Remove empty space in modified text - swiftui

Question

I have a function that takes in text and checks for the # symbol. The output is the same text, but any words following the # symbol will be coloured, similar to that of a social media mention. The problem is that it adds an extra empty space to the front of the original text. How do I modify the output to remove the empty space it adds to the front of the new text?
func textWithHashtags(_ text: String, color: Color) -> Text {
let words = text.split(separator: " ")
var output: Text = Text("")
for word in words {
if word.hasPrefix("#") { // Pick out hash in words
output = output + Text(" ") + Text(String(word))
.foregroundColor(color) // Add custom styling here
} else {
output = output + Text(" ") + Text(String(word))
}
}
return output
}
Just call the function in a view like
textWithHashtags("Hello #stackoverflow how is it going?", color: .red)

Answer 1

try something like this:
func textWithHashtags(_ text: String, color: Color) -> Text {
let words = text.split(separator: " ")
var output: Text = Text("")
var firstWord = true // <-- here
for word in words {
let spacer = Text(firstWord ? "" : " ") // <-- here
if word.hasPrefix("#") { // Pick out hash in words
output = output + spacer + Text(String(word))
.foregroundColor(color) // Add custom styling here
} else {
output = output + spacer + Text(String(word))
}
firstWord = false
}
return output
}