UITableView with header section shows last cell content in retracted mode - swift

Continuing to solve the task of UITableViewCell, almost everything is working correctly except the last header view which shows the cell contents in retracted mode as showed in green marked. This way allows a quick access to button tapped action.
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = DetailViewCell(style: .default, reuseIdentifier: nil)
let vStackView = UIStackView()
vStackView.axis = .vertical
vStackView.backgroundColor = .white
vStackView.distribution = .fillEqually
vStackView.spacing = 12
vStackView.alignment = .top
var hStackView = UIStackView()
let data = sections[indexPath.section].data
for (index, item) in data.enumerated() {
let btn = UIButton()
btn.setTitle(item.title, for: .normal)
btn.titleLabel?.font = .systemFont(ofSize: 12)
btn.setTitleColor(.black, for: .normal)
btn.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 220, green: 220, blue: 220)
btn.layer.cornerRadius = 15
btn.addTarget(self, action: #selector(btnTapped(_:)), for: .touchUpInside)
btn.accessibilityIdentifier = item.description
hStackView.addArrangedSubview(btn)
if index % 2 == 0 {
hStackView = UIStackView()
hStackView.axis = .horizontal
hStackView.spacing = 12
hStackView.alignment = .fill
hStackView.backgroundColor = .white
hStackView.distribution = .fillEqually
hStackView.addArrangedSubview(btn)
if (index + 1) == data.count {
vStackView.addArrangedSubview(hStackView)
hStackView.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: vStackView.leadingAnchor).isActive = true
hStackView.widthAnchor.constraint(equalTo: vStackView.widthAnchor, multiplier: 0.5).isActive = true
}
}
else {
hStackView.addArrangedSubview(btn)
vStackView.addArrangedSubview(hStackView)
hStackView.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: vStackView.leadingAnchor).isActive = true
hStackView.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: vStackView.trailingAnchor).isActive = true
}
}
// Add the stack view to the cell's contentView
cell.contentView.addSubview(vStackView)
vStackView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
vStackView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: cell.contentView.topAnchor, constant: 8).isActive = true
vStackView.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: cell.contentView.leadingAnchor, constant: 8).isActive = true
vStackView.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: cell.contentView.trailingAnchor, constant: -8).isActive = true
vStackView.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: cell.contentView.bottomAnchor, constant: -8).isActive = true
return cell
}

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Dinamically fill UITableViewCell with buttons side by side

Continuing to resolve the task of UITableViewCell, I could fix all UIButtons side by side but they are not appearing properly in executing time. Sometimes the second row mix with the third.
I tryied with cell.layoutIfNeeded() but still wrong.
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "cell") as! DetailViewCell
let array = sections[indexPath.section].filters
var hStackView = UIStackView()
var vStackView = UIStackView()
vStackView.axis = .vertical
vStackView.distribution = .fillEqually
vStackView.spacing = 12
vStackView.alignment = .top
for (index, item) in array.enumerated() {
let btn = UIButton()
btn.setTitle(item.title, for: .normal)
btn.titleLabel?.font = .systemFont(ofSize: 12)
btn.setTitleColor(.black, for: .normal)
btn.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 220, green: 220, blue: 220)
btn.layer.cornerRadius = 15;
btn.addTarget(self, action: #selector(btnTapped(_:)), for: .touchUpInside)
btn.tag = index
if index % 2 == 0 {
hStackView = UIStackView()
hStackView.axis = .horizontal
hStackView.spacing = 12
hStackView.alignment = .fill
hStackView.distribution = .fillEqually
hStackView.addArrangedSubview(btn)
if (index + 1) == array.count {
vStackView.addArrangedSubview(hStackView)
hStackView.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: vStackView.leadingAnchor).isActive = true
hStackView.widthAnchor.constraint(equalTo: vStackView.widthAnchor, multiplier: 0.5).isActive = true
}
}
else {
hStackView.addArrangedSubview(btn)
vStackView.addArrangedSubview(hStackView)
hStackView.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: vStackView.leadingAnchor).isActive = true
hStackView.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: vStackView.trailingAnchor).isActive = true
}
}
cell.addSubview(vStackView)
vStackView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
NSLayoutConstraint.activate([
cell.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: vStackView.leadingAnchor, constant: -8),
cell.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: vStackView.trailingAnchor, constant: 8),
cell.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: vStackView.topAnchor, constant: -8),
cell.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: vStackView.bottomAnchor, constant: 8)
])
cell.layoutIfNeeded()
return cell
You should look up information about dequeueReusableCell
It works somehow like this: when you get a cell in tableView(_: cellForRowAt:) from dequeueReusableCell you are provided with a ready-made cell that was used somewhere. It follows from this that all content that the cells differ in must be placed in the cell only in this method
Note, the button with a label сссс is clearly from the top cell
I would advise you to declare in your UITableViewCell subclass a method in which you put content inside and call it every time inside tableView(_:cellForRowAt:)
You can use a storyboard if you like, but if you want to do it with code, I can suggest custom UITableViewCell subclass template:
class CustomTableViewCell: UITableViewCell {
override init(style: UITableViewCell.CellStyle, reuseIdentifier: String?) {
super.init(style: style, reuseIdentifier: reuseIdentifier)
setupView()
}
required init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
super.init(coder: aDecoder)
setupView()
}
// MARK: - Public methods
func setContent(_ content: <# ContentType #>) {
}
// MARK: - Private setup methods
private func setupView() {
makeConstraints()
}
private func makeConstraints() {
NSLayoutConstraint.activate([
])
}
}

Images in UICollectionView cells overlapping

I am using a horizontal UICollectionView. Each cell of it has assigned an image, the problem is that when I scroll the collectionView, the images are overlapping so they get new placed over the old right image of another cell, below you can see what I mean. Can someone tell what the problem is? Thanks in advance!
