How to create spacing between items in a SwiftUI List view?

Question

I can't seem to find a way to create spacing between List items. Maybe I shouldn't put in a list in the first place?

What do you think?

This the code that generates the view:

struct ContentView: View {
    
    @ObservedObject var ratesVM = RatesViewModel()
    
    init() {
        UINavigationBar.appearance().largeTitleTextAttributes = [.foregroundColor: UIColor.white]
        UITableView.appearance().backgroundColor = UIColor.init(named: "midnight blue")
        UITableViewCell.appearance().backgroundColor = .green
        UITableView.appearance().separatorStyle = .none
    }
    
    var body: some View {
        
        NavigationView {
            List (ratesVM.ratesList, id: \.self) { rate in
                    Image(systemName: "plus")
                    
                    Button(action: {print("pressed")}) {
                        Text(rate.hebrewCurrencyName)
                }
            }
            .navigationBarTitle("המרות מטבע")
            .navigationBarItems(leading:
                Button(action: {
                    print("button pressed")
                    self.ratesVM.callService()
                }) {
                    Image(systemName: "plus")
                        .foregroundColor(Color.orange)})
        }.environment(\.layoutDirection, .rightToLeft)
    }
}

Answer 1

You can define the minimum list row height to be bigger so you'll have more separation between rows.

List (ratesVM.ratesList, id: \.self) { rate in
       Image(systemName: "plus")
       Button(action: {print("pressed")}) {
                    Text(rate.hebrewCurrencyName)
       }
}.environment(\.defaultMinListRowHeight, 50) //minimum row height

Alternatively you can build your row as a HStack and specify a frame height.

List (ratesVM.ratesList, id: \.self) { rate in
    HStack {
       Image(systemName: "plus")
       Button(action: {print("pressed")}) {
          Text(rate.hebrewCurrencyName)
       }
    }.frame(height: 50) //your row height 
}.environment(\.defaultMinListRowHeight, 20) 

Or as a VStack and and use Spacers

List (ratesVM.ratesList, id: \.self) { rate in
    VStack{
        Spacer()
        HStack {
           Image(systemName: "plus")
           Button(action: {print("pressed")}) {
              Text(rate.hebrewCurrencyName)
           }
        }
        Spacer()
    }.frame(height: 50)
}.environment(\.defaultMinListRowHeight, 20)