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Cannot connect IBAction to table view from xib

I am using this open source framework in swift https://github.com/uacaps/PageMenu for my view controller.

I am using xib for the tableview cells and the tableview as shown in the demo projects.

However, when I go to connect my buttons from the tableview cell to the table view controller Xcode will not let me. I am working on the NotificationTableViewCell and NotificationTableVC files.

I have set up the project properly and can get the cell up and running as well as the project itself. However if I can't get the buttons to connect I cannot add the needed functionality.

The demo projects also have this behaviour when I cloned some from the repository. I looked through the issues and no one seemed to mention anything about connecting IBActions to the view, so I did, but I assume there is something I am missing.

I have attached screen shots to help you see my issue. I need to access the cellForRowIndexPath as well.

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My xib is given the class of my table view cell which still wont allow me to interact with the tableview controller.

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Solution

  • Okay, so I have figured out a working solution. Thanks to Gurtej Singh.

    Here is the code:

    1) I added this line in the cellForRowIndexPath

    cell.mybutton.addTarget(self, action: "declineRequest:", forControlEvents: .TouchUpInside)

    2) Now I am able to access the button if I write a function called declineRequest

    Since I want to delete the cell based on its data I use this function and add the Parse query logic. 

     func declineRequest(sender: UIButton) {
    var cell: NotificationsTableViewCell = sender.superview!.superview as! NotificationsTableViewCell
     .... }