Why an ObservedObject array is not updated in my SwiftUI application?

Question

I\'m playing with SwitUI, trying to understand how ObservableObject works. I have an array of Person objects. When I add a new Person into the array, it is reloaded in my Vi

Answer 1

For those who might find it helpful. This is a more generic approach to @kontiki 's answer.

This way you will not have to be repeating yourself for different model class types

import Foundation
import Combine
import SwiftUI

class ObservableArray: ObservableObject {

    @Published var array:[T] = []
    var cancellables = [AnyCancellable]()

    init(array: [T]) {
        self.array = array

    }

    func observeChildrenChanges() -> ObservableArray {
        let array2 = array as! [T]
        array2.forEach({
            let c = $0.objectWillChange.sink(receiveValue: { _ in self.objectWillChange.send() })

            // Important: You have to keep the returned value allocated,
            // otherwise the sink subscription gets cancelled
            self.cancellables.append(c)
        })
        return self as! ObservableArray
    }


}

class Person: ObservableObject,Identifiable{
    var id: Int
    @Published var name: String

    init(id: Int, name: String){
        self.id = id
        self.name = name
    }

} 

struct ContentView : View {
    //For observing changes to the array only. 
    //No need for model class(in this case Person) to conform to ObservabeObject protocol
    @ObservedObject var mypeople: ObservableArray = ObservableArray(array: [
            Person(id: 1, name:"Javier"),
            Person(id: 2, name:"Juan"),
            Person(id: 3, name:"Pedro"),
            Person(id: 4, name:"Luis")])

    //For observing changes to the array and changes inside its children
    //Note: The model class(in this case Person) must conform to ObservableObject protocol
    @ObservedObject var mypeople: ObservableArray = try! ObservableArray(array: [
            Person(id: 1, name:"Javier"),
            Person(id: 2, name:"Juan"),
            Person(id: 3, name:"Pedro"),
            Person(id: 4, name:"Luis")]).observeChildrenChanges()

    var body: some View {
        VStack{
            ForEach(mypeople.array){ person in
                Text("\(person.name)")
            }
            Button(action: {
                self.mypeople.array[0].name="Jaime"
                //self.mypeople.people.append(Person(id: 5, name: "John"))
            }) {
                Text("Add/Change name")
            }
        }
    }
}