How do you create a multi-line text inside a ScrollView in SwiftUI?
In Xcode 11 GM:
For any Text
view in a stack nested in a scrollview, use the .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
workaround:
ScrollView {
VStack {
Text(someString)
.fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
}
}
This also works if there are multiple multiline texts:
ScrollView {
VStack {
Text(someString)
.fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
Text(anotherLongString)
.fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
}
}
If the contents of your stack are dynamic, the same solution works:
ScrollView {
VStack {
// Place a single empty / "" at the top of your stack.
// It will consume no vertical space.
Text("")
.fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
ForEach(someArray) { someString in
Text(someString)
.fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
}
}
}
It seems like there is bug in SwiftUI. For now you have to specify height for your VStack container
ScrollView {
VStack {
// ...
Text("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer mattis ullamcorper tortor, nec finibus sapien imperdiet non. Duis tristique eros eget ex consectetur laoreet.")
.lineLimit(nil)
}.frame(width: UIScreen.main.bounds.width, height: 500)
}
You can force views to fill their ideal size, for example in a vertical ScrollView:
ScrollView {
Text("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer mattis ullamcorper tortor, nec finibus sapien imperdiet non. Duis tristique eros eget ex consectetur laoreet.")
.fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
}
Feels a little better to me than modifying the frame.