func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, cellForItemAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UICollectionViewCell {
let cell = collectionView.dequeueReusableCell(withReuseIdentifier: "category", for: indexPath) as! CategoryCell
cell.setUpView(txt: categories[indexPath.row], image: symbols[indexPath.row]!)
return cell
}
Here is my setUp() function for the CategoryCell:
func setUpView(txt: String, image: UIImage) {
view.backgroundColor = CustomColor.soft_pink
view.layer.cornerRadius = 15
view.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
view.widthAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 140).isActive = true
view.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 168).isActive = true
//Label
view.addSubview(label)
label.text = txt
label.font = UIFont(name: "DamascusBold", size: 15)
label.textColor = .white
label.textAlignment = .center
label.numberOfLines = 0
label.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
label.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.bottomAnchor, constant: -10).isActive = true
label.centerXAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.centerXAnchor).isActive = true
label.widthAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 130).isActive = true
label.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 50).isActive = true
let symbolView = UIImageView(image: image)
view.addSubview(symbolView)
symbolView.tintColor = .white
symbolView.contentMode = .scaleAspectFit
symbolView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
symbolView.centerXAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.centerXAnchor).isActive = true
symbolView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.topAnchor, constant: 20).isActive = true
symbolView.widthAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 70).isActive = true
symbolView.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 80).isActive = true
}
Images in Cells overlapping

how to arrange elements in UIStackView in realtime?

I have a stackView with horizontal axis and I have UIView inside it, I kinda created a graph from that ,
the red one bars are the UIViews and the gray background is the stackView(referred as mainStackView in code) , Now I want to move that bar in realtime , I am trying to make a sorting visualiser but I dont know how do I do that
In UIKit (everything is programmatic in live playground), here is the source code of the main file
Main file
if (arrayToSort[j].frame.size.height > arrayToSort[j+1].frame.size.height){
// swap
var temp:UIView!
temp = arrayToSort[j]
arrayToSort[j] = arrayToSort[j+1]
arrayToSort[j+1] = temp
emptyStackView()
fillStackView(sortdArr: arrayToSort)
// delay here
}
Here is the source code for HomeViewController
import UIKit
public class HomeViewController:UIViewController{
let stackView:UIStackView = {
let st = UIStackView()
st.axis = .horizontal
st.alignment = .center
st.distribution = .fill
st.layer.shadowColor = UIColor.gray.cgColor
st.layer.shadowOffset = .zero
st.layer.shadowRadius = 5
st.layer.shadowOpacity = 1
st.spacing = 10
st.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
return st
}()
let generateButton:UIButton = {
let btn = UIButton()
btn.setTitle("Generate Array", for: .normal)
btn.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 0.92, green: 0.30, blue: 0.29, alpha: 1.00)
btn.setTitleColor(.white, for: .normal)
btn.titleLabel?.font = UIFont.boldSystemFont(ofSize: 20)
btn.layer.cornerRadius = 10
btn.layer.masksToBounds = true
btn.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 38).isActive = true
btn.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
return btn
}()
let BubbleSort:UIButton = {
let btn = UIButton()
btn.setTitle("BubbleSort", for: .normal)
btn.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 0.41, green: 0.43, blue: 0.88, alpha: 1.00)
btn.setTitleColor(.white, for: .normal)
btn.titleLabel?.font = UIFont.italicSystemFont(ofSize: 20)
btn.layer.cornerRadius = 10
btn.layer.masksToBounds = true
btn.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 38).isActive = true
btn.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
return btn
}()
let MergeSort:UIButton = {
let btn = UIButton()
btn.setTitle("MergeSort", for: .normal)
btn.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 0.10, green: 0.16, blue: 0.34, alpha: 1.00)
btn.setTitleColor(.white, for: .normal)
btn.titleLabel?.font = UIFont.italicSystemFont(ofSize: 20)
btn.layer.cornerRadius = 10
btn.layer.masksToBounds = true
btn.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 38).isActive = true
btn.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
return btn
}()
let InsertionSort:UIButton = {
let btn = UIButton()
btn.setTitle("InsertionSort", for: .normal)
btn.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 0.19, green: 0.22, blue: 0.32, alpha: 1.00)
btn.setTitleColor(.white, for: .normal)
btn.titleLabel?.font = UIFont.italicSystemFont(ofSize: 20)
btn.layer.cornerRadius = 10
btn.layer.masksToBounds = true
btn.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 38).isActive = true
btn.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
return btn
}()
let SelectionSort:UIButton = {
let btn = UIButton()
