--- title: Stop Using isLoading in SwiftUI (Better Pattern) | daily.dev description: A tutorial on using a generic ViewState enum pattern in SwiftUI instead of simple boolean isLoading flags. The pattern covers four states — loading, success,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/stop-using-isloading-in-swiftui-better-pattern--a1upsms2s twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Stop Using isLoading in SwiftUI (Better Pattern) | daily.dev og:description: A tutorial on using a generic ViewState enum pattern in SwiftUI instead of simple boolean isLoading flags. The pattern covers four states — loading, success,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/stop-using-isloading-in-swiftui-better-pattern--a1upsms2s og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/a1UpSmS2s.png og:image:alt: Stop Using isLoading in SwiftUI (Better Pattern) og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Stop Using isLoading in SwiftUI (Better Pattern) **[Rebeloper](https://daily.dev/sources/rebeloper)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A tutorial on using a generic ViewState enum pattern in SwiftUI instead of simple boolean isLoading flags. The pattern covers four states — loading, success, empty, and error — using a generic Swift enum to handle all possible view states in a clean, type-safe way. The approach works for full screens or subviews and replaces ad-hoc state variables with a single unified state model. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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