How to center a second HStack View? - swiftui

Question

I'm having trouble centering that second "Date" Text within the HStack. As you can see, in the image, it is a bit farther to the left. I want only the second view to be centered in the HStack. I want the first View to be latched to leading.
Here is the code.
import SwiftUI
struct DaySummariesBarChart: View {
var body: some View {
HStack {
Text("Date")
.font(.footnote)
Text("Date")
Spacer()
}
}
}
struct BarChart_Previews: PreviewProvider {
static var previews: some View {
DaySummariesBarChart()
.previewLayout(.sizeThatFits)
}
}

Answer 1

This is a pretty clean way to do it:
var body: some View {
ZStack {
Text("Date")
.font(.footnote)
.frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
Text("Date")
}
}
The first Text gets a maxWidth of infinity, so it takes up the whole space, but is aligned to .leading.
The second Text is centered by default in the ZStack.

Answer 2

The Spacer() moves the Views to the left. Your problem should be solved by adding another Spacer() on the other side.
struct DaySummariesBarChart: View {
var body: some View {
HStack {
Spacer()
Text("Date")
.font(.footnote)
Text("Date")
Spacer()
}
}
}

Answer 3

You can use a GeometryReader to make the width of the Views exactly half and therefore center the second one.
struct DaySummariesBarChart: View {
var body: some View {
GeometryReader { geometry in
HStack {
Text("Date")
.font(.footnote)
.frame(width: geometry.size.width / 2)
Text("Date")
.frame(width: geometry.size.width / 2)
}
}
}
}