How can I set aspect ratio constraints programmatically in iOS?

Question

I have used auto layout for my view controllers. I have set the V and H positions in constraints, but I want to know how can I increase my button size when it changes to 5s, 6 and 6 Plus. This is the way I added constraints for the login button:

NSArray *btncon_V=[NSLayoutConstraint constraintsWithVisualFormat:@"V:[btnLogin(40)]" options:0 metrics:nil views:viewsDictionary];
[btnLogin addConstraints:btncon_V];

NSArray *btncon_POS_H=[NSLayoutConstraint constraintsWithVisualFormat:@"H:|-100-[btnLogin]-100-|" options:0 metrics:nil views:viewsDictionary];
[self.view addConstraints:btncon_POS_H];


NSArray *btncon_POS_V=[NSLayoutConstraint constraintsWithVisualFormat:@"V:|-70-[Title]-130-[lblFirst]-0-[lblSecond]-20-[textusername]-10-[txtpassword]-10-[btnLogin]" options:0 metrics:nil views:viewsDictionary];

[self.view addConstraints:btncon_POS_V];

But my problem is that while it manages the left and right side gap, it's getting stretched in iPhone 6 and 6 Plus since the height is fixed. How can I increase the size according to the screen size? I think this might be the aspect ratio, but how can I set the aspect ratio constraint in code?

Answer 1

Layout Anchors is the most convenient way to set constraints programmatically.

Say you want to set 5:1 aspect ratio for your button then you should use:

button.heightAnchor.constraint(equalTo: button.widthAnchor, multiplier: 1.0/5.0).isActive = true

Here's the full code:

class ViewController: UIViewController {

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()

        let button = UIButton(type: .custom)
        button.setTitle("Login", for: .normal)
        button.backgroundColor = UIColor.darkGray

        self.view.addSubview(button)

        button.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false

        let margins = view.layoutMarginsGuide

        button.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: margins.leadingAnchor, constant: 20.0).isActive = true
        button.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: margins.trailingAnchor, constant: -20.0).isActive = true
        button.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: margins.bottomAnchor, constant: -20.0).isActive = true
        button.heightAnchor.constraint(equalTo: button.widthAnchor, multiplier: 1.0/5.0).isActive = true
    }

}

Here're results achieved with code written above. You can see that button keeps its 5:1 aspect ratio across various devices:

Answer 2

Like this. Try once.

[self.yourview setTranslatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints:NO];
[self.yourview addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint
                                  constraintWithItem:self.yourview
                                  attribute:NSLayoutAttributeHeight
                                  relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
                                  toItem:self.yourview
                                  attribute:NSLayoutAttributeWidth
                                  multiplier:(self.yourview.frame.size.height / self.yourview.frame.size.width)
                                  constant:0]];

or in the place of (self.yourview.frame.size.height / self.yourview.frame.size.width) you can use any float value. Thanks.

Swift 3.0 -

self.yourview!.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
self.yourview!.addConstraint(NSLayoutConstraint(item: self.yourview!,
                                          attribute: NSLayoutAttribute.height,
                                          relatedBy: NSLayoutRelation.equal,
                                          toItem: self.yourview!,
                                          attribute: NSLayoutAttribute.width,
                                          multiplier: self.yourview.frame.size.height / self.yourview.frame.size.width,
                                          constant: 0))

Answer 3

Swift 3:

yourView.addConstraint(NSLayoutConstraint(item: yourView,
                                          attribute: .height,
                                          relatedBy: .equal,
                                          toItem: yourView,
                                          attribute: .width,
                                          multiplier: 9.0 / 16.0,
                                          constant: 0))

Answer 4

You can set "Height constraint" at Design-time in Interface Builder. Just check '"Remove at build time", and it removes when App will running.

After that you can add "Aspect Ratio" constraint, for example, in viewDidLoad method.

In Xamain.iOS for "16:9" it's looks like this:

    this.ImageOfTheDay.AddConstraint(NSLayoutConstraint.Create(
            this.ImageOfTheDay,
            NSLayoutAttribute.Height,
            NSLayoutRelation.Equal,
            this.ImageOfTheDay,
            NSLayoutAttribute.Width,
            9.0f / 16.0f,
            0));

Or, as Mahesh Agrawal said:

    [self.ImageOfTheDay addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint
                              constraintWithItem:self.ImageOfTheDay
                              attribute:NSLayoutAttributeHeight
                              relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
                              toItem:self.ImageOfTheDay
                              attribute:NSLayoutAttributeWidth
                              multiplier:(9.0f / 16.0f)
                              constant:0]];

Answer 5

Helper Extension on UIView

extension UIView {

    func aspectRation(_ ratio: CGFloat) -> NSLayoutConstraint {

        return NSLayoutConstraint(item: self, attribute: .height, relatedBy: .equal, toItem: self, attribute: .width, multiplier: ratio, constant: 0)
    }
}

And usage is:

view.aspectRation(1.0/1.0).isActive = true

Answer 6

I have try all answers above but didn't work, and this is my solution with swift 3:

let newConstraint = NSLayoutConstraint(item: yourView, attribute: .width, relatedBy: .equal, toItem: yourView, attribute: .height, multiplier: 560.0/315.0, constant: 0)
yourView.addConstraint(newConstraint)
NSLayoutConstraint.activate([newConstraint])  
NSLayoutConstraint.deactivate(yourView.constraints)
yourView.layoutIfNeeded()

Answer 7

Swift 5 solution, Xcode 12.4. Requires ios 9.0+

Simply anchor your height constraint to a certain ratio:

let aspectRatio: CGFloat = 9 / 16 // Example of ratio you want to apply
yourView.heightAnchor.constraint(equalTo: imageView.widthAnchor,
                                 multiplier: aspectRatio).activate()