How we can read #State variable from other struct in SwiftUI? - swiftui

Question

I want to know if there is simple or proper way to read a State variable value from a different View, I know the usage of .onChange or Binding or ObservableObject(class) and ..., but I like to know is there any other better way?
For example in this code I have a View called TextView which has a State value, and I am calling this View inside my ContentView, Now I put a Text in my ContentView which I want to read the State Value of TextView. Is there a spacial method for this job?
struct ContentView: View {
#State var readStringOfTextView: String = ""
var body: some View {
TextView()
Text(readStringOfTextView)
.foregroundColor(Color.blue)
}
}
struct TextView: View {
#State var stringOfText: String = "Hello, world!"
var body: some View {
Text(stringOfText)
.padding()
.foregroundColor(Color.red)
}
}

Answer 1

The entire point of State is that it's internal to a View. If you're trying to read it elsewhere, something has gone wrong in your design. The tool you want in this case is #Binding. ContentView should pass a Binding to TextView. Any changes in TextView will be seen by ContentView (in your example, this doesn't make sense, because stringOfText can't change, but I assume that the rest of your code changes it somehow). In your example, that would look something like this:
struct ContentView: View {
#State var readStringOfTextView: String = ""
var body: some View {
TextView(stringOfText: $readStringOfTextView)
Text(readStringOfTextView)
.foregroundColor(Color.blue)
}
}
struct TextView: View {
#Binding var stringOfText : String
var body: some View {
Text(stringOfText)
.padding()
.foregroundColor(Color.red)
.onAppear {
stringOfText = "Hello, world!"
}
}
}
In is possible to directly pass data up the view hierarchy using Preferences, but it's much more complicated, and not the right tool for the problem you've described. Even so, this is what it would look like:
Create a PreferenceKey to pass the data
Set the PreferenceKey in the child view(s) using .preference
Read the PreferenceKey in the parent view using .onPreferenceChange or .overlayPreferenceValue or .backgroundPreferenceValue.
struct TextPreference: PreferenceKey {
static var defaultValue = "default"
static func reduce(value: inout String, nextValue: () -> String) {
value = nextValue()
}
}
struct ContentView: View {
#State var readStringOfTextView: String = ""
var body: some View {
VStack {
TextView()
.onPreferenceChange(TextPreference.self) { value in
readStringOfTextView = value
}
Text(readStringOfTextView)
.foregroundColor(Color.blue)
}
}
}
struct TextView: View {
#State var stringOfText : String = "Hello, world!"
var body: some View {
Text(stringOfText)
.padding()
.foregroundColor(Color.red)
.preference(key: TextPreference.self, value: stringOfText)
}
}