I have been looking into SwiftUI lately, and fount...

# compose

[Geert]

I have been looking into SwiftUI lately, and fount this spacing property for rows and columns. I have been searching for it in Jetpack Compose but cannot find it? Is that correct? Do I have to add my own spacing between every item? for example

Spacer(modifier = Modifier.width(4.dp))

[allan.conda]

that, or Modifier.padding()

[allan.conda]

padding = space in compose world.
Given it’s a modifier, it adds a space over the component.
No such thing as margins.

[allan.conda]

Spacer() is useful when spacing components though,

ComponentA()
Spacer(8.dp)
ComponentB()

instead of

ComponentA(Modifier.padding(bottom = 4.dp))
ComponentB(Modifier.padding(top = 4.dp))

[allan.conda]

there used to be arrangementSpacing for Column , seems it’s internal now

[len]

FlowRow/Column still has mainAxisSpacing , but it might change because it's still experimental and its behavior might not be what you want

[sindrenm]

I think you might be looking for Arrangement.spacedBy?

Row(arrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(4.dp))

Also exists for Column, ScrollableRow and ScrollableColumn, but AFAIK not (yet?) for their lazy counterparts.

[allan.conda]

oooh

[Geert]

@sindrenm thank you, I will look into that!

[Andrey Kulikov]

and will be supported by lazy ones soon https://android-review.googlesource.com/c/platform/frameworks/support/+/1510977