SwiftUI - How do I check to see if dark mode is enabled?

Question

How do I check to see if dark mode on the device is enabled. I want to check this from within a view and conditionally show or hide a shadow.

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Answer 1

In my code, I have a simple View extension, that makes the code a lot more readable. With it, I can apply modifiers conditionally:

.conditionalModifier(self.colorScheme == .light, LightShadow())

The full implementation is below:

extension View {
    // If condition is met, apply modifier, otherwise, leave the view untouched
    public func conditionalModifier(_ condition: Bool, _ modifier: T) -> some View where T: ViewModifier {
        Group {
            if condition {
                self.modifier(modifier)
            } else {
                self
            }
        }
    }
}

struct FloatingAddButton : View {

    @Environment(\.colorScheme) var colorScheme

    @Binding var openAddModal: Bool

    var body : some View {
        VStack {
            Spacer()
            HStack() {
                Spacer()
                Button(action: { self.openAddModal = true }) {

                    ZStack {
                        Circle()
                            .foregroundColor(Color(.red))
                            .frame(width: 50, height: 50, alignment: .center)
                            .conditionalModifier(self.colorScheme == .light, LightShadow())

                        Image(systemName: "plus")
                            .foregroundColor(Color.white)
                    }
                }

            } // End Button

        }
    }
}

struct LightShadow: ViewModifier {
    func body(content: Content) -> some View {
        content.shadow(color: .secondary, radius: 5, x: 0, y: 0)
    }
}

If you ever have a case where you want to apply different modifiers for true and false, here's another extension:

extension View {
    // Apply trueModifier if condition is met, or falseModifier if not.
    public func conditionalModifier(_ condition: Bool, _ trueModifier: M1, _ falseModifier: M2) -> some View where M1: ViewModifier, M2: ViewModifier {
        Group {
            if condition {
                self.modifier(trueModifier)
            } else {
                self.modifier(falseModifier)
            }
        }
    }
}