I was trying to make a sorting Visualizer in Live playground so I created a stack view but when I try to add UIView (as the sticks in that visualiser) they do not get added in my stackView , Below is my code It is big but your are interested in mainStackview part only because that is the stackView where I wanna add that sticks(UIView), Also buildStartingArray() function (it is used to add the UIViews)
public class HomeViewController:UIViewController{
let stackView:UIStackView = {
let st = UIStackView()
st.axis = .horizontal
st.alignment = .center
st.distribution = .fill
// st.backgroundColor = .cyan
st.layer.shadowColor = UIColor.gray.cgColor
st.layer.shadowOffset = .zero
st.layer.shadowRadius = 5
st.layer.shadowOpacity = 1
st.spacing = 10
st.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
return st
}()
let generateButton:UIButton = {
let btn = UIButton()
btn.setTitle("Generate Array", for: .normal)
btn.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 0.92, green: 0.30, blue: 0.29, alpha: 1.00)
btn.setTitleColor(.white, for: .normal)
btn.titleLabel?.font = UIFont.boldSystemFont(ofSize: 20)
btn.layer.cornerRadius = 10
btn.layer.masksToBounds = true
btn.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 38).isActive = true
btn.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
return btn
}()
let BubbleSort:UIButton = {
let btn = UIButton()
btn.setTitle("BubbleSort", for: .normal)
btn.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 0.41, green: 0.43, blue: 0.88, alpha: 1.00)
btn.setTitleColor(.white, for: .normal)
btn.titleLabel?.font = UIFont.italicSystemFont(ofSize: 20)
btn.layer.cornerRadius = 10
btn.layer.masksToBounds = true
btn.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 38).isActive = true
btn.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
return btn
}()
let MergeSort:UIButton = {
let btn = UIButton()
btn.setTitle("MergeSort", for: .normal)
btn.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 0.10, green: 0.16, blue: 0.34, alpha: 1.00)
btn.setTitleColor(.white, for: .normal)
btn.titleLabel?.font = UIFont.italicSystemFont(ofSize: 20)
btn.layer.cornerRadius = 10
btn.layer.masksToBounds = true
btn.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 38).isActive = true
btn.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
return btn
}()
let InsertionSort:UIButton = {
let btn = UIButton()
btn.setTitle("InsertionSort", for: .normal)
btn.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 0.19, green: 0.22, blue: 0.32, alpha: 1.00)
btn.setTitleColor(.white, for: .normal)
btn.titleLabel?.font = UIFont.italicSystemFont(ofSize: 20)
btn.layer.cornerRadius = 10
btn.layer.masksToBounds = true
btn.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 38).isActive = true
btn.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
return btn
}()
let SelectionSort:UIButton = {
let btn = UIButton()
btn.setTitle("SelectionSort", for: .normal)
btn.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 0.51, green: 0.20, blue: 0.44, alpha: 1.00)
btn.setTitleColor(.white, for: .normal)
btn.titleLabel?.font = UIFont.italicSystemFont(ofSize: 20)
btn.layer.cornerRadius = 10
btn.layer.masksToBounds = true
btn.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 38).isActive = true
btn.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
return btn
}()
let mainStackView:UIStackView = {
let st = UIStackView()
st.backgroundColor = .gray
st.axis = .horizontal
st.distribution = .fillEqually
st.alignment = .firstBaseline
st.spacing = 1
st.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
return st
}()
let baseView:UIView = {
let vw = UIView()
vw.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 0.07, green: 0.54, blue: 0.65, alpha: 1.00)
vw.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
vw.layer.cornerRadius = 3
vw.layer.masksToBounds = true
vw.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 15).isActive = true
return vw
}()
public override func viewDidLoad() {
view.addSubview(mainStackView)
view.addSubview(stackView)
view.addSubview(baseView)
edgesForExtendedLayout = []
stackView.addArrangedSubview(generateButton)
stackView.addArrangedSubview(BubbleSort)
stackView.addArrangedSubview(MergeSort)
stackView.addArrangedSubview(InsertionSort)
stackView.addArrangedSubview(SelectionSort)
stackView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.topAnchor).isActive = true
stackView.leftAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.leftAnchor).isActive = true
stackView.rightAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.rightAnchor).isActive = true
stackView.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 50).isActive = true
baseView.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.bottomAnchor,constant: -2).isActive = true
baseView.leftAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.leftAnchor,constant: 5).isActive = true
baseView.rightAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.rightAnchor,constant: -5).isActive = true
mainStackView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: stackView.bottomAnchor, constant: 5).isActive = true
mainStackView.leftAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.leftAnchor, constant: 5).isActive = true
mainStackView.rightAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.rightAnchor, constant: -5).isActive = true
mainStackView.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: baseView.topAnchor, constant: -5).isActive = true
setButtons()
builStartingArray()
}
func setButtons(){
generateButton.addTarget(self, action: #selector(generatePressed), for: .touchUpInside)
BubbleSort.addTarget(self, action: #selector(bubbleSort), for: .touchUpInside)
MergeSort.addTarget(self, action: #selector(mergeSort), for: .touchUpInside)
InsertionSort.addTarget(self, action: #selector(insertionSort), for: .touchUpInside)
SelectionSort.addTarget(self, action: #selector(selectionSort), for: .touchUpInside)
}
func builStartingArray(){
let viewStick:UIView = {
let v = UIView()
v.backgroundColor = .red
v.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
v.frame.size = CGSize(width: 50, height: 150)
return v
}()
let viewStick2:UIView = {
let v = UIView()
v.backgroundColor = .red
v.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
v.frame.size = CGSize(width: 50, height: 150)
return v
}()
mainStackView.addArrangedSubview(viewStick)
mainStackView.addArrangedSubview(viewStick2)
}
}
Problem is the UIView that I add in buildStartingArray() function doesn't show up ,And for now I have added only 2 view but in future I am planning to add 30-35 in mainStackView,
