Auto Layout Exercises

These are a few basic and more complicated Auto Layout exercises that demonstrate view hierarchies with an average layout complexity.

Exercise 1 - Basic Auto Layout

• Open ...
• In Interface Builder
  • Configure the view to stretch in width
  • Center
  • Pin to right
  • Pin to Bottom
• In code
  • Configure the view to stretch in width
  • Center
  • Pin to right
  • Pin to Bottom

Exercise 2 - Yelp

  

1. Download the starter project which should look like the image on the left in the simulator.
2. Add the appropriate Auto Layout constraints in the custom cell. Here are some hints:
   • Start from the top of the cell and clear the warnings as you move down the cell.
   • You'll need to configure the Content Hugging Priority to resolve the Auto Layout warning between the title label and the distance label.
   • You'll need to configure the Compression Resistence Priority before the title will start wrapping.
   • You'll need to set maxPreferredContentWidth in any multi-line label to the width of the label in the layoutSubviews and awakeFromNib methods.
   • Remember to configure the rowHeight of the UITableView to be UITableViewAutomaticDimension