Perform Segue in ViewDidLoad

Question

I`m trying to perform a segue if its the first time the app is loading. I can see my print message in the debugger, but the Perform Segue is not working. I don't get any errors. Can somebody please tell me whats wrong?

import UIKit
import LocalAuthentication
let isFirstLaunch = UserDefaults.isFirstLaunch()
extension UserDefaults {
    // check for is first launch - only true on first invocation after app install, false on all further invocations
    // Note: Store this value in AppDelegate if you have multiple places where you are checking for this flag
    static func isFirstLaunch() -> Bool {
        let hasBeenLaunchedBeforeFlag = "hasBeenLaunchedBeforeFlag"
        let isFirstLaunch = !UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: hasBeenLaunchedBeforeFlag)
        if (isFirstLaunch) {

            UserDefaults.standard.set(true, forKey: hasBeenLaunchedBeforeFlag)
            UserDefaults.standard.synchronize()
        }
        return isFirstLaunch
    }
}

class loginVC: UIViewController {





    override func viewDidLoad() {

        super.viewDidLoad()

        if  isFirstLaunch == false {
          performSegue(withIdentifier: "setPassword", sender: self)
            print("testFalse") }
            else {
            performSegue(withIdentifier: "setPassword", sender: self)
            print("testTrue")}


        //       Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.




    }

Answer 1

You can't use performSegue() from within viewDidLoad(). Move it to viewDidAppear().

At viewDidLoad() time, the current view isn't even attached to the window yet, so it's not possible to segue yet.