# coordinateSpace(name:) Assigns a name to the view’s coordinate space, so other code can operate on dimensions like points and sizes relative to the named space. ``` nonisolated func coordinateSpace(name: T) -> some View where T : Hashable ``` ## Parameters `name` A name used to identify this coordinate space. ## Discussion Use `coordinateSpace(name:)` to allow another function to find and operate on a view and operate on dimensions relative to that view. The example below demonstrates how a nested view can find and operate on its enclosing view’s coordinate space: ``` struct ContentView: View { @State private var location = CGPoint.zero var body: some View { VStack { Color.red.frame(width: 100, height: 100) .overlay(circle) Text("Location: \(Int(location.x)), \(Int(location.y))") } .coordinateSpace(name: "stack") } var circle: some View { Circle() .frame(width: 25, height: 25) .gesture(drag) .padding(5) } var drag: some Gesture { DragGesture(coordinateSpace: .named("stack")) .onChanged { info in location = info.location } } } ``` Here, the [`VStack`](/documentation/SwiftUI/VStack) in the `ContentView` named “stack” is composed of a red frame with a custom [`Circle`](/documentation/SwiftUI/Circle) view [`overlay(_:alignment:)`](/documentation/SwiftUI/View/overlay(_:alignment:)) at its center. The `circle` view has an attached [`DragGesture`](/documentation/SwiftUI/DragGesture) that targets the enclosing VStack’s coordinate space. As the gesture recognizer’s closure registers events inside `circle` it stores them in the shared `location` state variable and the [`VStack`](/documentation/SwiftUI/VStack) displays the coordinates in a [`Text`](/documentation/SwiftUI/Text) view.  --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)