How to parse data from a UIViewController having 2 CollectionViews with swift - ios

Question

How do I parse data from a UIViewController having 2 different UICollectionViews?
I have 2 UICollectionViews in on UIViewController I have been able to pull the data from the server to the views and its displayed but i'm having trouble parsing it to the next screens.
I have tired this using didSelectItemAt and performSegue but it can't parse the data to the other screen
func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, didSelectItemAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
if collectionView == self.categoryView {
let categoryViewController = self.storyboard?.instantiateViewController(withIdentifier: "CategoryListViewController") as! CategoryListViewController
categoryViewController.self.selectedC = self.category[indexPath.row]
self.navigationController?.pushViewController(categoryViewController, animated: true)
} else if collectionView == self.featuredView {
self.selectedPro = self.property[indexPath.row]
self.performSegue(withIdentifier: "showDet", sender: self)
}
}
override func prepare(for segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: Any?) {
if segue.identifier == "showCat"{
let categoryController = segue.destination as! CategoryListViewController
categoryController.selectedC = self.selectedC
}
else {
let detailViewController = segue.destination as! DetailsViewController
detailViewController.selectedPro = self.selectedPro
}
}
I'm expected to parse data to the second screen

Answer 1

Why are you using two different collection views? Why don't you just create two different cells? That way you can easily do an if let in the didSelect which type of cell has been tapped and pass the data on?

Answer 2

This Is the Solution
#IBOutlet weak var categoryView: UICollectionView!
let collectionViewAIdentifier = "catCell"
var category = [Category]()
#IBOutlet weak var featuredView: UICollectionView!
let collectionViewBIdentifier = "feaCell"
var property = [Property]()
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
SVProgressHUD.show(withStatus: "Loading...")
categoryView.delegate = self
categoryView.dataSource = self
self.view.addSubview(categoryView)
featuredView.delegate = self
featuredView.dataSource = self
self.view.addSubview(featuredView)
}
func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, numberOfItemsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
var count:Int?
// Category Collection View
if collectionView == self.categoryView {count = category.count}
//Property Collection View
if collectionView == self.featuredView {count = property.count}
return count!
}
func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, cellForItemAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UICollectionViewCell {
// Category Collection View
if collectionView == self.categoryView {
let cellA = collectionView.dequeueReusableCell(withReuseIdentifier: collectionViewAIdentifier, for: indexPath) as! HomeCollectionViewCell
let cat: Category
cat = category[indexPath.row]
cellA.homId.text = cat.idd
cellA.homName.text = cat.name
//idCat = cat.idd!
return cellA
}
//Property Collection View
else {
let cellB = collectionView.dequeueReusableCell(withReuseIdentifier: collectionViewBIdentifier, for: indexPath) as! FeaturedCollectionViewCell
let pro: Property
pro = property[indexPath.row]
cellB.proId.text = pro.idd
cellB.proName.text = pro.name
return cellB
}
}
//Parsing data to next screen
override func prepare(for segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: Any?) {
// Category Collection View parsing data
if segue.identifier == "showCat" {
let categoryDetailVC = segue.destination as! CategoryListViewController
let cell = sender as! UICollectionViewCell
let indexPath = self.categoryView.indexPath(for: cell)
let categoryId = category[(indexPath?.row)!].idd
categoryDetailVC.idString = categoryId
}
//Property Collection View parsing data
else if segue.identifier == "showDet" {
let detailVC = segue.destination as! DetailsViewController
let cell = sender as! UICollectionViewCell
let indexPath = self.featuredView.indexPath(for: cell)
let detailId = property[(indexPath?.row)!].idd
detailVC.idProString = detailId
}
}