How can I make a vertical slider in swift? - swift

Question

I was wondering how I can create a vertical slider in swift.
I have tried using .transform and then adding a rotate but this returned an exception and rotated the whole screen. I just need a vertical slider.
I was wondering if anyone know of a way to rotate a slider in swift?
Thanks

Answer 1

Assuming you are talking about UISlider :
You were looking in a right direction but probably applied AffineTransformation to the wrong item... You should use UISlider.transform to change it orientation.
Here is working code (I did add UISlider using InterfaceBuilder):
import UIKit
class ViewController: UIViewController {
#IBOutlet weak var verticalSlider: UISlider!{
didSet{
verticalSlider.transform = CGAffineTransform(rotationAngle: CGFloat(-M_PI_2))
}
}
}

Answer 2

Options 1:
In Swift 4:
-M_PI_2 is deprecated so Use Double.pi / 2
verticalSlider.transform = CGAffineTransform(rotationAngle: CGFloat(-Double.pi / 2))
OR
Options 2: for All Objective C and Swift
Key path = layer.transform.rotation.z
Type = String
Value = -1.570795
Most Imp Note: before and After keypath No Space

Answer 3

Use OOP. If you define this rotation as an Extension on UIView, then not only the UIView but also all subclasses that inherit from UIView can be rotated. This of course includes UISlider, but also UILabel, UIButton and about 200? other subclasses... see here
list of subclasses for UIView
extension UIView
{
func makeVertical()
{
transform = CGAffineTransform(rotationAngle: -CGFloat.pi / 2)
}
}
// usage example:
sldBoilerTemperature.makeVertical()
It's good to be aware of inheritance, saves a lot of work. For many Swift extensions to make, it might be a good idea trying to move it upwards in the class hierarchy, like in this example.

Answer 4

Swift-5 Vertical slider with constraints
func transformSlider(){
var constraints = [NSLayoutConstraint]()
ControlSlider.transform = CGAffineTransform(rotationAngle: CGFloat(-Double.pi/2))
ControlSlider.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
constraints.append(ControlSlider.widthAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.heightAnchor, multiplier: 0.8))
constraints.append(ControlSlider.centerYAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.centerYAnchor))
let sliderWidth = (ControlSlider.frame.height * 0.8)/2
print(sliderWidth)
constraints.append(ControlSlider.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.leadingAnchor, constant: (20-sliderWidth)))
NSLayoutConstraint.activate(constraints)
}