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How to turn a SwiftUI color into a gradient 🎨

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Did you know that SwiftUI lets you turn a solid color into a gradient with one line of code? 🤨

Give me 1 minute and I'll show you how it works 😌

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Let's talk about color gradients!

Did you know that SwiftUI has an API that lets you turn a solid Color into a gradient by adding a single line of code?

All you need to do is call the property .gradient on a SwiftUI Color, and that Color will be automatically turned into a nice looking gradient:

Of course, when you work with designers, they'll provide you with color codes to implement exactly the gradient that they want.

But when you're working alone on your own app, the property .gradient is a nice way to create a visually pleasing gradient without having to worry about color codes.

There's just one catch to keep in mind: this property is only available starting from iOS 16.

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