Im developing a quiz app and there is a second view controller that appears after the initial view controller where you are asked to answer a question. On the second view controller you the user must press a button to return to the initial view controller to be asked another question. However when I segue back from the second view controller I believe a new instance of the initial view controller is being created and the user is asked questions they have already answered. The code in the swift file for my initial view controller is constructed that when once a user is asked a question once that question is removed from an array by it's index. How could I make it to where a new instance of the initial view controller isn't created from segueing from the second view controller? Or is there a way the second view controller can access the same methods as the initial view controller?
Here is my code for the initial view controller:
import UIKit
class ViewController: UIViewController {
var questionList = [String]()
func updateCounter() {
counter -= 1
questionTimer.text = String(counter)
if counter == 0 {
timer.invalidate()
wrongSeg()
counter = 15
}
}
func randomQuestion() {
//random question
if questionList.isEmpty {
questionList = Array(QADictionary.keys)
questionTimer.text = String(counter)
}
let rand = Int(arc4random_uniform(UInt32(questionList.count)))
questionLabel.text = questionList[rand]
//matching answer values to go with question keys
var choices = QADictionary[questionList[rand]]!
questionList.remove(at: rand)
//create button
var button:UIButton = UIButton()
//variables
var x = 1
rightAnswerBox = arc4random_uniform(4)+1
for index in 1...4
{
button = view.viewWithTag(index) as! UIButton
if (index == Int(rightAnswerBox))
{
button.setTitle(choices[0], for: .normal)
}
else {
button.setTitle(choices[x], for: .normal)
x += 1
}
randomImage()
}
}
let QADictionary = ["Who is Thor's brother?" : ["Atum", "Loki", "Red Norvell", "Kevin Masterson"], "What is the name of Thor's hammer?" : ["Mjolinr", "Uru", "Stormbreaker", "Thundara"], "Who is the father of Thor?" : ["Odin", "Sif", "Heimdall", "Balder"]]
//wrong view segue
func wrongSeg() {
performSegue(withIdentifier: "incorrectSeg", sender: self)
}
//proceed screen
func rightSeg() {
performSegue(withIdentifier: "correctSeg", sender: self)
}
//variables
var rightAnswerBox:UInt32 = 0
var index = 0
//Question Label
@IBOutlet weak var questionLabel: UILabel!
//Answer Button
@IBAction func buttonAction(_ sender: AnyObject) {
if (sender.tag == Int(rightAnswerBox))
{
rightSeg()
print ("Correct!")
}
if counter != 0 {
counter = 15
questionTimer.text = String(counter)
}
else if (sender.tag != Int(rightAnswerBox)) {
wrongSeg()
print ("Wrong!")
timer.invalidate()
questionList = []
}
randomQuestion()
}
override func viewDidAppear(_ animated: Bool)
{
randomQuestion()
}
//variables
var counter = 15
var timer = Timer()
@IBOutlet weak var questionTimer: UILabel!
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
timer = Timer.scheduledTimer(timeInterval: 1, target:self, selector: #selector(ViewController.updateCounter), userInfo: nil, repeats: true)
}
Here's the code to the second view controller:
import UIKit
class ContinueScreen: UIViewController {
//correct answer label
@IBOutlet weak var correctLbl: UILabel!
//background photo
@IBOutlet weak var backgroundImage: UIImageView!
func backToQuiz() {
if let nav = self.navigationController {
nav.popViewController(animated: true)
}
else {
self.dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)
}
}
@IBAction func `continue`(_ sender: Any) {
backToQuiz()
}
