Issues passing data from TableViewCell labels to a ViewController - ios

Question

I am trying to pass data from the selected cell of an "Events" table view, to a "Details" View Controller. I have looked at various questions similar to mine, but I can't seem to properly apply it to my code. I also used labels, instead of a Subtitle style. There is also an image that needs to be passed.
my view controller looks like this:
import UIKit
class ViewController: UIViewController, UITableViewDataSource, UITableViewDelegate {
var names = ["Brown Diner", "Kirkland", "Choco", "Lil Wayne", "Annie", "Social"]
var details = ["Free drink with meal after 12 AM", "LADIES drink free", "10% off all ice cream!", "concert", "a Theater Production", "Bring your Squad to the Social"]
var images = [UIImage(named: "brown"), UIImage(named: "kirk"), UIImage(named: "choco"), UIImage(named: "lilwayne"), UIImage(named: "default"), UIImage(named: "default")]
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
}
override func tableView(tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = self.tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("cell", forIndexPath: indexPath) as! CustomCell
cell.name.text = names[indexPath.row]
cell.detail.text = details[indexPath.row]
cell.photo.image = images[indexPath.row]
return cell
}
override func prepareForSegue(segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: AnyObject?) {
if segue.identifier == "detailsSegue" {
guard let eventVC = segue.destinationViewController as? DetailsViewController,
let eventIndex = tableView.indexPathForSelectedRow?.row else {
return
}
eventVC.eventName = names[eventIndex]
eventVC.eventDetail = details[eventIndex]
eventVC.eventPhoto = images[eventIndex]
}
}
}
my customCell.swift file:
import UIKit
class CustomCell: UITableViewCell {
#IBOutlet var photo: UIImageView!
#IBOutlet var name: UILabel!
#IBOutlet var detail: UILabel!
override func awakeFromNib() {
super.awakeFromNib()
// Initialization code
}
override func setSelected(selected: Bool, animated: Bool) {
super.setSelected(selected, animated: animated)
// Configure the view for the selected state
}
}
my detailsViewController
import Foundation
import UIKit
class DetailsViewController : UIViewController {
#IBOutlet var detailsLabel: UILabel!
#IBOutlet var detailsImage: UIImageView!
#IBOutlet var detailsDesc: UILabel!
override func viewDidLoad() {
}
}
I am very new to Swift, and it has proven to be very challenging for me. I'm really not a coder, however a project demands that I complete some of the coding for an application that I am the UI/UIX designer of. Thank you for your help in advance!
EDIT::
Project: https://github.com/vpags1/events.git.
When the user clicks on a cell in the TableView, it takes you to the Details View which displays the same data as the cell (image, name, details) just larger; and longer descriptions can be see at full length. I am pulling several errors in my View Controller, and thats pretty much all I know.. My cells formatting is also kind of messed up but I was going to try and figure that out after this unless there is a quick fix for that. cheers.

Answer 1

It doesn't look like your prepareForSegue function is being called when you tap on the cell. If not, you can add a didSelectRow function. Try this:
override func tableView(tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) {
self.performSegueWithIdentifier("detailsSegue", sender: self)
}
Then when you select your cell it will call your prepareForSegue function.