VisionOS - How to navigate between SwiftUI Views?

Question

I'm trying to build a simple VisionOS app with a single window and i wanna navigate between SwiftUI Views by tapping a custom View embedded inside a NavigationLink as I always did with all SwiftUI apps.

The issue is that nothing happens when I tap on the view, here is the code:

 NavigationLink {
      TheViewIWantNavigate()
    } label: {
      MyCustomView()
 }

I was able to recognize the tap with this code:

HomeButtonView(text: "Tap Here", image: "myImage")
                .onTapGesture {
                   print("View Tapped")
                 }

Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

To use NavigationLink in SwiftUI, you should wrap it in a NavigationStack for proper navigation behavior. Here’s an example of how you can set it up:

NavigationStack {
    NavigationLink {
      TheViewIWantNavigate()
    } label: {
      MyCustomView()
  }
}

In this code, NavigationStack provides the necessary context for the navigation, while NavigationLink specifies the destination (TheViewIWantToNavigateTo()) and the label (MyCustomView()) that triggers the navigation.

For more details and best practices on navigation in SwiftUI, you can refer to Apple’s sample code and documentation: “Bringing robust navigation structure to your SwiftUI app”.

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Remember that NavigationView will be deprecated, so transitioning to NavigationStack or NavigationSplitView is recommended.