Passing name of cell to another view via table cell button - ios

Question

Alright, so I want to pass the name contained in a cell of a table in one view controller to an array in another view controller. I want to do this via a button that is also contained in the cell of the first table.
Here is where the table cells are described:
-(UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
static NSString *CellIdentifier = #"Cell";
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
// add "add" button
UIButton *addFriendButton = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeContactAdd];
addFriendButton.frame = CGRectMake(250.0f, 5.0f, 75.0f, 30.0f);
[cell addSubview:addFriendButton];
[addFriendButton addTarget:self
action:#selector(addFriend:)
forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
if(!cell)
{
cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc]initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
}
cell.textLabel.text = [array objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
return cell;
}
And here is where the button method would be described:
- (IBAction)addFriend:(id)sender
{
NSLog(#"Add friend.");
}
The name of the first view controller - the one doing the pass - is called ViewController - and the second view controller - the one receiving the passed info - is called MyMealViewController. The array that I want the passed info to be stored in is called myMenuArray.
I think that's basically all the relevant information. If there is any additional information that you need from me - or if you need clarification on the question I'm asking - to make my question answerable, please let me know!

Answer 1

You can use
cell.textLabel.text = [array objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
[[addFriendButton addTarget:self
action:#selector(addFriend:) toTarget:self withObject:cell.textLabel.text]
forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
- (void)addFriend:(NSString *)theFriendName
{
NSLog(#"Add friend.");
// Now here you make the instance of the new ViewController and you set the text you are adding.
MyViewController *theVC = [MyViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"MyViewController" bundle:nil];
[theVC setNewFriend:theFriendName];
[self presentModalViewController:theVC animated:YES];
}