Compression resistance and content hugging are two related concepts that work together to determine how a view behaves when its available space is constrained.
Compression resistance: Compression resistance refers to a view's ability to resist being compressed or made smaller when there is limited space available. When a view has a high compression resistance priority, it indicates that it should try to maintain its size and avoid being compressed. This means that if there is not enough space to accommodate all views in a container, the views with higher compression resistance will be less likely to be squeezed or made smaller.
Content hugging: Content hugging, on the other hand, refers to a view's preference for hugging its content tightly. When a view has a high content hugging priority, it means it prefers to be sized to fit its content more closely. Views with high content hugging priority will try to expand to fit their intrinsic content size.
The relationship between compression resistance and content hugging is as follows:
Compression resistance takes effect when there is limited space available and views need to be compressed or made smaller to fit within the container. Views with higher compression resistance priorities will be less likely to be compressed compared to views with lower compression resistance priorities.
Content hugging takes effect when there is excess space available, and views need to expand to fill the container. Views with higher content hugging priorities will be more likely to expand to fit their intrinsic content size compared to views with lower content hugging priorities.
So, in summary, compression resistance determines how views behave when there is limited space, and content hugging determines how views behave when there is excess space.
By adjusting the compression resistance and content hugging priorities of views within a layout, you can control how they respond to changes in available space and ensure a desired layout and appearance.
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