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Use Foreground Style to add inner and drop shadows to your views

Build SwiftUI apps for iOS 16

16:02

Xcode 14 Visual Editor

12:06

Basic Layout and SF Symbols 4

14:58

SF Width Styles and Gradients

12:34

Variable Color and Animation

11:38

Navigation Stack

6:21

Navigation Destination and Data

9:17

Half Sheet and Binding

10:01

Long Press and AppStorage

8:07

Charts

8:43

Grid Layout

9:46

SVG to SwiftUI

10:55

View That Fits

7:48

Custom Layout

9:06

Radial Layout

7:26

AnyLayout Transition

3:42

Inner Shadows

6:27

OnAppear Animation

6:21

3D Card with Holo Effect

5:00

Reflections and Blending

9:34

Drag Gesture on X and Y

6:09

Holographic Effect

5:54

Liquid Action Button

8:01

Canvas Filters

7:06

Blur Animation

9:33

Motion Manager

9:12

Compass App

9:22

Circular Text on Path

4:58

Flashlight Gesture

5:53

Flashlight Masking

5:59

Core Location

12:34

Custom Sheet

10:00

Radial Button Animation

11:36

Long Press Button Animation

9:53

Tooltip Glow Animation

17:53

Inner shadows in SwiftUI are a way to add depth and visual interest to views. With iOS 16, creating an inner shadow no longer requires a complex workaround involving masking. You can easily create multiple inner shadows using the foreground style.

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Long Press Button Animation

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Tooltip Glow Animation

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Meet the instructor

We all try to be consistent with our way of teaching step-by-step, providing source files and prioritizing design in our courses.

Meng To

I design, code and write

Meng To is the author of Design+Code. Meng started off his career as a self-taught designer from Montreal and eventually traveled around the world for 2 years as his US VISA was denied. During his travels, he wrote a book which now has 35,000 readers.

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