Get reference to NSLayoutConstraint using Identifier set in storyboard

Question

I was setting the constraints of a button using a storyboard. I saw an option, \"Identifier\" in the constraint\'s properties.

Answer 1

I simplified the search and added in walking up the ancestor list of superviews:

+ (NSLayoutConstraint *) findConstraintNamed:(NSString *)identifierTarget startWith:(UIView *)aView;    
{    
    // walk upward from item through ancestors  
    UIView *currentView = aView;            

    while (currentView != nil)    
    {    
        NSArray *constraints = [currentView constraints];    
        NSInteger foundConstraintIndex = [constraints indexOfObjectPassingTest:^BOOL(id  _Nonnull obj, NSUInteger idx, BOOL * _Nonnull stop) {   
            return [((NSLayoutConstraint *)obj).identifier isEqualToString:identifierTarget];    
        }];


        if (foundConstraintIndex != NSNotFound)    
        {    
            return constraints[foundConstraintIndex];    
        }                

        // not found, so walk up the ancestor chain    
        currentView = currentView.superview;    
    }    

    return nil;  // not found anywhere in item or ancestors!  :(    
}