Access a variable from a different class - ios

Question

I am trying to access a variable from a different class. What am I doing wrong?
class ViewController: UIViewController {
var restaurantName = "Test"
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
}
#IBAction func btnClicked(_ sender: Any) {
DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: DispatchTime.now()){
let pop = popView()
self.view.addSubview(pop)
}
}
}
here is the class I am trying to access it from:
class popView: UIView{
fileprivate let titleLabel: UILabel = {
let label = UILabel()
label.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
label.font = UIFont.systemFont(ofSize:28, weight: .bold)
label.textAlignment = .center
//label.text = "TITLE"
label.text = restaurantName
return label
}()
}
How can I access the 'restaurantName' variable in the 'popView' class?
thanks in advance

Answer 1

You don't want to tightly couple the view and the view controller.
You should have a property on your PopView to hold the text. You can then assign a value to this property when you create the PopView instance.
class PopView: UIView{
fileprivate let titleLabel: UILabel = {
let label = UILabel()
label.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
label.font = UIFont.systemFont(ofSize:28, weight: .bold)
label.textAlignment = .center
//label.text = "TITLE"
label.text = restaurantName
return label
}()
var titleText: String? {
didSet {
self.titleLabel.text = titleText
}
}
}
class ViewController: UIViewController {
var restaurantName = "Test"
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
}
#IBAction func btnClicked(_ sender: Any) {
DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: DispatchTime.now()){
let pop = popView()
pop.titleText = restaurantName
self.view.addSubview(pop)
}
}
}

Answer 2

You simply cant access 'restaurantName' variable in the 'popView' class since the "popupView" class is an instance of "ViewController".
If you want to assign property "restaurantName" to "titleLabel" simply remove the "fileprivate" from property "titleLabel" and add this line before the "addSubview" func.
pop.titleLabel.text = restaurantName
also change your "popView" class to the following
class popView: UIView{
weak var titleLabel: UILabel!
func awakeFromNib() {
super.awakeFromNib()
titleLabel = UILabel()
titleLabel.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
titleLabel.font = UIFont.systemFont(ofSize:28, weight: .bold)
titleLabel.textAlignment = .center
}