Presenting sheet with Binding variable doesn't work when first presented

Question

I'm trying to present a View in a sheet with a @Binding String variable that just shows/binds this variable in a TextField.

In my main ContentView I have an Array of Strings which I display with a ForEach looping over the indices of the Array, showing a Button each with the text of the looped-over-element.

The Buttons action is simple: set an @State "index"-variable to the pressed Buttons' Element-index and show the sheet.

Here is my ContentView:

struct ContentView: View {
    
    @State var array = ["first", "second", "third"]
    @State var showIndex = 0
    @State var showSheet = false
    
    var body: some View {
        VStack {
            ForEach (0 ..< array.count, id:\.self) { i in
                Button("\(array[i])") {
                    showIndex = i
                    showSheet = true
                }
            }
            // Text("\(showIndex)") // if I uncomment this line, it works!
        }
        .sheet(isPresented: $showSheet, content: {
            SheetView(text: $array[showIndex])
        })
        .padding()
    }
}

And here is the SheetView:

struct SheetView: View {
    @Binding var text: String
    @Environment(\.presentationMode) var presentationMode
    
    var body: some View {
        VStack {
            TextField("text:", text: $text)
            Button("dismiss") {
                presentationMode.wrappedValue.dismiss()
            }
        }.padding()
    }
}

The problem is, when I first open the app and press on the "second" Button, the sheet opens and displays "first" in the TextField. I can then dismiss the Sheet and press the "second" Button again with the same result.

If I then press the "third" or "first" Button everything works from then on. Pressing any Button results in the correct behaviour.

Preview

Interestingly, if I uncomment the line with the Text showing the showIndex-variable, it works from the first time on.

Is this a bug, or am I doing something wrong here?

Answer 1

You should use custom Binding, custom Struct for solving the issue, it is complex issue. See the Example:

struct ContentView: View {
    
    @State private var array: [String] = ["first", "second", "third"]
    @State private var customStruct: CustomStruct?
    
    
    var body: some View {
        VStack {
            
            ForEach (array.indices, id:\.self) { index in
                
                Button(action: { customStruct = CustomStruct(int: index) }, label: {
                    Text(array[index]).frame(width: 100)
                    
                })
                
            }
            
        }
        .frame(width: 300, height: 300, alignment: .center)
        .background(Color.gray.opacity(0.5))
        .sheet(item: $customStruct, content: { item in SheetView(text: Binding.init(get: { () -> String in return array[item.int] },
                                                                                    set: { (newValue) in array[item.int] = newValue }) ) })
    }
}



struct CustomStruct: Identifiable {
    let id: UUID = UUID()
    var int: Int
}



struct SheetView: View {
    @Binding var text: String
    @Environment(\.presentationMode) var presentationMode
    
    var body: some View {
        VStack {
            TextField("text:", text: $text)
            Button("dismiss") {
                presentationMode.wrappedValue.dismiss()
            }
        }.padding()
    }
}