I want those UIViews to look like graph bars and the mainStackView is my graph
Here is the current output
the mainStackView is the one with gray background
Make main stackView to align bottom
You can try to adding a height for mainStack subviews like
v.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
v.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 150).isActive = true
in
func builStartingArray(){
let viewStick:UIView = {
let v = UIView()
v.backgroundColor = .red
v.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
v.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 150).isActive = true
return v
}()
let viewStick2:UIView = {
let v = UIView()
v.backgroundColor = .red
v.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
v.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 150).isActive = true
return v
}()
mainStackView.addArrangedSubview(viewStick)
mainStackView.addArrangedSubview(viewStick2)
}
All code
import UIKit
class ViewController:UIViewController{
let stackView:UIStackView = {
let st = UIStackView()
st.axis = .horizontal
st.alignment = .center
st.distribution = .fill
// st.backgroundColor = .cyan
st.layer.shadowColor = UIColor.gray.cgColor
st.layer.shadowOffset = .zero
st.layer.shadowRadius = 5
st.layer.shadowOpacity = 1
st.spacing = 10
st.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
return st
}()
let generateButton:UIButton = {
let btn = UIButton()
btn.setTitle("Generate Array", for: .normal)
btn.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 0.92, green: 0.30, blue: 0.29, alpha: 1.00)
btn.setTitleColor(.white, for: .normal)
btn.titleLabel?.font = UIFont.boldSystemFont(ofSize: 20)
btn.layer.cornerRadius = 10
btn.layer.masksToBounds = true
btn.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 38).isActive = true
btn.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
return btn
}()
let BubbleSort:UIButton = {
let btn = UIButton()
btn.setTitle("BubbleSort", for: .normal)
btn.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 0.41, green: 0.43, blue: 0.88, alpha: 1.00)
btn.setTitleColor(.white, for: .normal)
btn.titleLabel?.font = UIFont.italicSystemFont(ofSize: 20)
btn.layer.cornerRadius = 10
btn.layer.masksToBounds = true
btn.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 38).isActive = true
btn.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
return btn
}()
let MergeSort:UIButton = {
let btn = UIButton()
btn.setTitle("MergeSort", for: .normal)
btn.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 0.10, green: 0.16, blue: 0.34, alpha: 1.00)
btn.setTitleColor(.white, for: .normal)
btn.titleLabel?.font = UIFont.italicSystemFont(ofSize: 20)
btn.layer.cornerRadius = 10
btn.layer.masksToBounds = true
btn.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 38).isActive = true
btn.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
return btn
}()
let InsertionSort:UIButton = {
let btn = UIButton()
btn.setTitle("InsertionSort", for: .normal)
btn.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 0.19, green: 0.22, blue: 0.32, alpha: 1.00)
btn.setTitleColor(.white, for: .normal)
btn.titleLabel?.font = UIFont.italicSystemFont(ofSize: 20)
btn.layer.cornerRadius = 10
btn.layer.masksToBounds = true
btn.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 38).isActive = true
btn.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
return btn
}()
let SelectionSort:UIButton = {
let btn = UIButton()
btn.setTitle("SelectionSort", for: .normal)
btn.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 0.51, green: 0.20, blue: 0.44, alpha: 1.00)
btn.setTitleColor(.white, for: .normal)
btn.titleLabel?.font = UIFont.italicSystemFont(ofSize: 20)
btn.layer.cornerRadius = 10
btn.layer.masksToBounds = true
btn.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 38).isActive = true
btn.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
return btn
}()
let mainStackView:UIStackView = {
let st = UIStackView()
st.backgroundColor = .gray
st.axis = .horizontal
st.distribution = .fillEqually
st.alignment = .top
st.spacing = 1
st.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
return st
}()
let baseView:UIView = {
let vw = UIView()
vw.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 0.07, green: 0.54, blue: 0.65, alpha: 1.00)
vw.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
vw.layer.cornerRadius = 3
vw.layer.masksToBounds = true
return vw
}()
public override func viewDidLoad() {
view.addSubview(mainStackView)
view.addSubview(stackView)
view.addSubview(baseView)
edgesForExtendedLayout = []
stackView.addArrangedSubview(generateButton)
stackView.addArrangedSubview(BubbleSort)
stackView.addArrangedSubview(MergeSort)
stackView.addArrangedSubview(InsertionSort)
stackView.addArrangedSubview(SelectionSort)
stackView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.topAnchor).isActive = true
stackView.leftAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.leftAnchor).isActive = true
stackView.rightAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.rightAnchor).isActive = true
stackView.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 50).isActive = true
baseView.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.bottomAnchor,constant: -2).isActive = true
baseView.leftAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.leftAnchor,constant: 5).isActive = true
baseView.rightAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.rightAnchor,constant: -5).isActive = true
baseView.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 15).isActive = true
mainStackView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: stackView.bottomAnchor, constant: 5).isActive = true
mainStackView.leftAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.leftAnchor, constant: 5).isActive = true
mainStackView.rightAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.rightAnchor, constant: -5).isActive = true
mainStackView.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: baseView.topAnchor, constant: -5).isActive = true
builStartingArray()
}
func builStartingArray(){
let viewStick:UIView = {
let v = UIView()
v.backgroundColor = .red
v.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
v.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 150).isActive = true
return v
}()
let viewStick2:UIView = {
let v = UIView()
v.backgroundColor = .red
v.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
v.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 150).isActive = true
return v
}()
mainStackView.addArrangedSubview(viewStick)
mainStackView.addArrangedSubview(viewStick2)
}
}