How to update fast layout anchors?

Question

Trying to find a solution to update multiple constraints for multiple user interface elements on an event. I saw several examples of deactivating, making changes, and then reactivating constraints. This method seems impractical for the 24 anchors I work with.

One of my change sets:

ticketContainer.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
ticketContainer.topAnchor.constraintEqualToAnchor(self.topAnchor).active = true
ticketContainer.leftAnchor.constraintEqualToAnchor(self.rightAnchor, constant: 20).active = true
ticketContainer.widthAnchor.constraintEqualToConstant(200.0).active = true

ticketContainer.leftAnchor.constraintEqualToAnchor(self.leftAnchor, constant: 20).active = true
ticketContainer.widthAnchor.constraintEqualToConstant(100.0).active = true

Answer 1

Have you tried to preserve the appropriate constraints that you created using layout bindings to properties, and then just changing the constant? for instance

var ticketTop : NSLayoutConstraint?

func setup() {
    ticketTop = ticketContainer.topAnchor.constraintEqualToAnchor(self.topAnchor, constant:100)
    ticketTop.active = true
}

func update() {
    ticketTop?.constant = 25
}

Perhaps more elegant

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NSLayoutAnchor :

extension NSLayoutAnchor {
    func constraintEqualToAnchor(anchor: NSLayoutAnchor!, constant:CGFloat, identifier:String) -> NSLayoutConstraint! {
        let constraint = self.constraintEqualToAnchor(anchor, constant:constant)
        constraint.identifier = identifier
        return constraint
    }
}

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UIView :

extension UIView {
    func constraint(withIdentifier:String) -> NSLayoutConstraint? {
        return self.constraints.filter{ $0.identifier == withIdentifier }.first
    }
}

:

func setup() {
    ticketContainer.topAnchor.constraintEqualToAnchor(anchor: self.topAnchor, constant:100, identifier:"ticketTop").active = true
}

func update() {
    self.constraint(withIdentifier:"ticketTop")?.constant = 25
}

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Answer 2

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import UIKit

class ViewController: UIViewController {

    let label = UILabel()
    let imageView = UIImageView()

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()

        label.text = "Constraint finder"

        label.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
        imageView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
        view.addSubview(label)
        view.addSubview(imageView)

        label.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.topAnchor, constant: 30).isActive = true
        label.leftAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.leftAnchor, constant: 20).isActive = true
        label.widthAnchor.constraint(greaterThanOrEqualToConstant: 50).isActive = true

        imageView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: label.bottomAnchor).isActive = true
        imageView.leftAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.leftAnchor, constant: 60).isActive = true
        imageView.widthAnchor.constraint(equalTo: label.widthAnchor).isActive = true
        imageView.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 70).isActive = true

        print("Label top achor constraints: \(label.constraints(on: label.topAnchor))")
        print("Label width achor constraints: \(label.constraints(on: label.widthAnchor))")
        print("ImageView width achor constraints: \(imageView.constraints(on: imageView.widthAnchor))")
    }

}

public extension UIView {

    public func constraints(on anchor: NSLayoutYAxisAnchor) -> [NSLayoutConstraint] {
        guard let superview = superview else { return [] }
        return superview.constraints.filtered(view: self, anchor: anchor)
    }

    public func constraints(on anchor: NSLayoutXAxisAnchor) -> [NSLayoutConstraint] {
        guard let superview = superview else { return [] }
        return superview.constraints.filtered(view: self, anchor: anchor)
    }

    public func constraints(on anchor: NSLayoutDimension) -> [NSLayoutConstraint] {
        guard let superview = superview else { return [] }
        return constraints.filtered(view: self, anchor: anchor) + superview.constraints.filtered(view: self, anchor: anchor)
    }

}

extension NSLayoutConstraint {

    func matches(view: UIView, anchor: NSLayoutYAxisAnchor) -> Bool {
        if let firstView = firstItem as? UIView, firstView == view && firstAnchor == anchor {
            return true
        }
        if let secondView = secondItem as? UIView, secondView == view && secondAnchor == anchor {
            return true
        }
        return false
    }

    func matches(view: UIView, anchor: NSLayoutXAxisAnchor) -> Bool {
        if let firstView = firstItem as? UIView, firstView == view && firstAnchor == anchor {
            return true
        }
        if let secondView = secondItem as? UIView, secondView == view && secondAnchor == anchor {
            return true
        }
        return false
    }

    func matches(view: UIView, anchor: NSLayoutDimension) -> Bool {
        if let firstView = firstItem as? UIView, firstView == view && firstAnchor == anchor {
            return true
        }
        if let secondView = secondItem as? UIView, secondView == view && secondAnchor == anchor {
            return true
        }
        return false
    }
}

extension Array where Element == NSLayoutConstraint {

    func filtered(view: UIView, anchor: NSLayoutYAxisAnchor) -> [NSLayoutConstraint] {
        return filter { constraint in
            constraint.matches(view: view, anchor: anchor)
        }
    }
    func filtered(view: UIView, anchor: NSLayoutXAxisAnchor) -> [NSLayoutConstraint] {
        return filter { constraint in
            constraint.matches(view: view, anchor: anchor)
        }
    }
    func filtered(view: UIView, anchor: NSLayoutDimension) -> [NSLayoutConstraint] {
        return filter { constraint in
            constraint.matches(view: view, anchor: anchor)
        }
    }

}

Answer 3

extension UIView {
    func add(view: UIView, left: CGFloat, right: CGFloat, top: CGFloat, bottom: CGFloat) {

        view.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
        self.addSubview(view)

        view.leftAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.leftAnchor, constant: left).isActive = true
        view.rightAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.rightAnchor, constant: right).isActive = true

        view.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.topAnchor, constant: top).isActive = true
        view.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.bottomAnchor, constant: bottom).isActive = true

    }
}

headerView.add(view: headerLabel, left: 20, right: 0, top: 0, bottom: 0)