Prepare for segue in TableViewDelegate methods - ios

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Let me explain my problem;
I have a bunch of Event object which appears in tableView cells.
And these objects store in events array
var events: [Event]
Also i have another view controller(DetailViewContoller), in that view controller i have a variable for receiving event object from tableview.
import UIKit
class EventDetailViewController: UIViewController {
var event: Event?
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
print(event?.name)
}
When i tapped the cells i want to pass my current event object to variable(indicated on above) in DetailViewController. So i tried this ->
extension EventListViewcontroller:UITableViewDelegate {
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
// Whenever cells tapped, related object needs to pass DetailViewController
performSegue(withIdentifier: K.Segues.eventListToDetail, sender: self)
func prepare(for segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: Any?) {
if segue.identifier == K.Segues.eventListToDetail {
let VC = segue.destination as! EventDetailViewController
VC.event = events[indexPath.row]
}
}
}
But unfortunately after segue performed when i checked the event variable in DetailViewController it was shown as a nil. So question is, how can i pass my tapped event cell to other view controller?
Note: i've found this topic How do you test UIStoryBoard segue is triggered by didSelectRow(at:) but it didn't help my problem...

Answer 1

In your class
class ViewController: EventListViewcontroller {
var selectedIndex: IndexPath? = nil
}
And change your code in didSelect as
extension ViewController:UITableViewDelegate {
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
// Whenever cells tapped, related object needs to pass DetailViewController
self.selectedIndex = indexPath
performSegue(withIdentifier: K.Segues.eventListToDetail, sender: self)
}
override func prepare(for segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: Any?) {
if let indexPath = self. selectedIndex, segue.identifier == K.Segues.eventListToDetail {
let VC = segue.destination as! EventDetailViewController
VC.event = events[indexPath.row]
}
}
}
Hope this helps