How To Bring A View Forward Or Back In Swift Programmatically

Bringing a view forward or back programmatically is a common task for iOS developers.

How To Bring A View Forward In Swift

To bring a view forward in Swift, call bringSubviewToFront:

view.bringSubviewToFront(childView)

You can also use the superView property to call this from the child view:

childView.superview?.bringSubviewToFront(childView)

How To Send A View Backward In Swift

To bring a send backward in Swift, call sendSubviewToBack:

view.sendSubviewToBack(childView)

Again, you can use the superView property to call this from the childview:

childView.superview?.sendSubviewToBack(childView)