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How to automatic set constraints to make a uniform distance between UIViews?

I've a ViewController that have some components, UILabels and UITextFields. I wants that the distance between them is uniform, 2 Points Top and Bottom, for example. So far, I adjust manually the distance. I wants know if exists a way to make this automatically. I tried select all UIViews and set constraints, but not works.

Actually layout:

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When I tried set all components constraints:

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Not works perfectelly:

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Solution

  • I wants that the distance between them is uniform, 2 Points Top and Bottom, for example.

    For this kind of work UIStackView do the best job. Simply select all view, check Embed In Stack:

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    And then specify the Spacing value (note, that sometimes you also need to change the Axis parameter, but in most cases initial value is correct for your ui elements):

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    Result (distance between all labels is 8):

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