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iOS Introduction to Auto Layout in iOS Auto Layout in Code Using Layout Anchors

Sheng Wei
Sheng Wei
4,382 Points

[Help!] How to create view constraint?

Please help! Im not sure what is wrong with my code, thank you

layout.swift
class MyViewController: UIViewController {

    let blueView = UIView()
    let greenView = UIView()

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        view.addSubview(greenView)
        view.addSubview(blueView)
    }

    override func viewWillLayoutSubviews() {
        super.viewWillLayoutSubviews()
        blueView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
        greenView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false

        NSLayoutConstraint.activateConstraints([
            NSLayoutConstraint(item: blueView, attribute: .Height, relatedBy: .Equal, toItem: nil, attribute: .NotAnAttribute, multiplier: 1.0, constant: 100.0),
            NSLayoutConstraint(item: blueView, attribute: .Width, relatedBy: .Equal, toItem: nil, attribute: .NotAnAttribute, multiplier: 1.0, constant: 150.0),
            NSLayoutConstraint(item: blueView, attribute: .Left, relatedBy: .Equal, toItem: view, attribute: .LeftMargin, multiplier: 1.0, constant: 8.0),
            NSLayoutConstraint(item: blueView, attribute: .Top, relatedBy: .Equal, toItem: self.topLayoutGuide, attribute: .Bottom, multiplier: 1.0, constant: 8.0),
            NSLayoutConstraint(item: blueView, attribute: .Right, relatedBy: .Equal, toItem: view, attribute: .RightMargin, multiplier: 1.0, constant: -8.0)
        ])

        // Add constraint code below
        NSLayoutConstraint.activateConstraints([
            NSLayoutConstraint(item: greenView, attribute: .Height, relatedBy: .Equal, toItem: nil, attribute: .NotAnAttribute, multiplier: 1.0, constant: 75.0),
            NSLayoutConstraint(item: greenView, attribute: .Left, relatedBy: .Equal, toItem: view, attribute: .LeftMargin, multiplier: 1.0, constant: 8.0),
            NSLayoutConstraint(item: greenView, attribute: .Right, relatedBy: .Equal, toItem: view, attribute: .RightMargin, multiplier: 1.0, constant: 8.0),
            greenView.bottomAnchor.constraintEqualToAnchor(blueView.bottomAnchor, constant: 8.0)
            ])
    }
}

1 Answer

Greg Kaleka
Greg Kaleka
39,021 Points

Hi Sheng,

Check out the error message you get with your code: the right margin should be -8 points. Right now you have +8 points. Simply add a - in the right margin's value and you'll be all set.

Cheers :beers:

-Greg

Sheng Wei
Sheng Wei
4,382 Points

Awesome! Thanks so much Greg. Would you mind answering my question on the same module about constraints as well? I posted it a few days back