does swiftui let you focus a text field imperatively
Asked on 2024-07-30
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Yes, SwiftUI now allows you to programmatically control the focus state of text fields. You can check if a text field is focused and move focus to and from the text field imperatively. This feature is part of the new capabilities introduced in SwiftUI.
For more details, you can refer to the session What’s new in SwiftUI.

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