Sliding one SwiftUI view out from underneath another

Question

I\'m attempting to construct an animation using SwiftUI.

Start: [ A ][ B ][ D ]
End:   [ A ][ B ][    C    ][ D ]

The key elements of the anima

Answer 1

Since I originally replied to this question, I have been investigating GeometryReader, View Preferences and Anchor Preferences. I have assembled a detailed explanation that elaborates further. You can read it at: https://swiftui-lab.com/communicating-with-the-view-tree-part-1/

Once you get the CCCCCCCC view geometry into the textRect variable, the rest is easy. You simply use the .offset(x:) modifier and clipped().

import SwiftUI

struct RectPreferenceKey: PreferenceKey {
    static var defaultValue = CGRect()

    static func reduce(value: inout CGRect, nextValue: () -> CGRect) {
        value = nextValue()
    }

    typealias Value = CGRect
}

struct ContentView : View {
    @State private var textRect = CGRect()
    @State private var slideOut = false

    var body: some View {

        return VStack {
            HStack(spacing: 0) {
                Text("AAAAAA")
                    .font(.largeTitle)
                    .background(Color.yellow)
                    .zIndex(4)


                Text("BBBB")
                    .font(.largeTitle)
                    .background(Color.red)
                    .zIndex(3)

                Text("I am a very long text")
                    .zIndex(2)
                    .font(.largeTitle)
                    .background(GeometryGetter())
                    .background(Color.green)
                    .offset(x: slideOut ? 0.0 : -textRect.width)
                    .clipped()
                    .onPreferenceChange(RectPreferenceKey.self) { self.textRect = $0 }

                Text("DDDDDDDDDDDDD").font(.largeTitle)
                    .zIndex(1)
                    .background(Color.blue)
                    .offset(x: slideOut ? 0.0 : -textRect.width)

            }.offset(x: slideOut ? 0.0 : +textRect.width / 2.0)

            Divider()
            Button(action: {
                withAnimation(.basic(duration: 1.5)) {
                    self.slideOut.toggle()
                }
            }, label: {
                Text("Animate Me")
            })
        }

    }
}

struct GeometryGetter: View {
    var body: some View {
        GeometryReader { geometry in
            return Rectangle()
                .fill(Color.clear)
                .preference(key: RectPreferenceKey.self, value:geometry.frame(in: .global))
        }
    }
}