btn.setTitle("SelectionSort", for: .normal)
btn.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 0.51, green: 0.20, blue: 0.44, alpha: 1.00)
btn.setTitleColor(.white, for: .normal)
btn.titleLabel?.font = UIFont.italicSystemFont(ofSize: 20)
btn.layer.cornerRadius = 10
btn.layer.masksToBounds = true
btn.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 38).isActive = true
btn.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
return btn
}()
let mainStackView:UIStackView = {
let st = UIStackView()
st.backgroundColor = .gray
st.axis = .horizontal
st.distribution = .fillEqually
st.alignment = .bottom
st.spacing = 1
st.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
return st
}()
let baseView:UIView = {
let vw = UIView()
vw.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 0.07, green: 0.54, blue: 0.65, alpha: 1.00)
vw.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
vw.layer.cornerRadius = 3
vw.layer.masksToBounds = true
vw.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 15).isActive = true
return vw
}()
public override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
view.addSubview(stackView)
view.addSubview(mainStackView)
view.addSubview(baseView)
edgesForExtendedLayout = []
stackView.addArrangedSubview(generateButton)
stackView.addArrangedSubview(BubbleSort)
stackView.addArrangedSubview(MergeSort)
stackView.addArrangedSubview(InsertionSort)
stackView.addArrangedSubview(SelectionSort)
stackView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.topAnchor).isActive = true
stackView.leftAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.leftAnchor).isActive = true
stackView.rightAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.rightAnchor).isActive = true
stackView.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 50).isActive = true
baseView.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.bottomAnchor,constant: -2).isActive = true
baseView.leftAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.leftAnchor,constant: 5).isActive = true
baseView.rightAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.rightAnchor,constant: -5).isActive = true
mainStackView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: stackView.bottomAnchor, constant: 5).isActive = true
mainStackView.leftAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.leftAnchor, constant: 5).isActive = true
mainStackView.rightAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.rightAnchor, constant: -5).isActive = true
mainStackView.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: baseView.topAnchor, constant: -5).isActive = true
setButtons()
buildRandomArray()
}
// MARK:- Actions
func setButtons(){
generateButton.addTarget(self, action: #selector(generatePressed), for: .touchUpInside)
BubbleSort.addTarget(self, action: #selector(bubbleSort), for: .touchUpInside)
MergeSort.addTarget(self, action: #selector(mergeSort), for: .touchUpInside)
InsertionSort.addTarget(self, action: #selector(insertionSort), for: .touchUpInside)
SelectionSort.addTarget(self, action: #selector(selectionSort), for: .touchUpInside)
}
func buildRandomArray(){
var randomNumber :CGFloat!
for _ in 1..<41{
let viewStick:UIView = {
let v = UIView()
v.backgroundColor = .red
v.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
randomNumber = CGFloat(Int.random(in: 160...600))
v.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: randomNumber).isActive = true
v.frame.size.height = randomNumber
return v
}()
mainStackView.addArrangedSubview(viewStick)
}
}
#objc func generatePressed(){
emptyStackView()
buildRandomArray()
print("Generating Array.....")
}
#objc func bubbleSort(){
let n = mainStackView.arrangedSubviews.count
var arrayToSort = mainStackView.arrangedSubviews
for i in 0..<n-1{
for j in 0..<n-i-1 {
if (arrayToSort[j].frame.size.height > arrayToSort[j+1].frame.size.height){
// swap
var temp:UIView!
temp = arrayToSort[j]
arrayToSort[j] = arrayToSort[j+1]
arrayToSort[j+1] = temp
self.emptyStackView()
self.fillStackView(sortdArr: arrayToSort)
// delay here
}
}
}
print("array sorted")
}
#objc func mergeSort(){
print("Merge Sort.....")
}
#objc func insertionSort(){
print("insertion Sort.....")
}
#objc func selectionSort(){
print("selection Sort.....")
}
func emptyStackView(){
for element in mainStackView.arrangedSubviews {
mainStackView.removeArrangedSubview(element)
}
}
func fillStackView(sortdArr:[UIView]){
for vw in sortdArr {
mainStackView.addArrangedSubview(vw)
}
}
}
To update the UI in a loop, you have to give UIKit a chance to run.
For example, this:
for i in 1...200 {
someView.frame.origin.x = CGFloat(i)
}
will NOT "slide the view" to the right - it will cause the view to "jump" from x: 1 to x: 200.
So, in your loop where you're trying to visualize the sorting process, nothing on the screen will update until you have completed the loop.
To have something happen each time through, you can use a Timer.
With the previous example, you could do something like this:
var i = 1
Timer.scheduledTimer(withTimeInterval: 0.01, repeats: true) { timer in
someView.frame.origin.x = CGFloat(i)
i += 1
if i > 200 {
timer.invalidate()
}
}
Now the view will "slide slowly" across the screen.
So, you need to refactor your sorting code with a timer.
