ViewController not properly sending over NSURL data to Destination ViewController - ios

Question

When a user taps a cell, I want itemURL to be set to that cells "Item URL" property. Once it does this, it should then send over the itemURL in prepareForSegue over to WebViewController, as I've attempted to do. When I have WebViewController NSLog the itemURL property however, it comes up as null. How can I make sure the value is sent over properly?
MatchCenterViewController.h:
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#import <Parse/Parse.h>
#import "AsyncImageView.h"
#import "SearchViewController.h"
#import "WebViewController.h"
#interface MatchCenterViewController : UIViewController <UITableViewDataSource>
#property (nonatomic) IBOutlet NSString *itemSearch;
#property (nonatomic, strong) NSArray *imageURLs;
#property (strong, nonatomic) NSString *matchingCategoryCondition;
#property (strong, nonatomic) NSString *matchingCategoryLocation;
#property (strong, nonatomic) NSNumber *matchingCategoryMaxPrice;
#property (strong, nonatomic) NSNumber *matchingCategoryMinPrice;
#property (strong, nonatomic) NSArray *matchCenterArray;
#property (strong, nonatomic) NSString *searchTerm;
#property (strong, nonatomic) NSURL *itemURL;
#end
MatchCenterViewController.m:
#import "MatchCenterViewController.h"
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#interface MatchCenterViewController () <UITableViewDataSource, UITableViewDelegate>
#property (nonatomic, strong) UITableView *matchCenter;
#end
#implementation MatchCenterViewController
- (id)initWithNibName:(NSString *)nibNameOrNil bundle:(NSBundle *)nibBundleOrNil
{
self = [super initWithNibName:nibNameOrNil bundle:nibBundleOrNil];
if (self) {
}
return self;
}
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
self.matchCenter = [[UITableView alloc] initWithFrame:self.view.bounds style:UITableViewCellStyleSubtitle];
self.matchCenter.frame = CGRectMake(0,50,320,self.view.frame.size.height-100);
_matchCenter.dataSource = self;
_matchCenter.delegate = self;
[self.view addSubview:self.matchCenter];
_matchCenterArray = [[NSArray alloc] init];
}
- (void)viewDidAppear:(BOOL)animated
{
self.matchCenterArray = [[NSArray alloc] init];
[PFCloud callFunctionInBackground:#"MatchCenter"
withParameters:#{
#"test": #"Hi",
}
block:^(NSArray *result, NSError *error) {
if (!error) {
_matchCenterArray = result;
[_matchCenter reloadData];
NSLog(#"Result: '%#'", result);
}
}];
}
- (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView
{
return _matchCenterArray.count;
}
//the part where i setup sections and the deleting of said sections
- (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForHeaderInSection:(NSInteger)section {
return 21.0f;
}
- (UIView *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView viewForHeaderInSection:(NSInteger)section {
UIView *headerView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 320, 21)];
headerView.backgroundColor = [UIColor lightGrayColor];
_searchTerm = [[[[_matchCenterArray objectAtIndex:section] objectForKey:#"Top 3"] objectAtIndex:3]objectForKey:#"Search Term"];
UILabel *headerLabel = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(8, 0, 250, 21)];
headerLabel.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%#", _searchTerm];
headerLabel.font = [UIFont boldSystemFontOfSize:[UIFont systemFontSize]];
headerLabel.textColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
headerLabel.backgroundColor = [UIColor lightGrayColor];
[headerView addSubview:headerLabel];
UIButton *deleteButton = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
deleteButton.tag = section;
deleteButton.frame = CGRectMake(300, 2, 17, 17);
[deleteButton setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"xbutton.png"] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[deleteButton addTarget:self action:#selector(deleteButtonPressed:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
[headerView addSubview:deleteButton];
return headerView;
}
- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
return 3;
}
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
// Initialize cell
static NSString *CellIdentifier = #"Cell";
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
if (!cell) {
// if no cell could be dequeued create a new one
cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleSubtitle reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
}
// No cell seperators = clean design
