I'm having an issue with Delegating. I'm relatively new to the concept, and but conceptually I get it and it's importance. I'm just having trouble using it. I can't seem to pass data from one class to the other. I know there are existing examples of delegation out there on stack overflow but they aren't quite capturing my misunderstanding. I get the use of protocols, delegation, and calling it in a class. I believe there just some small nuance that I'm missing... And it's visible in the lack of functionality in my code
//my protocol:
protocol StingHolder {
func StringPasser(ThisText text: String)
}
Creating the delegate protocol relation, places data to be passed then dismisses the View Controller
// my classes for placing data to be passed
class changeLabel: UIViewController,UITextFieldDelegate{
var Delegate: StingHolder?
@IBOutlet weak var TexrBeingPassed: UITextField!
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
TexrBeingPassed.delegate = self
// Do any additional setup after loading the view.
}
@IBAction func ButtonPassingDataOtherView(_ sender: Any) {
Delegate?.StringPasser(ThisText: TexrBeingPassed.text!)
dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)
}
}
Creates an instance of the change lable class and its delegate and sets itself to be the delegate *supposedly changes the label, but It doesn't
///class to receive data
class ViewController: UIViewController{
@IBOutlet weak var LableName: UILabel!
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
var lableChange = changeLabel()
lableChange.Delegate = self
// Do any additional setup after loading the view.
}
@IBAction func EditController(_ sender: Any) {
var storyBoard = UIStoryboard(name: "Test", bundle: nil)
var ViewController = storyBoard.instantiateViewController(withIdentifier: "TestView")
self.present(ViewController, animated: true, completion: nil)
}
}
inherits the protocol and tells it to change the label to whatever the changelabel class delegate has passes
// extension view controller inheriting the protocol
extension ViewController : StingHolder{
func StringPasser(ThisText text: String){
print("Delegate is working")
LableName.text = text
///
}
}
I want the one view controller to edit the text label of another view controller
The object which you have self
as a delegate of, is not the same object presented on the screen.
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// "labelChange.delegate" is set...
var lableChange = changeLabel()
lableChange.Delegate = self
// Do any additional setup after loading the view.
}
@IBAction func EditController(_ sender: Any) {
var storyBoard = UIStoryboard(name: "Test", bundle: nil)
// but "ViewController" is presented
var ViewController = storyBoard.instantiateViewController(withIdentifier: "TestView")
self.present(ViewController, animated: true, completion: nil)
}
labelChange
and ViewController
are two different, independent objects. One created by calling init
directly, and the other created by calling storyBoard.instantiateViewController
. You should set the delegate of the latter instead:
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// "labelChange.delegate" can be deleted
}
@IBAction func EditController(_ sender: Any) {
var storyBoard = UIStoryboard(name: "Test", bundle: nil)
if let ViewController = storyBoard.instantiateViewController(withIdentifier: "TestView") as? labelChange {
ViewController.delegate = self
self.present(ViewController, animated: true, completion: nil)
}
}