I made some edits to your code to let you see one approach to this task. Give it a try (it will run in a playground), and inspect the code and //comments. Changes don't start until the buildRandomArray() function:
Edit - I made a few changes to this code...
has an array of "sample values" to make it easier to re-run
added a "Reset" button to re-run with the original values
when using sample values, bars are now labels to make it clearer that the bars are being "moved"
implemented Insertion Sort
Worth noting: When running this in a playground, button taps while a sort is active are not very responsive. Works much betting with an iPad Simulator or Device.
public class SortViewController:UIViewController{
let stackView:UIStackView = {
let st = UIStackView()
st.axis = .horizontal
st.alignment = .center
st.distribution = .fillEqually
st.layer.shadowColor = UIColor.gray.cgColor
st.layer.shadowOffset = .zero
st.layer.shadowRadius = 5
st.layer.shadowOpacity = 1
st.spacing = 10
st.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
return st
}()
let generateButton:UIButton = {
let btn = UIButton()
btn.setTitle("Generate", for: .normal)
btn.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 0.92, green: 0.30, blue: 0.29, alpha: 1.00)
btn.setTitleColor(.white, for: .normal)
btn.titleLabel?.font = UIFont.boldSystemFont(ofSize: 20)
btn.layer.cornerRadius = 10
btn.layer.masksToBounds = true
btn.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 38).isActive = true
btn.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
return btn
}()
let resetButton:UIButton = {
let btn = UIButton()
btn.setTitle("Reset", for: .normal)
btn.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 0.25, green: 0.75, blue: 0.29, alpha: 1.00)
btn.setTitleColor(.white, for: .normal)
btn.titleLabel?.font = UIFont.boldSystemFont(ofSize: 20)
btn.layer.cornerRadius = 10
btn.layer.masksToBounds = true
btn.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 38).isActive = true
btn.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
return btn
}()
let BubbleSort:UIButton = {
let btn = UIButton()
btn.setTitle("Bubble", for: .normal)
btn.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 0.41, green: 0.43, blue: 0.88, alpha: 1.00)
btn.setTitleColor(.white, for: .normal)
btn.titleLabel?.font = UIFont.italicSystemFont(ofSize: 20)
btn.layer.cornerRadius = 10
btn.layer.masksToBounds = true
btn.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 38).isActive = true
btn.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
return btn
}()
let MergeSort:UIButton = {
let btn = UIButton()
btn.setTitle("Merge", for: .normal)
btn.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 0.10, green: 0.16, blue: 0.34, alpha: 1.00)
btn.setTitleColor(.white, for: .normal)
btn.titleLabel?.font = UIFont.italicSystemFont(ofSize: 20)
btn.layer.cornerRadius = 10
btn.layer.masksToBounds = true
btn.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 38).isActive = true
btn.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
return btn
}()
let InsertionSort:UIButton = {
let btn = UIButton()
btn.setTitle("Insertion", for: .normal)
btn.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 0.19, green: 0.22, blue: 0.32, alpha: 1.00)
btn.setTitleColor(.white, for: .normal)
btn.titleLabel?.font = UIFont.italicSystemFont(ofSize: 20)
btn.layer.cornerRadius = 10
btn.layer.masksToBounds = true
btn.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 38).isActive = true
btn.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
return btn
}()
let SelectionSort:UIButton = {
let btn = UIButton()
btn.setTitle("Selection", for: .normal)
btn.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 0.51, green: 0.20, blue: 0.44, alpha: 1.00)
btn.setTitleColor(.white, for: .normal)
btn.titleLabel?.font = UIFont.italicSystemFont(ofSize: 20)
btn.layer.cornerRadius = 10
btn.layer.masksToBounds = true
btn.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 38).isActive = true
btn.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
return btn
}()
let mainStackView:UIStackView = {
let st = UIStackView()
st.backgroundColor = .gray
st.axis = .horizontal
st.distribution = .fillEqually
st.alignment = .bottom
st.spacing = 1
st.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
return st
}()
let baseView:UIView = {
let vw = UIView()
vw.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 0.07, green: 0.54, blue: 0.65, alpha: 1.00)
vw.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
vw.layer.cornerRadius = 3
vw.layer.masksToBounds = true
vw.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 15).isActive = true
return vw
}()
public override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
view.addSubview(stackView)
view.addSubview(mainStackView)
view.addSubview(baseView)
edgesForExtendedLayout = []
stackView.addArrangedSubview(generateButton)
stackView.addArrangedSubview(resetButton)
stackView.addArrangedSubview(BubbleSort)
stackView.addArrangedSubview(MergeSort)
stackView.addArrangedSubview(InsertionSort)
stackView.addArrangedSubview(SelectionSort)
