Sample CodeiOS, iPadOS, Mac CatalystReviewed 2026-07-21View on Apple Developer

Creating custom container views

At a glance

Item Summary
Purpose Access individual subviews to compose flexible container views.
App architecture A Swift sample with the source-visible chain DisplayBoardContainerAppContentViewCardRandomGeneratorSwiftUI APIs.
Main patterns Actor-isolated state
Project style 15 scanned source file(s) across Swift, organized around ranked entry, type, and file boundaries.

Project structure

Source bundle/
└── DisplayBoardContainer/
    └── DisplayBoardContainer/
        ├── DisplayBoardContainerApp.swift
        ├── DisplayBoardLayout.swift
        ├── HeaderFooterCardView.swift
        ├── CardView.swift
        ├── DisplayBoardBackgroundView.swift
        ├── ContentView.swift
        ├── PinView.swift
        ├── SampleData.swift
        ├── RandomNumberGenerator+Extension.swift
        ├── CardStyle.swift
        ├── DisplayBoard_v1.swift
        └── DisplayBoard_v2.swift

Structure observations

  • Architecturally prominent files are ranked from entry points and role-named declarations; resource-only paths are omitted.
  • Primary languages: Swift.
  • The verified tree contains 3 project/configuration file(s) and 27 source declaration(s).

Overall architecture

Reference code

DisplayBoardContainer/DisplayBoardContainer/DisplayBoardContainerApp.swift:10 — architecture anchor

@main
struct DisplayBoardContainerApp: App {
    var body: some Scene {
        WindowGroup {
            ContentView()
        }
    }
}

Interpretation

The arrows summarize the source-visible entry, role-named types or folders, and framework direction; when nodes come from structural folders, the sequence is a high-level interpretation rather than proof that every adjacent node calls the next. Ownership is claimed only where the next section cites a stored property or assignment. The diagram is intentionally limited to the dominant path into SwiftUI.

Ownership and state

Ownership evidence

DisplayBoardContainer/DisplayBoardContainer/DisplayBoardLayout.swift:12 — stored dependency or nearest verified ownership anchor

struct DisplayBoardCardLayout<Content: View>: View {
    @ViewBuilder var content: Content
    // ...
}
Owner Object or state Relationship Mutation authority
DisplayBoardCardLayout Content (content) stores or receives App/module collaborators
DisplayBoardSectionCardLayout Content (content) stores or receives App/module collaborators
DisplayBoardSectionCardLayout UInt64 (sectionSeed) owns wrapper-managed state Owning lexical scope
DisplayBoardSectionCardLayout UInt64 (sectionRandomSeedOffset) owns value state Owning lexical scope

Composition arrows indicate a source-visible construction expression or locally owned value state; aggregation means the owner stores or receives a dependency without proving exclusive lifetime ownership.

Class and protocol design

DisplayBoardContainer/DisplayBoardContainer/DisplayBoardContainerApp.swift:11 — representative type boundary

struct DisplayBoardContainerApp: App {
    var body: some Scene {
        WindowGroup {
            ContentView()
        }
    }
}
Type Responsibility Depends on or conforms to
DisplayBoardContainerApp Application entry and top-level composition App
CircleAreaView User-interface presentation and input forwarding View
HeaderCardView User-interface presentation and input forwarding Concrete collaborators/imported frameworks
FooterCardView User-interface presentation and input forwarding Concrete collaborators/imported frameworks
HeaderFooterCardView User-interface presentation and input forwarding Concrete collaborators/imported frameworks
CardView User-interface presentation and input forwarding Concrete collaborators/imported frameworks
DisplayBoardBackgroundView User-interface presentation and input forwarding View
DisplayBoardSectionBackgroundView User-interface presentation and input forwarding View
ContentView User-interface presentation and input forwarding View
PinView User-interface presentation and input forwarding View

No local protocol conformance is claimed as protocol-oriented design; external framework conformances are listed only as dependencies.

Access control

Symbol Access Verified effect Likely rationale
defaultRotation (DisplayBoardContainer/DisplayBoardContainer/CardView.swift:22) private Use is restricted to the lexical declaration and same-file extensions allowed by Swift. Inference: keep state mutation or dependency lifetime inside the owning implementation.
defaultPinColor (DisplayBoardContainer/DisplayBoardContainer/CardView.swift:23) private Use is restricted to the lexical declaration and same-file extensions allowed by Swift. Inference: keep state mutation or dependency lifetime inside the owning implementation.
background (DisplayBoardContainer/DisplayBoardContainer/CardView.swift:61) private Use is restricted to the lexical declaration and same-file extensions allowed by Swift. Inference: keep state mutation or dependency lifetime inside the owning implementation.
contentFont (DisplayBoardContainer/DisplayBoardContainer/CardView.swift:78) private Use is restricted to the lexical declaration and same-file extensions allowed by Swift. Inference: keep state mutation or dependency lifetime inside the owning implementation.

