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Created August 6, 2013 00:41
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The implementation file for an example of animating a UIView using autolayout constraints.
#import "ViewController.h"
@interface ViewController ()
@property (nonatomic, weak) IBOutlet UIView *viewToAnimate;
@property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL containerIsOpen;
@end
@implementation ViewController
#pragma mark - View Lifecycle
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
self.containerIsOpen = NO;
}
#pragma mark - Interface Actions
- (IBAction)moveButtonTouched
{
if (self.containerIsOpen) {
[self replaceTopConstraintOnView:self.viewToAnimate withConstant:-220.0];
} else {
[self replaceTopConstraintOnView:self.viewToAnimate withConstant:0.0];
}
[self animateConstraints];
self.containerIsOpen = !self.containerIsOpen;
}
#pragma mark - Helper Methods
- (void)replaceTopConstraintOnView:(UIView *)view withConstant:(float)constant
{
[self.view.constraints enumerateObjectsUsingBlock:^(NSLayoutConstraint *constraint, NSUInteger idx, BOOL *stop) {
if ((constraint.firstItem == view) && (constraint.firstAttribute == NSLayoutAttributeTop)) {
constraint.constant = constant;
}
}];
}
- (void)animateConstraints
{
[UIView animateWithDuration:0.5 animations:^{
[self.view layoutIfNeeded];
}];
}
@end
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I know this is quite old, but for anyone looking at this, you can just connect an outlet for the constraint you want to animate.

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