What is the missing command to carry the cell title from UITableView to new ViewController via this segue? - ios

Question

I have ViewController that contains a UITableView. Data is loaded into that table via the following code:
import UIKit
class ViewController: UIViewController, UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSource, UsernameSentDelegate {
#IBOutlet weak var scrollView: UIScrollView!
#IBOutlet weak var receiveUsername: UILabel!
#IBOutlet weak var userEmailText: UILabel!
var userEmail: String?
var communities = [String]() { didSet { communitiesTableView.reloadData()
}
}
var flag = false
#IBOutlet weak var communitiesTableView: UITableView!
#IBAction func unwindToHome(_ segue: UIStoryboardSegue) {
}
//recieves email address from delegate from LoginViewController
func userLoggedIn(data: String) {
userEmailText.text = data
}
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
self.communitiesTableView.delegate = self
self.communitiesTableView.dataSource = self
}
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
return self.communities.count
}
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let title = self.communities[indexPath.row]
let cell = UITableViewCell()
cell.textLabel?.text = title
return cell
}
I then set up 1 prototype cell within the UITableView so I could create a segue to my second view controller, ShowCommunitiesViewController and named this segue, "showCommunitySegue"
In ShowCommunitiesViewController I have a label set up and ready to use as the title of the cell name carried across, named communityName.
In ViewController I have set up the following function to deal with the segue, including the destination variable for the cell title that has been selected.
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
self.performSegue(withIdentifier: "showCommunitySegue", sender: self)
showCommunityController.communityName = //what do I put here?
}
What do I need to put on that last line so showCommunityController.communityName displays the cell title?

Answer 1

Just declare selectedCellTitle as String in your viewController where your cells are.
var selectedCellTitle: String?
This will be the global variable keeping track of the selected cell's title.
Add the following in didSelectRowAt:
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
// Set your global variable to the title
self.selectedCellTitle = self.communities[indexPath.row]
// Trigger your segue
performSegue(withIdentifier: "showCommunitySegue", sender: self)
}
Override prepareforsegue method the following way:
override func prepare(for segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: Any?) {
if segue.identifier == "showCommunitySegue" {
// Check if the segue's destination viewcontroller is your viewcontroller
if let showCommunityController = segue.destination as? ShowCommunityViewController {
// Assign the selected title to communityName
showCommunityController.communityName = self.selectedCellTitle
}
}
}