stackView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.topAnchor).isActive = true
stackView.leftAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.leftAnchor).isActive = true
stackView.rightAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.rightAnchor).isActive = true
stackView.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 50).isActive = true
baseView.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.bottomAnchor,constant: -2).isActive = true
baseView.leftAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.leftAnchor,constant: 5).isActive = true
baseView.rightAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.rightAnchor,constant: -5).isActive = true
mainStackView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: stackView.bottomAnchor, constant: 5).isActive = true
mainStackView.leftAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.leftAnchor, constant: 5).isActive = true
mainStackView.rightAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.rightAnchor, constant: -5).isActive = true
mainStackView.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: baseView.topAnchor, constant: -5).isActive = true
setButtons()
buildRandomArray()
}
// MARK:- Actions
func setButtons(){
generateButton.addTarget(self, action: #selector(generatePressed), for: .touchUpInside)
resetButton.addTarget(self, action: #selector(resetPressed), for: .touchUpInside)
BubbleSort.addTarget(self, action: #selector(bubbleSort), for: .touchUpInside)
MergeSort.addTarget(self, action: #selector(mergeSort), for: .touchUpInside)
InsertionSort.addTarget(self, action: #selector(insertionSort), for: .touchUpInside)
SelectionSort.addTarget(self, action: #selector(selectionSort), for: .touchUpInside)
}
let sampleValues: [Int] = [
150, 175, 200, 225, 250, 275, 300, 325, 350, 375, 400, 425, 450, 475, 500
]
var currentArray: [UIView] = []
let barColor: UIColor = .cyan
let barHighlight: UIColor = .yellow
let timerInterval: TimeInterval = 0.10
func buildRandomArray(){
// we can populate the stack view much quicker by generating an array of views
// and then looping through that array to add them as arrangedSubviews
currentArray = []
// for ease during dev, use a set of predefined values
if true {
let hh = sampleValues.shuffled()
hh.forEach { h in
let viewStick: UILabel = {
let v = UILabel()
v.backgroundColor = barColor
v.text = "\(h)"
v.textAlignment = .center
v.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: CGFloat(h)).isActive = true
return v
}()
currentArray.append(viewStick)
}
} else {
var randomNumber :CGFloat!
for _ in 1..<41{
let viewStick:UIView = {
let v = UIView()
v.backgroundColor = barColor
v.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
randomNumber = CGFloat(Int.random(in: 160...500))
v.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: randomNumber).isActive = true
return v
}()
currentArray.append(viewStick)
}
}
fillStackView(sortdArr: currentArray)
}
#objc func generatePressed(){
// stop the timer if a sort is currently running
timer?.invalidate()
print("Generating Array.....")
emptyStackView()
buildRandomArray()
}
#objc func resetPressed(){
// stop the timer if a sort is currently running
timer?.invalidate()
print("Resetting.....")
fillStackView(sortdArr: currentArray)
}
var timer: Timer?
#objc func bubbleSort(){
print("Bubble Sort....")
// if a sort is running, stop it and reset the bars
if let t = timer, t.isValid {
resetPressed()
}
var j: Int = 0
var didSwap: Bool = false
var lastBarToCheck: Int = mainStackView.arrangedSubviews.count - 1
// set current bar to first bar
var curBar = mainStackView.arrangedSubviews[0]
// set new current bar background to barHighlight
curBar.backgroundColor = barHighlight
timer = Timer.scheduledTimer(withTimeInterval: timerInterval, repeats: true) { timer in
// if we have more bars to check
if j < lastBarToCheck {
if self.mainStackView.arrangedSubviews[j].frame.height > self.mainStackView.arrangedSubviews[j+1].frame.height {
// next bar is shorter than current bar, so
// swap the bar positions
self.mainStackView.insertArrangedSubview(curBar, at: j + 1)
// set the didSwap flag
didSwap = true
} else {
// next bar is taller
// set current bar background back to barColor
curBar.backgroundColor = self.barColor
// set current bar to next bar
curBar = self.mainStackView.arrangedSubviews[j+1]
// set new current bar background to barHighlight
curBar.backgroundColor = self.barHighlight
}
j += 1
} else {
if !didSwap {
// no bars were swapped, so
// set current bar back to barColor
curBar.backgroundColor = self.barColor
// stop the looping
timer.invalidate()
print("Done!")
} else {
// at least one swap occurred, so
// decrement number of bars to check
lastBarToCheck -= 1
// reset index
j = 0
// set current bar back to barColor
curBar.backgroundColor = self.barColor
// set current bar background to first bar
curBar = self.mainStackView.arrangedSubviews[j]
// set new current bar background to barHighlight
curBar.backgroundColor = self.barHighlight
// reset swap flag
didSwap = false
}
}
}
}
#objc func mergeSort(){
print("Merge Sort.....")
}
#objc func insertionSort(){
print("Insertion Sort.....")
