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Swift ForEach with non constant range View Refresh


I know it's a simple question, but I haven't found an answer. I want to understand the underlying concept.

I'm trying to update a ForEach with a non constant range, the closing parameter is a variable that is assigned to a button.

The variable is assigned with a @State so it's supposed to refresh the view. Somehow it's not working.



import SwiftUI

struct ContentView: View {
    @State private var numberOfTimes = 5
    let timesPicker = [2,5,10,12,20]
    @State private var tableToPractice = 2
    enum answerState {
        case unanswered
        case wrong
        case right
    }
    func listRange(){
        
    }
    
    var body: some View {
        NavigationView{
            HStack{
                VStack{
                    Form{
                        Section {
                            Picker("Tip percentage", selection: $numberOfTimes) {
                                ForEach(timesPicker, id: \.self) {
                                    Text($0, format: .number)
                                }
                            }
                            .pickerStyle(.segmented)
                        } header: {
                            Text("How many times do you want to practice?")
                        }
                        Section{
                            Stepper("Table to practice: \(tableToPractice.formatted())", value: $tableToPractice, in: 2...16 )
                        }
                            Button("Start Now", action: listRange).buttonStyle(.bordered)
                        

                        
                        List{
                            ForEach(0..<numberOfTimes){
                                Text("Dynamic row \($0)")
                            }
                        }
                    }.foregroundColor(.gray)
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

struct ContentView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
    static var previews: some View {
        ContentView()
    }
}


Solution

  • The problem is that the range is not identified. Lets make some rows

        struct Row: Identifiable {
            let id = UUID()
        }
    

    Then set up an array of identifiable items

        @State private var numberOfTimes = 5
        @State private var rows = Array(repeating: Row(), count: 5)
    

    Now you can have a responsive list

        List{
            ForEach(rows) { row in
                Text("Dynamic row")
            }
        }
    

    Call the on change update to recreate the array

        .onChange(of: numberOfTimes) { newValue in
            rows = Array(repeating: Row(), count: newValue)
            numberOfTimes = newValue
        }
    

    the onChange should be called on the Form.

    This will make more sense when you have better view model data, see apple documentation for a more in depth example.

    This is for lazy v stack, but the data model setup is what I'm thinking of

    https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swiftui/grouping-data-with-lazy-stack-views