Reference code

DisplayBoardContainer/DisplayBoardContainer/CardView.swift:22 — representative boundary

struct CardView<Content: View>: View {
    // ...
    @State private var defaultRotation: Angle?
    // ...
}

Swift declarations without a modifier are internal; explicit private, fileprivate, private(set), public, or open entries above are interpreted by language semantics. Objective-C/C samples instead rely on header and implementation boundaries, which are not equivalent to Swift lexical privacy.

Logic ownership and placement

Logic Owning type or file Placement rationale
Application entry and top-level composition DisplayBoardContainerApp The source’s App suffix makes this role explicit.
Generates feature data or resources CardRandomGenerator, DisplayBoardRandomGenerator The source’s Generator suffix makes this role explicit.
User-interface presentation and input forwarding CardView, CircleAreaView, ContentView, DisplayBoardBackgroundView The source’s View suffix makes this role explicit.

Design patterns

Pattern Source evidence Purpose or tradeoff
Actor-isolated state DisplayBoardContainer/DisplayBoardContainer/DisplayBoardLayout.swift:47 Actor annotations make the concurrency ownership boundary explicit.

Naming conventions

  • Types: App: DisplayBoardContainerApp; Generator: CardRandomGenerator, DisplayBoardRandomGenerator; View: CardView, CircleAreaView, ContentView, DisplayBoardBackgroundView, DisplayBoardSectionBackgroundView.
  • Protocols: no local protocol declaration in the scanned source.
  • Methods: makeCache, updateCache, sizeThatFits, placeSubviews, isValidPoint, fill, sample.
  • Files: DisplayBoardContainer/DisplayBoardContainer/DisplayBoardContainerApp.swift, DisplayBoardContainer/DisplayBoardContainer/HeaderFooterCardView.swift, DisplayBoardContainer/DisplayBoardContainer/CardView.swift, DisplayBoardContainer/DisplayBoardContainer/DisplayBoardBackgroundView.swift, DisplayBoardContainer/DisplayBoardContainer/ContentView.swift, DisplayBoardContainer/DisplayBoardContainer/PinView.swift.

Architecture takeaways

  • DisplayBoardContainerApp is the main source-visible entry or composition anchor for this sample.
  • Framework work reaches SwiftUI, GameplayKit through a deliberately small high-level chain; the detailed API graph remains inside the cited implementation files.
  • Stored-property evidence identifies lifecycle collaboration; it does not by itself prove exclusive object ownership.
  • Access-control conclusions separate verified language visibility from the likely design rationale.
  • The source does not justify labeling the design protocol-oriented.

Source map

Source file Relevant symbols
DisplayBoardContainer/DisplayBoardContainer/DisplayBoardContainerApp.swift DisplayBoardContainerApp
DisplayBoardContainer/DisplayBoardContainer/DisplayBoardLayout.swift DisplayBoardCardLayout, DisplayBoardSectionCardLayout, PoissonDiskLayout, Cache, PoissonDiskSampler, CircleAreaView
DisplayBoardContainer/DisplayBoardContainer/HeaderFooterCardView.swift HeaderCardView, FooterCardView, HeaderFooterCardView
DisplayBoardContainer/DisplayBoardContainer/CardView.swift DisplayBoardCardScale, CardView
DisplayBoardContainer/DisplayBoardContainer/DisplayBoardBackgroundView.swift DisplayBoardBackgroundView, DisplayBoardSectionBackgroundView
DisplayBoardContainer/DisplayBoardContainer/ContentView.swift ContentView
DisplayBoardContainer/DisplayBoardContainer/PinView.swift PinView
DisplayBoardContainer/DisplayBoardContainer/SampleData.swift Song, Source, Songs
DisplayBoardContainer/DisplayBoardContainer/RandomNumberGenerator+Extension.swift DisplayBoardRandomGenerator, CardRandomGenerator
DisplayBoardContainer/DisplayBoardContainer/CardStyle.swift CardStyle