// if a sort is running, stop it and reset the bars
if let t = timer, t.isValid {
resetPressed()
}
var index: Int = 1
var position: Int = 1
// set current bar to index bar
var curBar = mainStackView.arrangedSubviews[index]
// set new current bar background to barHighlight
curBar.backgroundColor = barHighlight
timer = Timer.scheduledTimer(withTimeInterval: timerInterval, repeats: true) { timer in
// if we have more bars to check
if index < self.mainStackView.arrangedSubviews.count {
// if we're not at the left-most bar
if position > 0 {
// if bar-to-the-left is taller than current bar
if self.mainStackView.arrangedSubviews[position - 1].frame.height > curBar.frame.height {
// move current bar one position to the left
self.mainStackView.insertArrangedSubview(curBar, at: position - 1)
position -= 1
} else {
// bar-to-the-left is shorter than current bar
index += 1
position = index
// set current bar background back to barColor
curBar.backgroundColor = self.barColor
// if we're not finished
if index < self.mainStackView.arrangedSubviews.count {
// set current bar to next bar
curBar = self.mainStackView.arrangedSubviews[index]
// set new current bar background to barHighlight
curBar.backgroundColor = self.barHighlight
}
}
} else {
// we're at the left-most bar
// increment index
index += 1
position = index
// set current bar background back to barColor
curBar.backgroundColor = self.barColor
// if we have more bars to check
if index < self.mainStackView.arrangedSubviews.count {
// set current bar to next bar
curBar = self.mainStackView.arrangedSubviews[index]
// set new current bar background to barHighlight
curBar.backgroundColor = self.barHighlight
}
}
} else {
// we've reached the end of the array
// stop the looping
timer.invalidate()
print("Done!")
}
}
}
#objc func selectionSort(){
print("selection Sort.....")
}
func emptyStackView(){
mainStackView.arrangedSubviews.forEach {
$0.removeFromSuperview()
}
}
func fillStackView(sortdArr:[UIView]){
sortdArr.forEach { vw in
vw.backgroundColor = self.barColor
mainStackView.addArrangedSubview(vw)
}
}
}
A tip related to stack views and their arrangedSubviews... you don't have to clear and re-populate the stack view to rearrange the views.
For example, if I add 10 labels to a stack view:
// add 10 arranged subviews
for i in 0..<10 {
let v = UILabel()
v.text = "\(i)"
v.textAlignment = .center
v.backgroundColor = .green
stackView.addArrangedSubview(v)
}
it will look like this:
If I want to swap the 4th and 5th views, I can do it like this:
// (arrays are zero-based)
stackView.insertArrangedSubview(stackView.arrangedSubviews[3], at: 4)
and I get:

Cannot see Buttons in UIScrollView

I was making a list in the form of scrollview in swift where the view consists of various types such as labels, button etc.
However when i added the button to the subview, they were not displayed although all other labels etc were displayed. I also tried messing around in the constraints and anchors.
On the other hand when i added the same button to self.view.addsubview instead of scrollview.addsubview, they were displayed just not scrolling since not a part of the scrollview anymore.
I even removed the label to make sure that the buttons were not being overlapped(didn't work either)
I also tried to see the code in "code debug hierarchy " (3D mode), i couldn't see the button there either even though i had added it
Below is my code with an example of label, scrollview and button. It be great if anyone could provide any insights.....thanks either way....
................scrollview..........................
var editInfoView : UIScrollView = {
let view = UIScrollView()
view.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
view.contentSize.height = 700
view.backgroundColor = tableBackGroundColor
view.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: 220, width: 375, height: 400)
return view
}()
.......................label...................
vehicleNumberLabel.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
vehicleNumberLabel.textColor = .white
vehicleNumberLabel.text = "Vehicle Number"
vehicleNumberLabel.textAlignment = .left
editInfoView.addSubview(vehicleNumberLabel)
vehicleNumberLabel.leftAnchor.constraint(equalTo: editInfoView.leftAnchor).isActive = true
vehicleNumberLabel.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: editInfoView.topAnchor, constant: 100).isActive = true
vehicleNumberLabel.widthAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 160).isActive = true
vehicleNumberLabel.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 20).isActive = true
.....................button................................
vehicleNumberButton.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
vehicleNumberButton.setTitleColor(tableTextColor, for: .normal)
vehicleNumberButton.setTitle("Vehicle Number", for: .normal)
vehicleNumberButton.tintColor = tableTextColor
vehicleNumberButton.backgroundColor = tableTextColor
editInfoView.addSubview(vehicleNumberButton)
vehicleNumberButton.rightAnchor.constraint(equalTo: editInfoView.rightAnchor).isActive = true
vehicleNumberButton.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: editInfoView.topAnchor, constant: 400).isActive = true
vehicleNumberButton.widthAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 600).isActive = true
vehicleNumberButton.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 255).isActive = true
Although I cannot determine the root cause of your issue with the code and explanation provided I suspect the frame of your UIScrollView() is zero after viewDidAppear(_:) adding subviews to a CGRect.zero can cause some strange behavior with the layout engine. When we create constraints programmatically we are creating a combination of inequalities, equalities, and priorities to restrict the view to a particular frame. If a the value of these constraint equations is incorrect it changes how your relating views appear. Its good practice to avoid the use of leftAnchor and rightAnchor as well, because views may flip direction based on language (writing direction) and user settings.
