Popovers in Storyboard, how to handle the delegate - swift

In a storyboard i have a view controller which has a segue to another viewcontroller, with the "Present As Popover" applied. If i don't add any code, this works as id expect.
Issue:
I need to get the delegate working so i can get data back from the popover. I have created the delegate in the popover.
I have added
class LoginView: UIViewController,UIPopoverPresentationControllerDelegate, UIPopoverControllerDelegate,KeypadDelegate
I have added the functions to my main view controller.
Issue i have is how to set the delegate on the segue.
i have tried
override func prepareForSegue(segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: AnyObject?) {
if segue.identifier == "KeyPadLoad"
{
let popoverViewController = segue.destinationViewController as! UIViewController
popoverViewController.modalPresentationStyle = UIModalPresentationStyle.Popover
popoverViewController.popoverPresentationController!.delegate = self
}
}
The segue is defiantly called KeyPadLoad but when the delegate functions should be called in the popover nothing happens.
What am i doing wrong
Thanks

You have to implement the UIPopoverPresentationControllerDelegate in the class that presents the Popover. The methods of the UIPopoverPresentationControllerDelegate protocol let you customize the behavior of a popover-based presentation.
If you have set a segue to go to the Popover and you set the segue as Present as Popover then your class has to be like this :
class ViewController: UIViewController, UIPopoverPresentationControllerDelegate {
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
}
override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
override func prepareForSegue(segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: AnyObject?) {
var popOver = segue.destinationViewController as! PopOverViewController
popOver.popoverPresentationController!.delegate = self
}
// Tells the delegate that the popover was dismissed.
func popoverPresentationControllerDidDismissPopover(popoverPresentationController: UIPopoverPresentationController) {
println("dismissed")
}
}
Where the class PopOverViewController is just an UIViewController that handle the Popover, no more, something like this code :
class PopOverViewController: UIViewController {
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// Do any additional setup after loading the view.
}
override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
}
With the above code you should see the message:
dismissed
Every time that the PopOverViewController is dismissed.
I hope this help you.

Related

UITabBarController viewDidLoad not running

I have a custom class like below connected to Tab View Controller on storyboard but the problem is the class' viewDidLoad and the didSelected is never called, yet the when i run the app the tab is visible and working fine
import UIKit
import Locksmith
class TabViewController: UITabBarController {
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
print("ANY")
// Do any additional setup after loading the view.
}
/*
// MARK: - Navigation
// In a storyboard-based application, you will often want to do a little preparation before navigation
override func prepare(for segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: Any?) {
// Get the new view controller using segue.destination.
// Pass the selected object to the new view controller.
}
*/
}
extension TabViewController: UITabBarControllerDelegate{
override func tabBar(_ tabBar: UITabBar, didSelect item: UITabBarItem) {
print(item.tag)
if item == (self.tabBar.items as! [UITabBarItem])[2]{
let user_id_dict = Locksmith.loadDataForUserAccount(userAccount: "USER_ID")
let user_id = user_id_dict?["userId"]
print("HELLLPP", user_id)
}
}
}
And in IB its already connected but not running
Any help please as to why the viewDidLoas and didSelect is never called

