Swift: Segue into a UITableView Search - ios

Question

I want to segue into a UITableView Search. I already have the uitableview and search bar implemented and working. Now I want to add a button, that when clicked, opens up the search view with the keyboard out. How can I implement this?
Challenge: How can I put this button on separate view controller?
I have looked up ways to segue into a search bar, but all I have found are ways to segue out of a search.
My Code:
/*Search*/
var searched: Bool = false
#IBOutlet weak var searchBarReal: UISearchBar!
override func viewWillAppear(animated: Bool) {
super.viewWillAppear(animated)
getSortedSectionList()
tableView.reloadData()
if searched {
searchBarReal.becomeFirstResponder()
searched = false
}
}
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
let nav = self.navigationController?.navigationBar
nav?.backgroundColor = UIColor.whiteColor()
nav?.tintColor = UIColor.whiteColor()
setUpIcons()
searchBarReal.delegate = self
}

Answer 1

You can tell your searchBar to becomeFirstResponder.
code example:
Initial View Controller
import UIKit
class ViewController: UIViewController {
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
}
override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
#IBAction func bttnTouched(sender: AnyObject) {
performSegueWithIdentifier("next", sender: self)
}
override func prepareForSegue(segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: AnyObject?) {
if segue.identifier == "next" {
let nextVc = segue.destinationViewController as! NextViewController
nextVc.shouldSearchBarRespond = true
}
}
}
Next View Controller
import UIKit
class NextViewController: UIViewController, UISearchBarDelegate {
#IBOutlet weak var searchBar: UISearchBar!
var shouldSearchBarRespond: Bool?
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
searchBar.delegate = self
// Do any additional setup after loading the view.
}
override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
override func viewWillAppear(animated: Bool) {
if shouldSearchBarRespond == true {
searchBar.becomeFirstResponder()
}
}
}