transition between swiftui and uikit

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To transition between SwiftUI and UIKit, Apple has introduced several enhancements in iOS 18 that improve interoperability between these frameworks, particularly in the areas of animations and gesture recognizers.

  1. SwiftUI Animations in UIKit: You can now use SwiftUI animation types to animate UIKit views. This allows you to leverage the full suite of SwiftUI animations, including custom animations, to animate UIKit views. This integration ensures that animations run perfectly in sync across both frameworks. For more details, you can refer to the session Enhance your UI animations and transitions.

  2. Gesture Recognizers: The gesture systems in UIKit and SwiftUI have been unified, allowing for consistent rules and dependencies between gestures across both frameworks. This means you can coordinate gestures more easily, such as having a single tap gesture in UIKit coexist with a double tap gesture in SwiftUI. For more information, see the session What’s new in UIKit.

These improvements make it easier to build fluid, gesture-driven animations and transitions that seamlessly integrate SwiftUI and UIKit components.

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