SwiftUI: How To Reset a Form

November 10, 2025·1 min read·by dockui

Resetting a SwiftUI form means clearing all fields back to their initial state with 1 action.
This is extremely common in forms, wizards, settings screens, onboarding, etc.

Shortest working example

Code Snippet

import SwiftUI

struct ContentView: View {
    @State private var name = ""
    @State private var email = ""
    @State private var age = ""

    var body: some View {
        Form {
            TextField("Name", text: $name)
            TextField("Email", text: $email)
            TextField("Age", text: $age)

            Button("Reset") {
                resetForm()
            }
        }
    }

    func resetForm() {
        name = ""
        email = ""
        age = ""
    }
}

This is literally all you need.

Reusable reset function

make it clean by grouping your values in 1 place:

Code Snippet

struct UserForm {
    var name: String = ""
    var email: String = ""
    var age: String = ""
}

and then:

Code Snippet

struct ContentView: View {
    @State private var form = UserForm()

    var body: some View {
        Form {
            TextField("Name", text: $form.name)
            TextField("Email", text: $form.email)
            TextField("Age", text: $form.age)

            Button("Reset Form") {
                form = UserForm() // ← resets everything in one line
            }
        }
    }
}

this is a super clean pattern for bigger forms.

Reset after submit

common UX pattern = after user submitted → reset the form:

Code Snippet

Button("Submit") {
    submit()
    form = UserForm()
}

Animated form reset (optional)

Code Snippet

withAnimation {
    form = UserForm()
}

This gives a nice fade / slide update as fields clear.

Common mistakes

storing text values in multiple places
not grouping related fields in a model
trying to mutate fields in the Form closure instead of in a function

Summary (Copy/Paste)

Code Snippet

struct UserForm {
    var name = ""
    var email = ""
    var age = ""
}

@State private var form = UserForm()

Button("Reset") {
    form = UserForm()
}

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