Stop using Spacer() in SwiftUI

Spacer is an easy solution to move Views around on the screen. And while in complex screens it makes sense to use this View, in other situations it makes the code a bit cluttered. Let's explore an alternative using the frame ViewModifier.
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[@nickdalts]

I had absolutely no idea about that autocompletion trick, thanks!

[@Ugeen-Huge-Jeans]

Yeah, is there a trick to add a autocompleted parameter to a existing function?

[@SebastienBarrau]

Didn't know about the autocomplete trick!

[@easybusinessou]

Great content! Just a small suggestion: it would be even better if the focus was more on the screen code with fewer transitions. Also, keeping your photo in a small circle in the corner works well. Thanks for the valuable insights!

[@martinq872]

Oh! You finally make video about spacer!
I’ve wait for this from you said on short video until now! 😁

[@Ugeen-Huge-Jeans]

I noticed that frame() doesn’t work reliably. Spaceer() however does the job all the time.

[@marcesmack]

Great video! What’s the best way to keep the size of the window or at least a minimum size and proportions on visionOS?

[@yeserguitar]

Good suggestion for a neat and readable code. Thank you!

[@abdulkarimkhaan]

I have been creating SwiftUI tutorials from last two months and this is a great piece of advice for aligning texts or view. It will increase readability by keeping code clean.
Will definitely use this from now onwards.
Big Thanks!! :))

[@FloWritesCode]

Great to hear!

[@natgenesis5038]

Very facts i just found that , since i started caring other screen sizes .

[@alihodroj9559]

Great tips! Thanks a lot for the video.

[@FloWritesCode]

Glad it was helpful!

[@illyakrit7494]

Nice Star Wars helmets!
And advices are very useful

[@ramonteiro]

Totally agree. 4 Spacer() to only keep a Text in a corner seems quite verbose 😅Thanks for the tip

[@FloWritesCode]

You're welcome!

[@fsck-music]

What's the shortcut to take what you've highlighted and place it within curly braces? I've been doing this by hand 💀

[@FloWritesCode]

Just use the curly braces, there's no shortcut. Xcode automatically places them around the selected lines :D

[@holgerflick]

Great video! Thank you! Just a note... did you notice the flicker after most of the pans? It is quite unnerving and distracts from the excellent content.

[@FloWritesCode]

Thanks. I already passed that on to this video‘s editor and it seems to have been a rendering issue in Premiere. Will hopefully be fixed in all videos going forward👍🏼

[@rahuljamba5846]

Great thanks for sharing your knowledge 📚

[@FloWritesCode]

My pleasure!

[@vsemenchenko]

Thanks! Is using overlay efficient rather than ZStack+VStack?

[@FloWritesCode]

Since SwiftUI is closed-source, I really don't know how things are implemented under the hood :/

[@DevLiuSir]

Thanks! Simplified a lot.

[@FloWritesCode]

Glad it helped!

[@KevinChromik]

Very useful, thanks!

[@swiftandtips]

Great tip! 😃

[@sunrizz]

Great! Thanks! 🙌

[@rahuljamba5846]

Great 💡 tips thanks for sharing

[@Scott-oe7dv]

what was the short cut you used to add outer {} to a view?

[@FloWritesCode]

No shortcut, just select mutliple lines and type a {

[@natgenesis5038]

GeometryReader,Stacks and Padding are enough

[@simonIsDev]

it's so usefull for me

[@CarstenVoss-oh2el]

Sorry but this is title is confusing for new people. This works as long as you use view which tries to take as much space as possible (e.g. Color).
If one would use your advise and overlay a Text with an Image, one need to set a frame on the text with the correct size and alignment for that frame. Additionally, as the modifier name suggests, the content of the original view could overlapped by the overlay.

[@ivenprillwitz]

Of don’t get what’s wrong with spacer(). Easy to read.

[@FloWritesCode]

Yup, in some cases it really makes sense. This video just shows an alternative that can be cleaner at times :D

[@indomitabletr1834]

@@FloWritesCode I agree, different scenarios for different needs

[@tokero5199]

@@FloWritesCode Your video is literally called Stop using Spacer() in SwiftUI...

[@natgenesis5038]

Other screen sizes

[@Hewhogotslapd]

Title is misleading for beginners. Geomettery reader is great for the example that you shared, however for more simple UIs Spacer is much easier to use and creates less code complexity. Otherwise great video.

[@FloWritesCode]

How is GeometryReader relevant here?

[@natgenesis5038]

For all screen sizes spacer() is nightmare . GeometryReader is very powerful for all screen sizes and position .