ViewController.swift
import UIKit
class ViewController: UIViewController {
var editInfoScrollView : UIScrollView = {
let view = UIScrollView()
view.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
view.isUserInteractionEnabled = true
view.alwaysBounceVertical = true
view.isScrollEnabled = true
view.contentSize.height = 700
view.backgroundColor = UIColor.red.withAlphaComponent(0.3)
// Does nothing because `translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false`
// Instead, set the content size after activating constraints in viewDidAppear
//view.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: 220, width: 375, height: 400)
return view
}()
var vehicleNumberLabel: UILabel = {
let label = UILabel()
label.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
label.textColor = UIColor.black
label.text = "Vehicle Number"
label.textAlignment = .left
return label
}()
lazy var vehicleNumberButton: UIButton = {
let button = UIButton()
button.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
button.tag = 1
button.setTitleColor(UIColor.black, for: .normal)
button.setTitle("Go to Vehicle", for: .normal)
button.tintColor = UIColor.white
button.backgroundColor = UIColor.clear
button.layer.cornerRadius = 30 // about half of button.frame.height
button.layer.borderColor = UIColor.black.cgColor
button.layer.borderWidth = 2.0
button.layer.masksToBounds = true
button.addTarget(self, action: #selector(handelButtons(_:)), for: .touchUpInside)
return button
}()
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
self.view.backgroundColor = UIColor.white
self.setupSubviews()
}
override func viewDidAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
super.viewDidAppear(animated)
self.editInfoScrollView.contentSize = CGSize(width: self.view.frame.width, height: 700.0)
}
func setupSubviews() {
self.view.addSubview(editInfoScrollView)
editInfoScrollView.addSubview(vehicleNumberLabel)
editInfoScrollView.addSubview(vehicleNumberButton)
let spacing: CGFloat = 12.0
let constraints:[NSLayoutConstraint] = [
editInfoScrollView.widthAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.view.widthAnchor),
editInfoScrollView.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 400.0),
editInfoScrollView.centerXAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.view.centerXAnchor),
editInfoScrollView.centerYAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.view.centerYAnchor, constant: 220.0),
vehicleNumberLabel.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: editInfoScrollView.leadingAnchor, constant: spacing),
vehicleNumberLabel.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: editInfoScrollView.trailingAnchor, constant: -spacing),
vehicleNumberLabel.centerXAnchor.constraint(equalTo: editInfoScrollView.centerXAnchor, constant: -50),
vehicleNumberLabel.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 75.0),
vehicleNumberButton.widthAnchor.constraint(equalTo: editInfoScrollView.widthAnchor, multiplier: 0.66),
vehicleNumberButton.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 65.0),
vehicleNumberButton.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: vehicleNumberLabel.bottomAnchor, constant: spacing),
vehicleNumberButton.centerXAnchor.constraint(equalTo: editInfoScrollView.centerXAnchor),
]
NSLayoutConstraint.activate(constraints)
}
#objc func handelButtons(_ sender: UIButton) {
switch sender.tag {
case 0:
print("Default button tag")
case 1:
print("vehicleNumberButton was tapped")
default:
print("Nothing here yet")
}
}
}

Trying to make sense of UILabel behavior.

I am trying to replicate Apple's calculator UI layout.
Here is a gif of what I have so far.
The problems that I am encountering mostly have to do with the UILables.
As seen in the gif above, I am experiencing the following problems:
On device rotation, the labels "L1" and "L2" pop, instead of transitioning smoothly.
The labels on the brown colored buttons disappear when transitioning back to portrait.
For the labels "L1" and "L2" I have tried experimenting with the content mode and constraints, however, I still get clunky transitions.
As for the disappearing labels, instead of hiding/unhiding the stack view to make the layout appear and disappear via it's is hidden property, I instead tried using constraints on the stack view to handle the transition, however, the results remain the same.
I have also looked online and tried some suggestions, however, most answers were outdated or simply did not work.
The code is very straight forward, it primarily consists of setting up the views and its constraints.
extension UIStackView {
convenience init(axis: UILayoutConstraintAxis, distribution: UIStackViewDistribution = .fill) {
self.init()
self.axis = axis
self.distribution = distribution
self.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
}
}
class Example: UIView {
let mainStackView = UIStackView(axis: .vertical, distribution: .fill)
let subStackView = UIStackView(axis: .horizontal, distribution: .fillProportionally)
let portraitStackView = UIStackView(axis: .vertical, distribution: .fillEqually)
let landscapeStackView = UIStackView(axis: .vertical, distribution: .fillEqually)
var containerView: UIView = {
$0.backgroundColor = .darkGray
$0.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
return $0
}(UIView(frame: .zero))
let mainView: UIView = {
$0.backgroundColor = .blue
$0.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
return $0
}(UIView(frame: .zero))
let labelView: UIView = {
$0.backgroundColor = .red
$0.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
return $0
}(UIView(frame: .zero))
var labelOne: UILabel!
var labelTwo: UILabel!
