Passing an integer value through view controllers with an addition and subtraction counter [duplicate] - swift

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I am working on a Magic the Gathering Counter app. For my app, I want to click twentyLife(), thirtyLife(), or fourtyLife() to change the value of a variable in another view controller (i.e. FifthViewController.)
Second view controller code:
import UIKit
class SecondViewController: UIViewController {
var vcFive = FifthViewController()
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// Do any additional setup after loading the view.
}
#IBAction func twentyLife() {
vcFive.lifePoints.text = String(20)
}
#IBAction func thirtyLife() {
vcFive.lifePoints.text = String(20)
}
#IBAction func fortyLife() {
vcFive.lifePoints.text = String(20)
}
I try and call out the fifthViewController as a variable to change my life points text but it does not work.
Here is my code for the fifthViewController:
import UIKit
class FifthViewController: UIViewController {
#IBOutlet weak var lifePoints: UILabel!
var counter = 0
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// Do any additional setup after loading the view.
}
#IBAction func lifeUp() {
counter += 1
lifePoints.text = String(counter)
}
#IBAction func lifeDown() {
counter -= 1
lifePoints.text = String(counter)
}
Any help would be appreciated. This is my first app I have been trying to work on from scratch

Answer 1

You should create an instance of your FifthViewController on your SecondViewController, and a variable on your FifthViewController in which you can save the data passed. Like this:
SecondViewController
import UIKit
class SecondViewController: UIViewController {
let fifthVC = self.storyboard?.instantiateViewController(withIdentifier: "fifthVC") as? FifthViewController
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// Do any additional setup after loading the view.
}
#IBAction func twentyLife() {
fifthVC.lifePointsInt = 20
}
#IBAction func thirtyLife() {
fifthVC.lifePointsInt = 30
}
#IBAction func fortyLife() {
fifthVC.lifePointsInt = 50
}
}
FifthViewController
import UIKit
class FifthViewController: UIViewController {
var lifePointsInt = Int()
#IBOutlet weak var lifePoints: UILabel!
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
lifePoints.text = "\(lifePointsInt)"
}
#IBAction func lifeUp() {
lifePoints.text = "\(lifePointsInt + 1)"
}
#IBAction func lifeDown() {
lifePoints.text = "\(lifePointsInt - 1)"
}
}
Remember to type in your Storyboard ID in your storyboard for your FifthViewController as "fifthVC" If your pass to your FifthViewController after selecting your Life Count in your SecondViewController you could add self.navigationController?.pushViewController(fifthVC!, animated: true) at the end of each function.