didSelectRowAtIndexPath or prepareForSegue to use? - ios

Question

i want to be able to select a item in my tableview and get to the correct view.
say i have two items in my uitableview. one has a value of ubuntu other has a value of arch- in my plist from arraA i have a SystemID which holds the text Ubuntu/Arch, never both
now when i select the one with ubuntu i want it to push to a new view where ubuntu stuff is
and if i go back and select arch it will again push me to a view where arch stuff is
so far i made this and it's not working as intended:
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
NSString *segueName = nil;
if ([[arrayA valueForKey:#"SystemID"]isEqualToString:#"Ubuntu Linux"]) {
ActionViewController *controller = [[ActionViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"Ubuntu Linux" bundle:nil];
controller.Serverinfo = [arrayA objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
[self.navigationController pushViewController:controller animated:YES];
}
else if ([[arrayA valueForKey:#"SystemID"]isEqualToString:#"Arch Linux"]) {
ActionViewController *controller = [[ActionViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"Arch Linux" bundle:nil];
controller.Serverinfo = [arrayA objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
[self.navigationController pushViewController:controller animated:YES];
}
[self performSegueWithIdentifier: segueName sender: self];
}
also tried prepare forsegue
-(void)prepareForSegue:(UIStoryboardSegue *)segue sender:(id)sender{
if([arrayA valueForKey:#"Arch Linux"])
{
ActionViewController *controller = (ActionViewController *)segue.destinationViewController;
NSIndexPath *indexPath = [self.mainTableView indexPathForSelectedRow];
controller.Serverinfo = [arrayA objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
NSLog(#"hostname = %#", controller.Serverinfo);
}
if ([arrayA valueForKey:#"Ubuntu Linux"]) {
ActionViewController *controller = (ActionViewController *)segue.destinationViewController;
NSIndexPath *indexPath = [self.mainTableView indexPathForSelectedRow];
controller.Serverinfo = [arrayA objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
NSLog(#"hostname = %#", controller.Serverinfo);
}
}
arrayA is a NSMutableArray that read from a plist that you can see here

Answer 1

Replace your method to:
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
if ([arrayA[indexPath.row][#"SystemID"]isEqualToString:#"Ubuntu Linux"]) {
//ActionViewController *controller = [[ActionViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"Ubuntu Linux" bundle:nil];
// Make sure you replace Storyboard with your storyboard name
UIStoryboard *storyboard = [UIStoryboard storyboardWithName:#"Storyboard" bundle:nil];
ActionViewController *controller = [storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:#"Ubuntu Linux"];
controller.Serverinfo = [arrayA objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
[self.navigationController pushViewController:controller animated:YES];
}
else if ([arrayA[indexPath.row][#"SystemID"]isEqualToString:#"Arch Linux"]) {
ActionViewController *controller = [[ActionViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"Arch Linux" bundle:nil];
controller.Serverinfo = [arrayA objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
[self.navigationController pushViewController:controller animated:YES];
}
}
You don't need to call [self performSegueWithIdentifier: segueName sender: self]; in didSelectRow because you already push your view in didSelectRow method. If you call it you puts the view twice.

Answer 2

Ooh boy, you're off in the weeds.
First, stop talking about pushing a "view." The term view and view controller are NOT interchangeable. A view is an object that appears on the screen. A view CONTROLLER is an object that manages a collection of views (usually the entire screen.)
You push a view controller, not a view. The view controller then displays it's content view on the screen.
Now, as to your code.
The if statement in your tableView:didSelectRowAtIndexPath: method is messed up.
if ([[arrayA valueForKey:#"SystemID"]isEqualToString:#"Ubuntu Linux"])
You don't want to use valueForeKey on an array. That method attempts to call valueForKey on every object in your array, and what it returns is an array of the results.
Arrays are indexed by a numeric index, not a key. You want an array as the data source for a table view.
What you want to do is to fetch the object at your selected row from your array.
In order to help you further, though, you need to explain what you have stored in your arrayA. Is it an array of dictionaries? An array of strings?
Also, you are mixing NIB based view controller code with storyboard code. You can certainly use both in the same program if you need to, but as a beginner you probably should not.
In your tableView:didSelectRowAtIndexPath method you're creating a view controller with initWithNibName, pushing it, and then calling performSegueWithIdentifier. You want to do one or the other, not both.

Answer 3

Use storyboard with prepareForSegue