I recommend not to go back to using UIKit. There is an interesting approach here. The solution is to use a model class that conforms to ObservableObject, and use @Published variables in the NavigationLink selection. Add willSet/didSet to these variables, and you will know when a selection was made.
willSet/didSet do not work on @State variables so using @Published variables does the trick.
A similar approach is also taken on this sample code by Apple.
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But what if we want a column-style navigationView?