Calling object from viewdidload in swift - ios

Question

class ViewController: UIViewController, UITableViewDataSource, UITableViewDelegate {
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
let path = NSBundle.mainBundle().pathForResource("TableRowInfo", ofType: "plist")!
let dict = NSDictionary(contentsOfFile:path)!
var artists: AnyObject = dict.objectForKey("Artist")!
var stages: AnyObject = dict.objectForKey("Stage")!
println(artists)
println(stages)
}
override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
}
func tableView(tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
return artists.count
}
func tableView(tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
var cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("InfoCell", forIndexPath: indexPath) as? UITableViewCell
if cell == nil {
cell = UITableViewCell(style: .Subtitle, reuseIdentifier: "InfoCell")
cell!.accessoryType = .DisclosureIndicator
}
return cell!
}
}
Hey all,
I'm new to swift so just experimenting with some things. What I'm trying to do is filling my table with content from a plist file. I know this isn't the best way! I already loaded the list successfully. My println(artists) returns what I want as well does the stages. The only problem is if I call artists or stages outside my viewDidLoad function it doesn't work. Why is that and how do I solve it?
Thanks in advance.
Greets,
Wouter

Answer 1

The variables "artists" and "stages" do not exists outside of the viewDidLoad-Function scope. You have to define them as properties to access them outside of the viewDidLoad-function. Like this
class ViewController: UIViewController, UITableViewDataSource, UITableViewDelegate {
var artists: AnyObject?
var stages: AnyObject?
override func viewDidLoad() {
...
artists: AnyObject = dict.objectForKey("Artist")
...
}