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Using anchors to match a parent view's constraints

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Swift extensions are really great, including when working with Auto Layout. We can make a child view fill its superview using constraints, as well as having insets between them. This is very useful when adding a child view controller to its parent within a subview.

extension UIView {
func attachAnchors(to view: UIView, with insets: UIEdgeInsets = .zero) {
NSLayoutConstraint.activate([
topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.topAnchor, constant: insets.top),
rightAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.rightAnchor, constant: -insets.right),
bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.bottomAnchor, constant: -insets.bottom),
leftAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.leftAnchor, constant: insets.left)
])
}
}

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