How to add an action button to a custom XIB cell? - swift

Question

I want to create a custom XIB Table View Cell with an action button that can segue to a new view controller.
So far, I created a custom XIB Cell (TaskListCell) with a button (timeButton), and registered the TaskListCell to TaskListViewController. For tableView(_:cellForRowAt:), I added tag for timeButton and addTarget(_:action:for:) to respond when timeButton is tapped. However, I get this error message: Thread 1: "-[Sprints.TaskListCell pressedTimeButton:]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x105311560"
Here is the custom XIB cell file:
class TaskListCell: UITableViewCell {
#IBOutlet weak var nameField: UITextField!
#IBOutlet weak var timeButton: UIButton!
#IBAction func pressedTimeButton(_ sender: UIButton) {
}
override func awakeFromNib() {
}
override func setSelected(_ selected: Bool, animated: Bool) {
}
}
Here is the ViewController that displays the custom cells in a Table View:
class TaskListViewController: UIViewController {
// MARK: - Outlet Variables
#IBOutlet weak var taskList: SelfSizedTableView!
...
// MARK: - Instance Variables
var taskData = [TaskData]()
var taskCount: Int = 1
...
// MARK: - View Controller Methods
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// Register TaskListCell.xib file
let taskCellNib = UINib(nibName: "TaskCell", bundle: nil)
taskList.register(taskCellNib, forCellReuseIdentifier: "taskCell")
...
// Connect table view's dataSource and delegate to current view controller
taskList.delegate = self
taskList.dataSource = self
}
// MARK: - Action Methods
// Adds new cell in Table View
#IBAction func pressedAddTask(_ sender: UIButton) {
taskCount += 1
taskList.reloadData()
taskList.scrollToRow(at: IndexPath(row: taskCount-1, section: 0), at: .bottom, animated: true)
}
// MARK: - Methods
// Segues to SelectTime screen when timeButton is pressed
#objc func pressedTimeButton(_ sender: UIButton) {
let destination = SelectTimeViewController()
navigationController?.pushViewController(destination, animated: true)
}
}
extension TaskListViewController: UITableViewDataSource {
// Return the number of rows in table view
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView,
numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
return taskCount
}
// Return the cell to insert in table view
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView,
cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "taskCell", for: indexPath) as! TaskListCell
// Fatal error for next line: "Unexpectedly found nil while implicitly unwrapping an Optional value"
cell.timeButton.tag = indexPath.row
cell.timeButton.addTarget(self, action: #selector(pressedTimeButton(_:)), for: .touchUpInside)
return cell
}
}
extension TaskListViewController: UITableViewDelegate {
}

Answer 1

Check instance of IBAction from your cell may be it is being called. Remove this function and it will work
#IBAction func pressedTimeButton(_ sender: UIButton) {
}