UIViewControllers sharing 'generic' IBAction

I have an app with 6 UIViewControllers.
ANY viewcontroller features a function like this one:
#IBAction func onHelp(_ sender: UIBarButtonItem) {
DispatchQueue.main.async(execute: { () -> Void in
let helpVC = self.storyboard?.instantiateViewController(withIdentifier: "Help") as! HelpViewController
helpVC.starter = "MapHelp"
helpVC.helpSubtitle = "Map"
self.present(helpVC, animated: true, completion: nil)
})
}
Any IBAction in any viewcontroller presents the same HelpViewController but passing different parameters (starter and helpSubtitle).
Since I don't like to repeat code, first of all I thought this function should be converted to something more generic.
But: is there any way to create a generic IBAction, working for every viewcontroller?
Create a BaseViewController and add the generic method there.
class BaseViewController: UIViewController {
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// Do any additional setup after loading the view.
}
func genericMethod(starter: String, helpSubtitle: String){
let helpVC = self.storyboard?.instantiateViewController(withIdentifier: "Help") as! HelpViewController
helpVC.starter = starter
helpVC.helpSubtitle = helpSubtitle
self.present(helpVC, animated: true, completion: nil)
}
#IBAction func onHelp(_ sender: UIButton?) {
//You can use this method as generic IBaction if you want. It can be connected to buttons of all child View Controllers. But doing so will limit your param sending ability. On the plus side though, you won't have to define an IBAction everywhere and you can simply connect your child VC's button to Parent Class' IBAction.
}
}
Now inherit your ViewControllers from this class like:
import UIKit
class ViewController: BaseViewController {
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
}
#IBAction func btnTapped(_ sender: Any) {
genericMethod(starter: "View Controller", helpSubtitle: "I was triggered from VC1")
}
}
and
import UIKit
class SecondViewController: BaseViewController {
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// Do any additional setup after loading the view.
}
#IBAction func btnTapped(_ sender: Any) {
genericMethod(starter: "View Controller 2", helpSubtitle: "I was triggered from VC2")
}
}
That's it. Both your ViewControllers can call the parent method. If you still want to use the generic IBAction, you can do that too but I'd not recommend that course given that you want to pass params that can vary. If you wanted to do it though, it would look like this:
Bear in mind, the ViewController here has been inherited from the base ViewController which is why it can access the IBActions defined in the parent class. All you have to do is drag and connect.

Passing Data between view Controllers Using a segue from a view embedded in a navigation controller to a tabbarcontroller

