SwiftUI - Align Text in a VStack

Question

How to align a Text with left alignment in a VStack that is occupying more space like this

This is the code am using

VStack(alignment:.leading) {
    Text("Test")
       .font(.system(size: 10))
       .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity)
}.frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity)
 .background(Color.green)

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 04 '20 at 07:04

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You need to add alignment to Text frame, like

VStack(alignment:.leading) {
    Text("Test")
       .font(.system(size: 10))
       .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity, alignment: .leading) // << here !!
}.frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity)
 .background(Color.green)

answered Oct 04 '20 at 07:04

Asperi

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Thank you. Got the same from this question as well: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/60800624/how-to-keep-text-as-leading-alignment-after-set-text-framemaxwidth-infinity – Joe Oct 04 '20 at 07:10

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 04 '20 at 07:04

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Try using this modifier on your Text view: .multilineTextAlignment(.leading)

answered Oct 04 '20 at 07:04

Jeshurun Roach

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Helpful if you have longer text which has an automatic linebreak into multiple lines. – Jan Mar 15 '23 at 15:29

SwiftUI - Align Text in a VStack

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