SwiftUI List disclosure indicator without NavigationLink

Question

I am searching for a solution to show the disclosure indicator chevron without having the need to wrap my view into an NavigationLink. For example I want to show the indicator but not navigate to a new view but instead show a modal for example.

I have found a lot solutions that hide the indicator button but none which explains how to add one. Is this even possible in the current SwiftUI version ?

struct MyList: View {
    var body: some View {
        NavigationView {
        List {
            Section {
                Text("Item 1")
                Text("Item 2")
                Text("Item 3")
                Text("Item 4")

            }
        }
    }
}

For example I want to add the disclosure indicator to Item 1 without needing to wrap it into an NavigationLink

I already tried to fake the indicator with the chevron.right SF Symbol, but the symbol does not match 100% the default iOS one. Top is default bottom is chevron.right.

Answer 1

Hopefully, this is what you are looking for. You can add the item to a HStack and with a Spacer in between fake it that its a Link:

HStack {
                    Text("Item 1")
                    Spacer()
                    Button(action: {

                    }){
                        Image(systemName: "chevron.right")
                            .font(.body)
                    }
                }

Answer 2

It is definitely possible.

You can use a combination of Button and a non-functional NavigationLink to achieve what you want.

Add the following extension on NavigationLink.

extension NavigationLink where Label == EmptyView, Destination == EmptyView {

   /// Useful in cases where a `NavigationLink` is needed but there should not be
   /// a destination. e.g. for programmatic navigation.
   static var empty: NavigationLink {
       self.init(destination: EmptyView(), label: { EmptyView() })
   }
}

Then, in your List, you can do something like this for the row:

// ...
ForEach(section.items) { item in
    Button(action: {
        // your custom navigation / action goes here
    }) {
        HStack {
            Text(item.name)
            Spacer()
            NavigationLink.empty
        }
    }
 }
 // ...

The above produces the same result as if you had used a NavigationLink and also highlights / dehighlights the row as expected on interactions.