I have two views that I would like to pass data from one view to the next. The first view is where I have the data that I would like to pass to the next view lets call it SourceViewController. However SourceViewController is embedded in a NavigationViewController and the secondViewController lets call it DestinationViewController is the firstView in a TabViewController.
I have tried to use the answer from this question and it fails to go past navigation view it just skips the whole logic.
This is my code :
override func prepare(for segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: Any?) {
if (segue.identifier == "loginSuccessSugue") {
if let tab = self.presentingViewController as? UITabBarController,
let nav = tab.viewControllers?[0] as? UINavigationController,
let destinationVC = nav.viewControllers.first as? HomeViewController {
destinationVC.currentBalance = serviceBalance
}
}
}
This is the HomeViewController:
class HomeViewController: UIViewController , UITableViewDelegate,UITableViewDataSource, UICircularProgressRingDelegate{
var currentBalance = 0.0
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
circularBalance.maxValue = CGFloat(currentBalance)
print(currentBalance)
}
override func viewDidAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
print(currentBalance)
circularBalance.setProgress(value: CGFloat(currentBalance), animationDuration: 3)
}
}
This is how the storyboard looks like:
This is my view controller where you can check that I am sending 5 to tabbar first viewcontroller:
class ViewController: UIViewController {
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
self.performSegue(withIdentifier: "segueIdentifier", sender: self)
}
override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
// MARK: - Navigation
// In a storyboard-based application, you will often want to do a little preparation before navigation
override func prepare(for segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: Any?) {
let barViewControllers = segue.destination as! UITabBarController
let destinationNv = barViewControllers.viewControllers?[0] as! UINavigationController
let destinationViewController = destinationNv.viewControllers[0] as! FirstViewController
destinationViewController.currentBalance = 5
}
}
Now You can check my firstview controller where you can check that what value we are getting.
class FirstViewController: UIViewController {
var currentBalance = 0
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// Do any additional setup after loading the view.
print(currentBalance)
}
override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
}
Now, You can check my console and storyboard:
From Apple's UIViewController docs:
var presentingViewController: UIViewController?
The view controller that presented this view controller.
Which would work great for you, ** IF ** you were trying to go back in your navigational hierarchy, as did the guy in the SO post you referenced.
You are trying cast the VC THAT PRESENTED SOURCEVIEWCONTROLLER of your SourceViewController as a UITabBarController, which fails miserably, and is why you never hit a breakpoint inside your nested if let's.
If we look the next variable down from this in the docs we can see something that will take us forward to the UIViewController we are presenting:
var presentedViewController: UIViewController?
The view controller that is presented by this view controller, or one
of its ancestors in the view controller hierarchy.
So now to go over the code you need to solve your predicament. I'll give you the same code you posted, but fixing the tense of my verbs in the comments:
override func prepare(for segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: Any?) {
if (segue.identifier == "loginSuccessSugue") {
//ing -> ed
if let tab = self.presentingViewController as? UITabBarController,
let nav = tab.viewControllers?[0] as? UINavigationController,
let destinationVC = nav.viewControllers.first as? HomeViewController {
destinationVC.currentBalance = serviceBalance
}
}
Isn't it frustrating when the English language tricks you up more than swift?
EDIT:
Since you are passing the data in prepareForSegue: you will actually want to get the UITabBarController from segue.destination. And since the the UITabBarController's ViewControllers property will be nil or empty in prepare for segue. This is a bad approach for passing the data.
You may need to create custom subclass of UITabBarController, pass it the variable, and then pass that data to its viewControllers in viewDidLoad.
class MyTabBarController: UITabBarController {
required init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
super.init(coder: aDecoder)
}
var serviceBalance : Double?
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
//Make sure vc is not null or empty before continuing.
guard let vcs = viewControllers, !vcs.isEmpty else {
return
}
if let navVC = vcs[0] as? UINavigationController, let destinationVC = navVC.viewControllers[0] as? UIViewController {
destinationVC.serviceBalance = destinationVC
}
}
}
Updated prepareForSegue:
override func prepare(for segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: Any?) {
if let tabBarVC = segue.destination as? MyTabBarController {
tabBarVC.serviceBalance = serviceBalance
}
}
Don't forget to change the UITabBarController's class in the identity inspector of storyboard to MyTabBarController
You need to change if() condition code.
Use below code will get your HomeViewController in destination of segue.
override func prepare(for segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: Any?) {
if (segue.identifier == "loginSuccessSugue") {
if let destinationVC = segue.destination as? HomeViewController {
destinationVC.currentBalance = serviceBalance
}
}
}
As in segue.destination you will get your HomeViewController so no need to get it from Tab + Navigation stack.
Edit:
let destinationVC = segue.destination as? HomeViewController
Print(destinationVC)
Hope this solution will helps!

Passing Data through multiple View Controllers with segue [Swift 3.0 Xcode]

