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Unable to simultaneously satisfy constraints - LayoutConstraints


I have created a button ( myTestButton ) in codebehind in TestViewController.swift file as you see in the source code that I have shared bottom of the post. I am getting below error after i rotate the Iphone(scope 2). Why am I getting this error? How can I fix this problem?

The error in output window in xcode:

device has rotated! is landscape mode?: true
scope: 2
2019-07-14 15:23:14.411875+0300 myproject[12522:4008763] [LayoutConstraints] Unable to simultaneously satisfy constraints.
    Probably at least one of the constraints in the following list is one you don't want. 
    Try this: 
        (1) look at each constraint and try to figure out which you don't expect; 
        (2) find the code that added the unwanted constraint or constraints and fix it. 
(
    "<NSLayoutConstraint:0x28029b8e0 UIButton:0x103215110.centerY == UIView:0x103204e10.centerY   (active)>",
    "<NSLayoutConstraint:0x28028c550 UIButton:0x103215110.centerY == UIView:0x103204e10.centerY + 60   (active)>"
)

Will attempt to recover by breaking constraint 
<NSLayoutConstraint:0x28028c550 UIButton:0x103215110.centerY == UIView:0x103204e10.centerY + 60   (active)>

Make a symbolic breakpoint at UIViewAlertForUnsatisfiableConstraints to catch this in the debugger.
The methods in the UIConstraintBasedLayoutDebugging category on UIView listed in <UIKitCore/UIView.h> may also be helpful.
2019-07-14 15:23:14.413028+0300 myproject[12522:4008763] [LayoutConstraints] Unable to simultaneously satisfy constraints.
    Probably at least one of the constraints in the following list is one you don't want. 
    Try this: 
        (1) look at each constraint and try to figure out which you don't expect; 
        (2) find the code that added the unwanted constraint or constraints and fix it. 
(
    "<NSLayoutConstraint:0x28029ba70 UIButton:0x103215110.width == UIView:0x103204e10.width - 20   (active)>",
    "<NSLayoutConstraint:0x28028c9b0 UIButton:0x103215110.width == UIView:0x103204e10.width - 40   (active)>"
)

Will attempt to recover by breaking constraint 
<NSLayoutConstraint:0x28029ba70 UIButton:0x103215110.width == UIView:0x103204e10.width - 20   (active)>

Make a symbolic breakpoint at UIViewAlertForUnsatisfiableConstraints to catch this in the debugger.
The methods in the UIConstraintBasedLayoutDebugging category on UIView listed in <UIKitCore/UIView.h> may also be helpful.

Here is the source code:

import UIKit

class TestViewController: UIViewController {

var isOrientationStatusLandscape : Bool = false

let myTestButton : UIButton =
{
    let mytestbutton = UIButton()
    mytestbutton.backgroundColor = UIColor.yellow
    mytestbutton.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
    return mytestbutton
}()

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()
    self.setupView()
}

override func willTransition(to newCollection: UITraitCollection, with coordinator: UIViewControllerTransitionCoordinator) {
    if self.isOrientationStatusLandscape == true {self.isOrientationStatusLandscape = false} else {self.isOrientationStatusLandscape = true}
    print("device has rotated! is landscape mode?: \(self.isOrientationStatusLandscape)")
    self.setupView()
}

func setupView()
{
    self.prepareTheButton()
}

func prepareTheButton()
{
    view.addSubview(myTestButton)
    if isOrientationStatusLandscape == false
    {
        print("scope: 1")
        myTestButton.centerYAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.centerYAnchor).isActive = true
        myTestButton.centerXAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.centerXAnchor).isActive = true
        myTestButton.widthAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.widthAnchor, constant: -20).isActive = true
        myTestButton.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 120).isActive = true
    }
    else
    {
        print("scope: 2")
        myTestButton.centerYAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.centerYAnchor, constant: 60).isActive = true
        myTestButton.centerXAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.centerXAnchor).isActive = true

        myTestButton.widthAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.widthAnchor, constant: -40).isActive = true
        myTestButton.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 120).isActive = true
    }
}
}

Solution

  • You need to create 2 arrays

     let firstCons = [
         myTestButton.centerYAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.centerYAnchor), 
         myTestButton.widthAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.widthAnchor, constant: -20),
     ] 
    
     let secondCons = [
        myTestButton.centerYAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.centerYAnchor, constant: 60), 
        myTestButton.widthAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.widthAnchor, constant: -40), 
     ]
    

    Then play with activate/deactivate

    NSLayoutConstraint.deactivate(firstCons)
    NSLayoutConstraint.activate(secondCons)
    

    according to current orientation , BTW you can exclude centerX & heightAnchor constraints for similarity

    myTestButton.centerXAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.centerXAnchor).isActive = true 
    myTestButton.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 120).isActive = true