iOS Won't pass variable to child view? - ios

I have faced a problem I can not see the problem to. I am trying to pass a simple NSString to a child variable but it continues to return as null even when I use NSLog to show there is a string in the variable.
The variable finalDate will not pass to the child view.
Parent View
ChangeTimeViewController *ChangeTimeView = [[ChangeTimeViewController alloc] init];
NSLog(#"%#", date);
ChangeTimeView.finalDate = date;
[ChangeTimeView setDelegate:self];
[self.navigationController pushViewController:ChangeTimeView animated:YES];
Child View .H
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#protocol ChangeTimeViewControllerDelegate;
#interface ChangeTimeViewController : UIViewController <UIPickerViewDelegate, UIPickerViewDataSource>
#property (nonatomic, weak) id <ChangeTimeViewControllerDelegate> delegate;
#property (nonatomic) NSString *enteredTime;
#property (nonatomic, strong) UIPickerView *UIPicker;
#property (nonatomic, strong) NSString *finalDate;
#end
#protocol ChangeTimeViewControllerDelegate <NSObject>
- (void)childTimeViewController:(ChangeTimeViewController *)viewController didChooseValue:(NSString *)string;
#end
Child View .M
NSLog(#"%#", self->finalDate);

What you are doing is perfectly fine. You should insert the NSLog in the view(Did/Will)Appear or some similar method and you may use the self.finalDate notation to make sure you don't try to read some uninitialized ivar.
Note: properties synthesize ivars with _ as prefix (_finalDate is the correct storage unless you synthesized it it with some other name)
If you want to make sure that all input parameters are passed to the view controller, then create an init method for it. Similar to this:
- (id)initWithDate:(NSDate*)date delegate:(id)delegate

Pass NSString As ChangeTimeView.finalDate = #"This Is my Simple String"; and use/put NSLog in viewDidLoad method for show is it rich at nextViewController or not ?? Otherwise if your date (NSString) is proper then Your code is correct.

Check what is happening if you set like,
ChangeTimeView.finalDate = #"MyString";
and in view.m log NSLog(#"%#", self.finalDate);

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