Creating tables with Table in SwiftUI

Table is a table view control provided by SwiftUI 3.0 for macOS, allowing developers to quickly create interactive multi-column tables. In WWDC 2022, Table was extended to iPadOS, giving it more room to grow. This article will introduce how to use Table, analyze its characteristics, and how to achieve similar functionality on other platforms.

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List with row characteristics

In Table’s definition, there is a clear distinction between rows and columns. However, compared to SwiftUI’s grid containers (LazyVGrid, Grid), Table is essentially more similar to List. Developers can view Table as a list with column characteristics.