So I have a TabView where each of the tabs is embedded in a NavigationView. On first appear of each tab I get the following lifecycle calls onAppear(), onDisappear(), onAppear(). So it looks like onAppear gets called twice. This only happens the first time. If I navigate back to the same tab, only onAppear() gets called, and only once.
Here's a minimal example:
struct Page1: View {
init() { print("Page 1 init") }
var body: some View {
NavigationView {
Text("Page 1")
.onAppear(perform: { print("Page 1 appearing") })
.onDisappear(perform: { print("Page 1 disappearing") })
}
}
}
struct Page2: View {
init() { print("Page 2 init") }
var body: some View {
NavigationView {
Text("Page 2")
.onAppear(perform: { print("Page 2 appearing") })
.onDisappear(perform: { print("Page 2 disappearing") })
}
}
}
struct ContentView: View {
var body: some View {
TabView {
Page1().tabItem { Text("Page 1") }
Page2().tabItem { Text("Page 2") }
}
}
}
And here's the result printed out:
Page 1 init
Page 2 init
Page 1 appearing
Page 1 disappearing
Page 1 appearing
Here's what happens if I click on the second tab
Page 1 init
Page 2 init
Page 1 appearing
Page 1 disappearing
Page 1 appearing
// here I clicked on second tab
Page 2 appearing
Page 2 disappearing
Page 2 appearing
Page 1 disappearing
Test on iOS 15 beta Simulator
The output: