SwiftUI: Layout & Interfaces

Nov 18 2021 Swift 5.5, iOS 15, Xcode 13

Part 2: Aligning Views

14. Challenge: Custom Alignment Guides

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This is a screenshot from the language learning app Duolingo. Duo is its owl mascot, and your coach. When using the app regularly, you amass gems. And in the Shop tab, you can trade them in for outfits for Duo to wear. In this episode, you’ll be recreating a layout inspired by this shop.

Image(razémon.name)

          .scaledToFit()
          .frame(width: 120)

        Text("name")

Text(razémon.name) 

razémon.description

Text("💎 \(razémon.cost)")

VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 15) {

}

extension Razémon: AlignmentID {

}

struct ContentView_Previews: PreviewProvider {

extension Razémon: AlignmentID {
  static func defaultValue(in context: ViewDimensions) -> CGFloat {
    context[.top]
  }
}

extension VerticalAlignment {
  static let raz
}

static let razémon 

static let razémon = Self(Razémon.self)

      HStack(alignment: .razémon) {

          Text(razémon.description)
            .alignmentGuide(<#T##g: VerticalAlignment##VerticalAlignment#>, computeValue: <#T##(ViewDimensions) -> CGFloat#>)

            .alignmentGuide(.razémon, computeValue: <#T##(ViewDimensions) -> CGFloat#>)

            .alignmentGuide(
              .razémon,
              computeValue: Razémon.defaultValue
            )

          .frame(width: 120)
          .alignmentGuide(.razémon) {

          }

          .alignmentGuide(.razémon) {
            $0[.bottom]
          }

razémon.eyePosition * $0[.bottom]

import AlignmentExtensions

extension Razémon: SingleAxisAlignmentID {


typealias Alignment = VerticalAlignment

.alignmentGuide(Razémon.self)