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* * * ## Introduction Auto Layout was introduced in iOS 6.0 and only supports iOS 6.0 and higher versions. It helps us create interfaces for multiple types of devices. ### Example Steps 1. Create a simple View-based application. 2. Modify the content of the `ViewController.m` file as shown below. #import "ViewController.h"@interface ViewController ()@property (nonatomic, strong) UIButton *leftButton;@property (nonatomic, strong) UIButton *rightButton;@property (nonatomic, strong) UITextField *textfield;@end@implementation ViewController- (void)viewDidLoad{ ; UIView *superview = self.view; /*1. Create leftButton and add to our view*/ self.leftButton = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeRoundedRect]; self.leftButton.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = NO; [self.leftButton setTitle:@"LeftButton" forState:UIControlStateNormal]; [self.view addSubview:self.leftButton]; /* 2. Constraint to position LeftButton's X*/ NSLayoutConstraint *leftButtonXConstraint = [NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:self.leftButton attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterX relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationGreaterThanOrEqual toItem:superview attribute: NSLayoutAttributeCenterX multiplier:1.0 constant:-60.0f]; /* 3. Constraint to position LeftButton's Y*/ NSLayoutConstraint *leftButtonYConstraint = [NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:self.leftButton attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterY relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:superview attribute: NSLayoutAttributeCenterY multiplier:1.0f constant:0.0f]; /* 4. Add the constraints to button's superview*/ [superview addConstraints:@[ leftButtonXConstraint, leftButtonYConstraint]]; /*5. Create rightButton and add to our view*/ self.rightButton = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeRoundedRect]; self.rightButton.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = NO; [self.rightButton setTitle:@"RightButton" forState:UIControlStateNormal]; [self.view addSubview:self.rightButton]; /*6. Constraint to position RightButton's X*/ NSLayoutConstraint *rightButtonXConstraint = [NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:self.rightButton attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterX relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationGreaterThanOrEqual toItem:superview attribute: NSLayoutAttributeCenterX multiplier:1.0 constant:60.0f]; /*7. Constraint to position RightButton's Y*/ rightButtonXConstraint.priority = UILayoutPriorityDefaultHigh; NSLayoutConstraint *centerYMyConstraint = [NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:self.rightButton attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterY relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationGreaterThanOrEqual toItem:superview attribute: NSLayoutAttributeCenterY multiplier:1.0f constant:0.0f]; [superview addConstraints:@[centerYMyConstraint, rightButtonXConstraint]]; //8. Add Text field self.textfield = [initWithFrame: CGRectMake(0, 100, 100, 30)]; self.textfield.borderStyle = UITextBorderStyleRoundedRect; self.textfield.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = NO; [self.view addSubview:self.textfield]; //9. Text field Constraints NSLayoutConstraint *textFieldTopConstraint = [NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:self.textfield attribute:NSLayoutAttributeTop relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationGreaterThanOrEqual toItem:superview attribute:NSLayoutAttributeTop multiplier:1.0 constant:60.0f]; NSLayoutConstraint *textFieldBottomConstraint = [NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:self.textfield attribute:NSLayoutAttributeTop relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationGreaterThanOrEqual toItem:self.rightButton attribute:NSLayoutAttributeTop multiplier:0.8 constant:-60.0f]; NSLayoutConstraint *textFieldLeftConstraint = [NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:self.textfield attribute:NSLayoutAttributeLeft relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:superview attribute: NSLayoutAttributeLeft multiplier:1.0 constant:30.0f]; NSLayoutConstraint *textFieldRightConstraint = [NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:self.textfield attribute:NSLayoutAttributeRight relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:superview attribute: NSLayoutAttributeRight multiplier:1.0 constant:-30.0f]; [superview addConstraints:@[textFieldBottomConstraint , textFieldLeftConstraint, textFieldRightConstraint, textFieldTopConstraint]]; }- (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning { ; // Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.}@end ### Output Run the application. The following output will appear on the iPhone simulator.  When we change the simulator to landscape orientation, the output is as follows:  When we run the same application on an iPhone 5 simulator, the output is as follows:  When we change the simulator to landscape orientation, the output is as follows: