Sample CodeiOS, iPadOS, Mac CatalystReviewed 2026-07-26View on Apple Developer

Disabling the pull-down gesture for a sheet

At a glance

Item Summary
Purpose Ensure a positive user experience when presenting a view controller as a sheet.
App architecture A Swift sample with the source-visible chain AppDelegateEditViewControllerUIKit APIs.
Main patterns View-controller organization, Protocol-oriented abstraction, Delegate or data-source callbacks
Project style 3 scanned source file(s) across Swift, organized around ranked entry, type, and file boundaries.
Execution model No structured execution marker indexed; callback threading requires source review.
State/event model No structured observation or publisher-scheduling marker indexed.
Key frameworks/packages UIKit; these are source dependencies, not architecture labels.

Project structure

Source bundle/
├── SheetPresentations/
│   ├── AppDelegate.swift
│   ├── EditViewController.swift
│   ├── RootViewController.swift
│   ├── Base.lproj/
│   │   └── LaunchScreen.storyboard
│   ├── Info.plist
│   └── Main.storyboard
├── Configuration/
│   └── SampleCode.xcconfig
└── SheetPresentations.xcodeproj/
    ├── .xcodesamplecode.plist
    └── project.pbxproj

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 6 project/configuration file(s) and 4 source declaration(s).

Overall architecture

Reference code

SheetPresentations/AppDelegate.swift:10 — architecture anchor

@UIApplicationMain
class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {

    var window: UIWindow?
}

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 UIKit.

Ownership and state

Ownership evidence

SheetPresentations/AppDelegate.swift:13 — stored dependency or nearest verified ownership anchor

@UIApplicationMain
class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {

    var window: UIWindow?
}
Owner Object or state Relationship Mutation authority
AppDelegate UIWindow (window) stores or receives App/module collaborators
EditViewController EditViewControllerDelegate (delegate) holds a non-owning reference The referenced object’s lifecycle is owned elsewhere
EditViewController UIBarButtonItem (cancelButton) holds a non-owning reference The referenced object’s lifecycle is owned elsewhere
EditViewController UIBarButtonItem (saveButton) holds a non-owning reference The referenced object’s lifecycle is owned elsewhere

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.

Concurrency, scheduling, and thread safety

Evidence limit: actor isolation, async/await, or Task creation does not by itself prove background-thread execution; Sendable conformance alone does not prove thread-safe mutation.

No source-visible execution, scheduling, or synchronization boundary was found in the indexed source.

@MainActor/MainActor.run, DispatchQueue.main, and RunLoop.main are reported as distinct isolation, queue, and event-loop mechanisms. A plain Task is kept separate from Task.detached; neither is labeled as a background thread.

State propagation, frameworks, and dependencies

Evidence limit: an import proves a source-level compilation dependency at the cited line; it does not prove runtime use, architectural adoption, or whether a Swift package is a direct application dependency.

Category Mechanism or module Verified role Evidence
Source import UIKit The cited file imports this module; runtime use and architectural role are not inferred. SheetPresentations/AppDelegate.swift:8

receive(on:) describes downstream delivery scheduling, while subscribe(on:) describes upstream subscription/request/cancel scheduling. An import Combine alone establishes neither behavior nor a Store, reducer, Redux, or other application architecture.

Class and protocol design

SheetPresentations/EditViewController.swift:10 — representative type boundary

protocol EditViewControllerDelegate: AnyObject {

    func editViewControllerDidCancel(_ editViewController: EditViewController)
    func editViewControllerDidFinish(_ editViewController: EditViewController)
}
Type Responsibility Depends on or conforms to
AppDelegate Receives callback-driven events UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate
EditViewControllerDelegate Defines a capability or collaboration contract AnyObject
EditViewController View lifecycle, callbacks, and feature coordination UIViewController, UITextViewDelegate, UIAdaptivePresentationControllerDelegate
RootViewController View lifecycle, callbacks, and feature coordination UIViewController, EditViewControllerDelegate

The source explicitly defines local protocol relationships: RootViewControllerEditViewControllerDelegate.

Access control

Symbol Access Verified effect Likely rationale
AppDelegate (SheetPresentations/AppDelegate.swift:11) implicit internal No explicit modifier means the Swift declaration is internal to the module. Inference: app-target collaboration needs no exported library surface.
EditViewControllerDelegate (SheetPresentations/EditViewController.swift:10) implicit internal No explicit modifier means the Swift declaration is internal to the module. Inference: app-target collaboration needs no exported library surface.
EditViewController (SheetPresentations/EditViewController.swift:16) implicit internal No explicit modifier means the Swift declaration is internal to the module. Inference: app-target collaboration needs no exported library surface.
RootViewController (SheetPresentations/RootViewController.swift:8) implicit internal No explicit modifier means the Swift declaration is internal to the module. Inference: app-target collaboration needs no exported library surface.

Reference code

SheetPresentations/AppDelegate.swift:11 — representative boundary

@UIApplicationMain
class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {

    var window: UIWindow?
}

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
View lifecycle, callbacks, and feature coordination EditViewController, RootViewController The source’s Controller suffix makes this role explicit.
Receives callback-driven events AppDelegate, EditViewControllerDelegate The source’s Delegate suffix makes this role explicit.

Design patterns

Pattern Source evidence Purpose or tradeoff
View-controller organization SheetPresentations/EditViewController.swift:16 A controller is the verified coordination boundary; this is MVC-style only where a separate model is present.
Protocol-oriented abstraction SheetPresentations/RootViewController.swift:10 A local protocol and concrete conformance create an explicit capability boundary.
Delegate or data-source callbacks SheetPresentations/AppDelegate.swift:11 Callback protocols invert event delivery back into the sample’s owner.

Naming conventions

  • Types: Controller: EditViewController, RootViewController; Delegate: AppDelegate, EditViewControllerDelegate.
  • Protocols: EditViewControllerDelegate.
  • Methods: editViewControllerDidCancel, editViewControllerDidFinish, viewWillAppear, viewWillLayoutSubviews, textViewDidChange, cancel, save, presentationControllerDidAttemptToDismiss.
  • Files: SheetPresentations/AppDelegate.swift, SheetPresentations/EditViewController.swift, SheetPresentations/RootViewController.swift.

Architecture takeaways

  • AppDelegate is the main source-visible entry or composition anchor for this sample.
  • Framework work reaches UIKit 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.
  • Local protocol relationships provide an explicit substitution boundary.

Source map

Source file Relevant symbols
SheetPresentations/AppDelegate.swift Cited implementation, AppDelegate, UIKit
SheetPresentations/EditViewController.swift EditViewControllerDelegate, EditViewController
SheetPresentations/RootViewController.swift RootViewController, Cited implementation