ios - NSLayoutConstraint style for VFL

Question

"V:|[v(>=height)]-0.0@highPriority-|"

What will be the constraint (NSLayoutConstraint style) for above VFL.

Perhaps its considering view height with greaterThanEqual & bottom constraint with UILayoutPriority.defaultHigh.

Something i used -

let heightConstraint = NSLayoutConstraint(item: self.view!, attribute: NSLayoutAttribute.height, relatedBy: NSLayoutRelation.greaterThanOrEqual, toItem: nil, attribute: NSLayoutAttribute.notAnAttribute, multiplier: 1, constant: 0)
let bottomConstraint = NSLayoutConstraint(item: self.view!, attribute: NSLayoutAttribute.bottom, relatedBy: NSLayoutRelation.equal, toItem: nil, attribute: NSLayoutAttribute.notAnAttribute, multiplier: 1, constant: 0)
bottomConstraint.priority = .defaultHigh
NSLayoutConstraint.activate([heightConstraint,bottomConstraint]) 

Answer 1

Initial Set up for Answer:

let parentView = self.view!

let childView = UIView()
childView.backgroundColor = UIColor.lightGray
childView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
parentView.addSubview(childView)

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For given VFL:

"V:|[v(>=height)]-0.0@highPriority-|"

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1. VFL Implementation:

let height: CGFloat = 100
let priority: Int = 1000

//VFL (for vertical positioning and height of childView
parentView.addConstraints(NSLayoutConstraint.constraints(withVisualFormat: "V:|[v(>=(height))]-0.0@(priority)-|",
                                                         options: [],
                                                         metrics: nil,
                                                         views: ["v" : childView]))

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2. NSLayoutConstraint Implementation:

The above VFL's NSLayoutConstraint equivalent is:

let height: CGFloat = 100

//VFL Equivalent: "V:|[v]"
let topConstraint = NSLayoutConstraint(item: childView,
                                       attribute: .top,
                                       relatedBy: .equal,
                                       toItem: parentView,
                                       attribute: .top,
                                       multiplier: 1,
                                       constant: 0)

//VFL Equivalent: "[v(>=height)]"
let heightConstraint = NSLayoutConstraint(item: childView,
                                          attribute: .height,
                                          relatedBy: .greaterThanOrEqual,
                                          toItem: nil,
                                          attribute: .notAnAttribute,
                                          multiplier: 1,
                                          constant: height)

//VFL Equivalent: "[v]|" or "[v]-0.0-|"
let bottomConstraint = NSLayoutConstraint(item: childView,
                                          attribute: .bottom,
                                          relatedBy: .equal,
                                          toItem: parentView,
                                          attribute: .bottom,
                                          multiplier: 1,
                                          constant: 0)
//Adding VFL Equivalent: @priority
bottomConstraint.priority = .defaultHigh

childView.addConstraint(heightConstraint)
parentView.addConstraint(topConstraint)
parentView.addConstraint(bottomConstraint)

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NOTE: The given VFL in your question only provides the childViews y position and height.
For width, add the constraints accordingly.

VFL Example for width would be:

parentView.addConstraints(NSLayoutConstraint.constraints(withVisualFormat: "H:|[v(100)]",
                                                         options: [],
                                                         metrics: nil,
                                                         views: ["v" : childView]))

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Ref:

• Apple's Autolayout Guide on VFL