Swift - Problem with ForEach statement while structure is empty - swift

Question

I have a forEach statement that illiterates through a struct containing meal entries. If the struct is empty, I would like to display alternative Text.
My issue is when the array is empty, I receive the following error when compiling
Cannot convert value of type 'String' to expected argument type 'Meal'
let mealEntrysDinner: [String] = [
]
Section(header:Text("Dinner")){
ForEach(mealEntrysDinner, id: \.self){ meal in
if(mealEntrysDinner.isEmpty == true){
Text("Arr Empty")
}
else{
EntryRow(meal:meal)
}
}
}
Meal Structure below:
struct Meal: Identifiable, Hashable{
var id = UUID()
var mealName: String
var calories: String
var quantity: Int
var amount: String
var protein: String
}
EntryRow
struct EntryRow: View {
var meal: Meal
var body: some View {
HStack{
VStack(alignment: .leading){
Text(meal.mealName)
Text(meal.amount)
.font(.subheadline)
.foregroundColor(.gray)
}
Spacer()
Text(meal.calories)
}
}
}

Answer 1

There are two issues.
First, it looks like you want mealEntrysDinner to be [Meal], not [String] -- otherwise, as you've discovered, the types don't match and you can't use EntryRow.
Secondly, you have something out-of-order with your if clause -- it should be outside the ForEach:
Section(header:Text("Dinner")){
if mealEntrysDinner.isEmpty {
Text("Arr Empty")
} else {
ForEach(mealEntrysDinner) { meal in
EntryRow(meal:meal)
}
}
}
This way, the ForEach only gets displayed if mealEntrysDinner has elements.