tableView.separatorColor = [UIColor clearColor];
// title of the item
cell.textLabel.text = _matchCenterArray[indexPath.section][#"Top 3"][indexPath.row][#"Title"];
cell.textLabel.font = [UIFont boldSystemFontOfSize:14];
// price of the item
cell.detailTextLabel.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"$%#", _matchCenterArray[indexPath.section][#"Top 3"][indexPath.row][#"Price"]];
cell.detailTextLabel.textColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:0/255.0f green:127/255.0f blue:31/255.0f alpha:1.0f];
// image of the item
NSData *imageData = [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:[NSURL URLWithString:_matchCenterArray[indexPath.section][#"Top 3"][indexPath.row][#"Image URL"]]];
[[cell imageView] setImage:[UIImage imageWithData:imageData]];
return cell;
}
- (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
return 65;
}
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
NSURL *itemURL = _matchCenterArray[indexPath.section][#"Top 3"][indexPath.row][#"Item URL"];
// NSLog(#"The url is: '%#'", itemURL);
[self performSegueWithIdentifier:#"WebViewSegue" sender:self];
}
- (void)deleteButtonPressed:(id)sender
{
// links button
UIButton *deleteButton = (UIButton *)sender;
// Define the sections title
NSString *sectionName = _searchTerm = [[[[_matchCenterArray objectAtIndex:deleteButton.tag] objectForKey:#"Top 3"] objectAtIndex:3]objectForKey:#"Search Term"];
// Run delete function with respective section header as parameter
[PFCloud callFunctionInBackground:#"deleteFromMatchCenter"
withParameters:
#{#"searchTerm": sectionName,}
block:^(NSDictionary *result, NSError *error) {
if (!error) {
[PFCloud callFunctionInBackground:#"MatchCenter"
withParameters:#{
#"test": #"Hi",
}
block:^(NSArray *result, NSError *error) {
if (!error) {
_matchCenterArray = result;
[_matchCenter reloadData];
NSLog(#"Result: '%#'", result);
}
}];
}
}];
}
- (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning
{
[super didReceiveMemoryWarning];
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
#pragma mark - Navigation
- (void)prepareForSegue:(UIStoryboardSegue *)segue sender:(id)sender
{
WebViewController *controller = (WebViewController *) segue.destinationViewController;
controller.itemURL = self.itemURL;
}
#end
WebViewController.h:
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#import "MatchCenterViewController.h"
#interface WebViewController : UIViewController <UIWebViewDelegate>
#property (strong, nonatomic) NSURL *itemURL;
#property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UIWebView *myWebView;
#end
WebViewController.m:
#import "WebViewController.h"
#interface WebViewController ()
#end
#implementation WebViewController
- (id)initWithNibName:(NSString *)nibNameOrNil bundle:(NSBundle *)nibBundleOrNil
{
self = [super initWithNibName:nibNameOrNil bundle:nibBundleOrNil];
if (self) {
// Custom initialization
}
return self;
}
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
NSLog(#"The url is: '%#'", _itemURL);
// _myWebView=[[UIWebView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 320, 460)];
// _myWebView.delegate=self;
// [self.view addSubview:_myWebView];
self.myWebView.delegate = self;
//////////
NSURLRequest *request = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:_itemURL];
//4
NSOperationQueue *queue = [[NSOperationQueue alloc] init];
//5
[NSURLConnection sendAsynchronousRequest:request queue:queue completionHandler:^(NSURLResponse *response, NSData *data, NSError *error)
{
if ([data length] > 0 && error == nil) [self.myWebView loadRequest:request];
else if (error != nil) NSLog(#"Error: %#", error);
}];
[self.myWebView setScalesPageToFit:YES];
//////
//[self.myWebView loadRequest:request];
}
- (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning
{
[super didReceiveMemoryWarning];
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
/*
#pragma mark - Navigation
// In a storyboard-based application, you will often want to do a little preparation before navigation
- (void)prepareForSegue:(UIStoryboardSegue *)segue sender:(id)sender
{
// Get the new view controller using [segue destinationViewController].
// Pass the selected object to the new view controller.
}
*/
#end

Answer 1

In your didSelectRowForIndexPath: instead of
NSURL *itemURL = _matchCenterArray[indexPath.section][#"Top 3"][indexPath.row][#"Item URL"];
use
self.itemURL = _matchCenterArray[indexPath.section][#"Top 3"][indexPath.row][#"Item URL"];