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Can't change size of view programatically


I have a UIButton and I try to change it's size programmatically but it just has not effect. This is what I wrote:

import UIKit

class HomeVC: UIViewController {

let addGroupBtn = UIButton(frame: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 50, height: 50))
let addGroupLabel = UILabel()

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()
    view.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 110/255, green: 178/255, blue: 87/255, alpha: 1.0)
    setAddGroupBtn()
}

func setAddGroupBtn(){
    addGroupBtn.setImage(UIImage(named: "addIcon"), for: .normal)
    addGroupBtn.addTarget(self, action: #selector(moveToAddGroup), for: .touchUpInside)
    addGroupBtn.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false

    self.view.addSubview(addGroupBtn)

    addGroupBtn.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.view.safeAreaLayoutGuide.topAnchor, constant: 50).isActive = true
    addGroupBtn.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.view.safeAreaLayoutGuide.leadingAnchor, constant: 14).isActive = true
}

func setAddGroupLabel(){
    addGroupLabel.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
    addGroupLabel.text = "Add Group"
}

@objc func moveToAddGroup(){
    print("ADD GROUP")
    //Move to another VC
}
}

I tried few different solutions I saw here on Stackoverflow and other places, but nothing works. It always stays like this: enter image description here


Solution

  • You need Plus widthAnchor & heightAnchor

    NSLayoutConstraint.activate([
        addGroupBtn.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.view.safeAreaLayoutGuide.topAnchor, constant: 50),
        addGroupBtn.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.view.safeAreaLayoutGuide.leadingAnchor, constant: 14),
        addGroupBtn.widthAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant:50),
        addGroupBtn.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant:50)
    ]) 
    

    As the button has intrinsic content size which makes it stretch according to it's content