How to observe updates in binded values SwiftUI - swiftui

Question

I'm not sure if I created my custom TextField properly, because I am unable to observe the value changes to an #Binded text. Running the following code, you may observe that print(text) is not executed when you manually enter text into the text field.
import SwiftUI
#main
struct TestOutWeirdTextFieldApp: App {
#State var text: String = "" {
didSet {
print(text)
}
}
var body: some Scene {
WindowGroup {
StandardTextField(placeholderText: "Enter text", defaultText: $text)
}
}
}
struct StandardTextField: View {
#State var placeholderText: String {
didSet {
print(#line)
print(placeholderText)
}
}
#Binding var defaultText: String {
didSet {
print(#line)
print(defaultText)
}
}
#State var systemImage: String?
#State var underlineColor: Color = .accentColor
#State var edges: Edge.Set = .all
#State var length: CGFloat? = nil
#State var secure: Bool = false
var body: some View {
HStack {
if secure {
SecureField(placeholderText, text: $defaultText)
.foregroundColor(underlineColor)
} else {
TextField(placeholderText, text: $defaultText)
.foregroundColor(underlineColor)
}
if let systemImage = systemImage {
Image(systemName: systemImage)
.foregroundColor(.white)
}
}
.overlay(
Rectangle()
.frame(height: 2)
.padding(.top, 35)
)
.foregroundColor(underlineColor)
.padding(edges, length)
}
}
struct StandardTextView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
static var previews: some View {
StandardTextField(placeholderText: "Placement text", defaultText: .constant("")).previewLayout(.sizeThatFits)
}
}

Answer 1

Instead of didSet you need to use .onChange(of: modifier, like
HStack {
// ... your code here
}
.onChange(of: defaultText) { print($0) } // << this !!
.overlay(