];
[redView addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:redView attribute:NSLayoutAttributeWidth relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:nil attribute:0 multiplier:1 constant:200]];
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:redView attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterY relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:self.view attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterY multiplier:1 constant:0]];
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:redView attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterX relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:self.view attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterX multiplier:1 constant:0]];
[self.view addSubview:redView];
}
Try
self.showImageView.center=self.view.center;
This will do your work by setting self.showImageView to the center of self.view.

Error in programmatically Auto-layout vertically ios

I am creating view programmatically, In it there is two sub views, I have set height and width constraint for that,
what I want is like this,
UIView (variable height)
[10px gap]
UIView (fix height 40)
but I got:
My code is:
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
UIView *button1, *button2 ;
button1=[UIView new];
button2=[UIView new];
button1.backgroundColor=[UIColor redColor];
button2.backgroundColor=[UIColor yellowColor];
button1.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints=button2.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints=NO;
[self.view addSubview:button1];
[self.view addSubview:button2];
NSDictionary *viewsDictionary = NSDictionaryOfVariableBindings(button1,button2);
NSArray *constraints = [NSLayoutConstraint constraintsWithVisualFormat:#"H:|-[button1]-|"
options:0
metrics:nil
views:viewsDictionary];
[self.view addConstraints:constraints];
constraints = [NSLayoutConstraint constraintsWithVisualFormat:#"V:|-[button1]-10-[button2]-|"
options: NSLayoutFormatAlignAllLeft
metrics:nil
views:viewsDictionary];
[self.view addConstraints:constraints];
}
Edit
Second Try
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
UIView *button1, *button2 ;
button1=[UIView new];
button2=[UIView new];
button1.backgroundColor=[UIColor redColor];
button2.backgroundColor=[UIColor yellowColor];
button1.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints=button2.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints=NO;
[self.view addSubview:button1];
[self.view addSubview:button2];
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:button1
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeLeading
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:self.view
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeLeft
multiplier:1.0
constant:25.0]];
// [self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:button1
// attribute:NSLayoutAttributeWidth
// relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
// toItem:nil
// attribute:NSLayoutAttributeNotAnAttribute
// multiplier:1.0
// constant:100]];
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:button1
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeTrailing
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:self.view
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeRight
multiplier:1.0
constant:-25.0]];
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:button1
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeTop
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:self.view
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeTop
multiplier:1.0
constant:30]];
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:button1
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeBottom
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:button2
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeBottom
multiplier:1.0
constant:-30.0]];
//// Yellow
/// Left
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:button2
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeLeading
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:self.view
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeLeft
multiplier:1.0
constant:25.0]];
//Right
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:button2
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeTrailing
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:self.view
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeRight
multiplier:1.0
constant:-50.0]];
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:button2
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeTop
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:button1
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeTop
multiplier:1.0
constant:30]];
// [self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:button2
// attribute:NSLayoutAttributeBottom
// relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
// toItem:self.view
// attribute:NSLayoutAttributeBottom
// multiplier:1.0
// constant:-30.0]];
[self.view addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:button2
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeHeight
relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
toItem:nil
attribute:NSLayoutAttributeNotAnAttribute
multiplier:1.0
constant:100]];
}
In this I got:
Regular views don't have any intrinsic size, and you've given the system no hints about how big the views should be, so button 1 gets laid out first with at least 10 points to spare, and view 2 ends up being 0 points high and 0 points wide.
To correct this, make sure that you give both views some horizontal rules, not just one of the views. Secondly, make sure you give the system some idea about height. If you want the views to be equal sizes, you need to tell the system that. Add another horizontal constraint for button 2:
constraints = [NSLayoutConstraint constraintsWithVisualFormat:#"H:|-[button2]-|" options:0 metrics:0 views:viewsDictionary];
[[self view] addConstraints:constraints];
Then add a height constraint for the view, in this case, adjust your vertical constraints to make the views equal heights by adding the (==button1) size information:
constraints = [NSLayoutConstraint constraintsWithVisualFormat:#"V:|-[button1]-10-[button2(==button1)]-|"
options:0
metrics:nil
views:viewsDictionary];
Now you should see two views, red on top, yellow on bottom, that take up an equal amount of vertical space, have 10p space between and stretch to 20 points of each side of the container view.
To create these same constraints manually (which I don't recommend), you would do something like this:
UIView* view = [self view]; // for brevity
NSMutableArray* manualConstraints = [NSMutableArray array];
NSLayoutConstraint* b1_top = [NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:button1 attribute:NSLayoutAttributeTop relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:view attribute:NSLayoutAttributeTop multiplier:1 constant:20];
[manualConstraints addObject:b1_top];
NSLayoutConstraint* b1_left = [NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:button1 attribute:NSLayoutAttributeLeading relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:view attribute:NSLayoutAttributeLeading multiplier:1 constant:20];
[manualConstraints addObject:b1_left];
NSLayoutConstraint* b1_right = [NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:button1 attribute:NSLayoutAttributeTrailing relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:view attribute:NSLayoutAttributeTrailing multiplier:1 constant:-20];
[manualConstraints addObject:b1_right];
NSLayoutConstraint* b1_bottom = [NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:button1 attribute:NSLayoutAttributeBottom relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:button2 attribute:NSLayoutAttributeTop multiplier:1 constant:-10];
[manualConstraints addObject:b1_bottom];
NSLayoutConstraint* b2_left = [NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:button2 attribute:NSLayoutAttributeLeading relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:view attribute:NSLayoutAttributeLeading multiplier:1 constant:20];
[manualConstraints addObject:b2_left];
NSLayoutConstraint* b2_right = [NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:button2 attribute:NSLayoutAttributeTrailing relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:view attribute:NSLayoutAttributeTrailing multiplier:1 constant:-20];
[manualConstraints addObject:b2_right];
NSLayoutConstraint* b2_bottom = [NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:button2 attribute:NSLayoutAttributeBottom relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:view attribute:NSLayoutAttributeBottom multiplier:1 constant:-20];
[manualConstraints addObject:b2_bottom];
NSLayoutConstraint* b2_height = [NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:button2 attribute:NSLayoutAttributeHeight relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:nil attribute:NSLayoutAttributeNotAnAttribute multiplier:1 constant:40];
[manualConstraints addObject:b2_height];
// Add all constraints
[view addConstraints:manualConstraints];

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