open other view with segue only works by pressing button - swift

Question

I want to open an other view controller, after checking if it is the first run of the app.
It works when I press a button but not when I call the method openMap
class TutorialController: UIViewController {
override func viewDidLoad() {
//check if the app opens for the first time
if(UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: "HasLaunchedOnce"))
{
// app already launched
print("not first launch")
openMap()
}
else
{
// This is the first launch ever
UserDefaults.standard.set(true, forKey: "HasLaunchedOnce")
UserDefaults.standard.synchronize()
print("first launch")
openTutorial()
}
}
func openTutorial(){
}
#IBAction func openMap(){
print("openmap opened")
performSegue(withIdentifier: "openMap", sender: nil)
}
}

Answer 1

I assume, you've connected your button to #IBAction func openMap()
if so, you should not call openMap() action inside your viewDidLoad, but use the same code performSegue(withIdentifier: "openMap", sender: nil) instead in your viewDidAppear:
if(UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: "HasLaunchedOnce"))
{
// app already launched
print("not first launch")
performSegue(withIdentifier: "openMap", sender: nil)
}
...
If it doesn't work, you've probably made a mistake with creation of your segue and have connected Button to the destination ViewController directly in your storyboard instead of connecting two controllers:
If so, just remove the old segue, and re-crete it in the way as it is on the image above and assign the same segue id "openMap"
EDITED:
Please, move performing of your segue to the viewDidAppear instead of viewDidLoad, because viewDidLoad is called when the ViewController object is created and it's not yet attached to the window.

Answer 2

Ok, from what I understand is that you want to perform a segue "openMap" when it HasLaunchedOnce. Well what you're doing wrong is that you're calling an #IBAction func. This is my suggestion
if you still want to have that button
create a function and name if whatever you want. Inside this function perform this segue. Link this function to the if else statement and the button.
eg:
//if else statement
if(UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: "HasLaunchedOnce"))
{
// app already launched
print("not first launch")
anotherFunction()
}
//#ibaction (scrap this if you don't want the button)
#IBAction func openMap()
{
print("openmap opened")
anotherFunction()
}
//another function
func anotherFunction()
{
performSegue(withIdentifier: "openMap", sender: nil)
}
hope this helps