I use Swift and Xcode 6 and would like to pass a variable from one View Controller to another using a Segue.
I have created a segue called 'MainToTimer' which is trigger once button is pressed. I would like to be able to use the variable called 'Duration' on the second View Controller.
Is it possible to pass multiple variables and constants?
What code do I need associated to each View Controller?
Thank you in advance.
First, setup property/properties to hold your variables in your second view controller (destination).
class YourSecondViewController: UIViewController {
var duration:Double?
}
Then have your button trigger your custom segue. Use your variable ('duration') as the argument for sender.
class YourFirstViewController: UIViewController {
@IBAction func buttonTapped(sender: AnyObject) {
self.performSegueWithIdentifier("MainToTimer", sender: duration)
}
}
Finally, pass this sender data by overriding the prepareForSegue method:
override func prepareForSegue(segue: UIStoryboardSegue!, sender: AnyObject!) {
if (segue.identifier == "MainToTimer") {
let secondViewController = segue.destinationViewController as YourSecondViewController
let duration = sender as Double
secondViewController.duration = duration
}
}
Yes, it is also possible to pass multiple variables and constants, again using the 'sender' parameter of prepareForSegue. If you have multiple data you want to pass in, put them in an array and make that array the sender.
In the first ViewController
place this (for modal segue):
override func prepareForSegue(segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: AnyObject?) {
let theDestination = (segue.destinationViewController as ViewController2)
theDestination.Duration2 = Duration
}
Change ViewController2
to the name of the second ViewController
. In ViewController2
create a class variable:
var Duration2 = (whatever the type - UInt8 I guess for time)
That's it. You will have in the value of Duration2
the value of Duration
from the first ViewController
.