override init(frame: CGRect) {
super.init(frame: frame)
backgroundColor = .red
autoresizingMask = [.flexibleWidth, .flexibleHeight]
labelOne = createLabel(text: "L1")
labelOne.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
labelOne.backgroundColor = .darkGray
labelTwo = createLabel(text: "L2")
labelTwo.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
labelTwo.backgroundColor = .black
landscapeStackView.isHidden = true
mainView.addSubview(labelView)
labelView.addSubview(labelOne)
labelView.addSubview(labelTwo)
addSubview(mainStackView)
mainStackView.addArrangedSubview(mainView)
setButtonStackView()
setStackViewConstriants()
setDisplayViewConstriants()
}
required init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
fatalError("init(coder:) has not been implemented")
}
func setStackViewConstriants() {
mainStackView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
mainStackView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: topAnchor).isActive = true
mainStackView.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: leadingAnchor).isActive = true
mainStackView.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: trailingAnchor).isActive = true
mainStackView.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: bottomAnchor).isActive = true
}
func setDisplayViewConstriants() {
mainView.heightAnchor.constraint(equalTo: heightAnchor, multiplier: 288/667).isActive = true
labelView.heightAnchor.constraint(equalTo: mainView.heightAnchor, multiplier: 128/288).isActive = true
labelView.centerYAnchor.constraint(equalTo: mainView.centerYAnchor).isActive = true
labelView.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: mainView.leadingAnchor, constant: 24).isActive = true
labelView.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: mainView.trailingAnchor, constant: -24).isActive = true
labelOne.heightAnchor.constraint(equalTo: labelTwo.heightAnchor, multiplier: 88/32).isActive = true
labelOne.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: labelView.trailingAnchor).isActive = true
labelOne.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: labelView.leadingAnchor).isActive = true
labelOne.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: labelView.topAnchor).isActive = true
labelTwo.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: labelOne.bottomAnchor).isActive = true
labelTwo.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: labelView.trailingAnchor).isActive = true
labelTwo.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: labelOne.leadingAnchor).isActive = true
labelTwo.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: labelView.bottomAnchor).isActive = true
}
func createLabel(text: String) -> UILabel {
let label = UILabel(frame: .zero)
label.text = text
label.font = UIFont.init(name: "Arial-BoldMT", size: 60)
label.textColor = .white
label.textAlignment = .right
label.contentMode = .right
label.minimumScaleFactor = 0.1
label.adjustsFontSizeToFitWidth = true
label.numberOfLines = 0
label.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
return label
}
func createButton(text: String) -> UIButton {
let button = UIButton(type: .custom)
button.setTitle(text, for: .normal)
button.setTitleColor(.white, for: .normal)
button.layer.borderColor = UIColor.white.cgColor
button.layer.borderWidth = 1
button.titleLabel?.font = UIFont.init(name: "Arial-BoldMT", size: 60)
button.titleLabel?.minimumScaleFactor = 0.1
button.titleLabel?.adjustsFontSizeToFitWidth = true
button.titleLabel?.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
button.titleLabel?.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: button.leadingAnchor).isActive = true
button.titleLabel?.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: button.trailingAnchor).isActive = true
button.titleLabel?.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: button.topAnchor).isActive = true
button.titleLabel?.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: button.bottomAnchor).isActive = true
button.titleLabel?.textAlignment = .center
button.titleLabel?.contentMode = .scaleAspectFill
button.titleLabel?.numberOfLines = 0
return button
}
func setButtonStackView() {
for _ in 1...5 {
let stackView = UIStackView(axis: .horizontal, distribution: .fillEqually)
for _ in 1...4 {
let button = createButton(text: "0")
button.backgroundColor = .brown
stackView.addArrangedSubview(button)
}
landscapeStackView.addArrangedSubview(stackView)
}
for _ in 1...5 {
let stackView = UIStackView(axis: .horizontal, distribution: .fillEqually)
for _ in 1...4 {
let button = createButton(text: "0")
button.backgroundColor = .purple
stackView.addArrangedSubview(button)
}
portraitStackView.addArrangedSubview(stackView)
}
subStackView.addArrangedSubview(landscapeStackView)
subStackView.addArrangedSubview(portraitStackView)
mainStackView.addArrangedSubview(subStackView)
}
override func traitCollectionDidChange(_ previousTraitCollection: UITraitCollection?) {
if UIDevice.current.orientation.isLandscape && landscapeStackView.isHidden == true {
self.landscapeStackView.isHidden = false
}
if UIDevice.current.orientation.isPortrait && landscapeStackView.isHidden == false {
self.landscapeStackView.isHidden = true
}
self.layoutIfNeeded()
}
}
Overview:
Do things incrementally with separate components / view controllers (easier to debug)
The below solution is only for labels L1 and L2.
For the calculator buttons, it would be best to use a UICollectionViewController. (I haven't implemented it, add as a child view controller)
Code:
private func setupLabels() {
view.backgroundColor = .red
let stackView = UIStackView()
stackView.axis = .vertical
stackView.alignment = .fill
stackView.distribution = .fill
stackView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
view.addSubview(stackView)
stackView.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.leadingAnchor).isActive = true
stackView.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.trailingAnchor).isActive = true
stackView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.topAnchor, constant: 20).isActive = true
let label1 = UILabel()
label1.text = "L1"
label1.textColor = .white
label1.backgroundColor = .darkGray
label1.textAlignment = .right
label1.font = UIFont.preferredFont(forTextStyle: .title1)
let label2 = UILabel()
label2.text = "L2"
label2.textColor = .white
label2.backgroundColor = .black
label2.textAlignment = .right
label2.font = UIFont.preferredFont(forTextStyle: .caption1)
stackView.addArrangedSubview(label1)
stackView.addArrangedSubview(label2)
}