Update height constraint programmatically

Question

I am new in auto layout. I have done all of my project from xib file, but now I faced a problem where I have to update an view's height programmatically. I have tried below but now working.

[[self view] addConstraint:[NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:loginContainer attribute:NSLayoutAttributeHeight relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:nil attribute:NSLayoutAttributeNotAnAttribute multiplier:1.0f constant:loginFrame.size.height]]; 

In console it's shows

Unable to simultaneously satisfy constraints.     Probably at least one of the constraints in the following list is one you don't want. Try this: (1) look at each constraint and try to figure out which you don't expect; (2) find the code that added the unwanted constraint or constraints and fix it. (Note: If you're seeing NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraints that you don't understand, refer to the documentation for the UIView property translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints)  (     "<NSLayoutConstraint:0x78724530 V:[UIView:0x790cdfb0(170)]>",     "<NSLayoutConstraint:0x787da210 V:[UIView:0x790cdfb0(400)]>" )  Will attempt to recover by breaking constraint  <NSLayoutConstraint:0x78724530 V:[UIView:0x790cdfb0(170)]>  Make a symbolic breakpoint at UIViewAlertForUnsatisfiableConstraints to catch this in the debugger. The methods in the UIConstraintBasedLayoutDebugging category on UIView listed in <UIKit/UIView.h> may also be helpful. 

Answer 1

Instead of adding a new constraint, you need to modify the constant on your existing constraint.

Use an IBOutlet to connect to your constraint in Interface Builder:

@property (nonatomic, weak) NSLayoutConstraint *heightConstraint; 

Then, when you need to set it programmatically, simply set the constant property on the constraint:

heightConstraint.constant = 100; 

OR

If you can't access the nib in Interface Builder, find the constraint in code:

NSLayoutConstraint *heightConstraint; for (NSLayoutConstraint *constraint in myView.constraints) {     if (constraint.firstAttribute == NSLayoutAttributeHeight) {         heightConstraint = constraint;         break;     } } heightConstraint.constant = 100; 

And in Swift:

if let constraint = (myView.constraints.filter{$0.firstAttribute == .width}.first) {             constraint.constant = 100.0         }