NOTE: Question has been edited in an attempt to be more clear with my issue.
Hey, I am trying to pass data through multiple VCS. I want to pass data (arrays) from V2 -> V3 and then V3 -> V1 but I want to be able to only navigate through the VCs as such: V1 - V2 - V3 and V3 - V2 - V1.
So what I need to learn is how to pass data without navigating to a different VC as well as setting up two preparetosegue methods to pass data between V2 -> V3 and V3 -> V1 while also being able to navigate between all VCs. When I create my first preparetosegue, I am unable to use other segues associated in my VC to navigate to other VCs without getting a Fatal Error.
Can anyone help me?
Any input would be greatly appreciated!
Heres my attempt:
import UIKit
class ViewController: UIViewController {
var name = String()
var StopButInfo = [String]()
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
}
override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
}
import UIKit
class SecondViewController: UIViewController {
var StringArray = [String]()
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// Do any additional setup after loading the view.
}
#IBOutlet var PHeight: UITextField!
#IBOutlet var PName: UITextField!
#IBAction func Search(_ sender: Any) {
if PHeight.text != ""{
performSegue(withIdentifier: "SearchSegue", sender: self)}
let CDstart = String(describing: Date())
StringArray.append(CDstart)
StringArray.append(PName.text!)
StringArray.append(PHeight.text!)
}
override func prepare(for SearchSegue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: Any?){
let thirdController = SearchSegue.destination as! ThirdViewController
thirdController.SearchButInfo = StringArray
}
override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
}
import UIKit
class ThirdViewController: UIViewController {
var height = String()
var SearchButInfo = [String]()
var StringArray = [String]()
#IBAction func Stop(_ sender: Any) {
if StringArray.count != 0{
performSegue(withIdentifier: "SegueToStart", sender: self)
}
let CDStop = String(describing: Date())
StringArray.append(CDStop)
StringArray.append(height)
}
override func prepare(for SegueToStart: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: Any?){
let firstController = SegueToStart.destination as! ViewController
firstController.StopButInfo = StringArray}
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// Do any additional setup after loading the view.
}
override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
}
You need to check which view controller's segue is about to be performed, this can be done like this inside prepare(for segueMVH: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: Any?) method:
if let firstController = segueMVH.destination as! FirstViewController {
// Set first view controller's data
} else if let secondController = segueMVH.destination as! SecondViewController {
// Set second view controller's data
} else if let thirdController = segueMVH.destination as! ThirdViewController {
// Set third view controller's data
}
Note: It's better to use a different identifier for each segue to be able to distinguish between them.
The error you got on let secondController = segueMVH.destination as! ThirdViewController is saying that you are casing HC.ViewController into ThirdViewController and that's why it failed. It means that the destination view controller of your segue is not ThirdViewController.
To further help you understand segue: A segue is a connection between a source view controller and a destination view controller and can be only used between them two. See this picture:
In this case, I have a segue connection in my storyboard connected between my VC1's button and VC2. In this case, my button click will trigger this segue and prepare(for segue) method can only be in VC1 where it passes data to VC2.
So in your situation, you believe that the destination of your segue is ThirdViewController but it's actually not. So please check your segue with identifier segueMVH to see if it is connected between your current view controller and your ThirdViewController.
Hope this helps

Delegate using Container View in Swift

I'm developing an app for iPad Pro. In this app, containerView use to add additional views and interact with them.
First, I created a protocol:
protocol DataViewDelegate {
func setTouch(touch: Bool)
}
Then, I created my first view controller
import UIKit
class ViewController: UIViewController, DataViewDelegate {
#IBOutlet var container: UIView!
#IBOutlet var labelText: UILabel!
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
}
func setTouch(touch: Bool) {
if touch == true {
labelText.text = "Touch!"
}
}
}
And finally, I created a view that will be embedded in containerView.
import UIKit
class ContainerViewController: UIViewController {
var dataViewDelegate: DataViewDelegate?
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
}
#IBAction func touchMe(sender: AnyObject) {
dataViewDelegate?. setTouch(true)
}
}
But for some reason, nothing happened, the first view controller receives nothing in setTouch function.
My question is: In this case, using container, how can I make the communication between two ViewsControllers?
Like #nwales said you haven't yet set the delegate. You should do set the delegate in prepareForSegue function on your first viewController (who contain the viewContainer)
First select the embed segue and set an identifier in the attributes inspector.
Then in the parentViewController implement the func prepareForSegue like this:
Swift 4+:
override func prepare(for segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: Any?) {
if (segue.identifier == "the identifier") {
let embedVC = segue.destination as! ViewController
embedVC.delegate = self
}
}
Below:
override func prepareForSegue(segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: AnyObject?) {
// Get the new view controller using segue.destinationViewController.
// Pass the selected object to the new view controller.
if (segue.identifier == "the identifier") {
let embedVC = segue.destinationViewController as! ContainerViewController
embedVC.dataViewDelegate = self
}
}
Looks like you defined the delegate, but have not set the delegate. This happens to me all the time.