Summary
This article discusses a simple and effective way to create "Floating Label" text fields in SwiftUI, a UI toolkit for building applications across all Apple platforms.
Abstract
The article begins by acknowledging the varying opinions on the use of floating label text fields. It then proceeds to demonstrate how to create a basic floating label text field by vertically stacking a caption text above a text field, using the same adaptive color for the caption that SwiftUI uses for placeholders. The author then improves upon this basic design by animating the placeholder into place when the text field is not empty, initially offsetting it vertically and setting its initial opacity to zero. The article concludes by suggesting further improvements, such as replacing the default placeholder and scaling it down into place, and animating the color of the placeholder.
Bullet points
- The article discusses the creation of floating label text fields in SwiftUI.
- It starts with a basic approach of stacking a caption text above a text field.
- The author uses the same adaptive color for the caption as SwiftUI uses for placeholders.
- The author then improves the design by animating the placeholder into place when the text field is not empty.
- The placeholder is initially offset vertically and its initial opacity is set to zero.
- The article suggests further improvements, such as replacing the default placeholder and scaling it down into place.
- The author also suggests animating the color of the placeholder.