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How can I implement didSelectRowAtIndexPath: or something similar in my Swift app?

I have a populated Table View with several dynamic cells and I want to change views once a certain cell is selected.

I am able to get my head around it in Objective-C, but there is nothing on google to help me with Swift!

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You can use didSelectRowAtIndexPath in Swift:

func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
    NSLog("You selected cell number: \(indexPath.row)!")
    self.performSegueWithIdentifier("yourIdentifier", sender: self)
}

Just make sure you implement the UITableViewDelegate.

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  • Thankyou so much! Google didn't at all, I spent ages looking and just as long trying for myself... This presents me with another issue though. How do I make sure each individual cell performs a different segue? – Alex Feb 10 '15 at 13:20
  • Check the indexPath.row. It gives you the number of the row. Then you can use an if-else. – Christian Feb 10 '15 at 13:21
  • Awesome! Thankyou for the help, I'm finally starting to understand Swift a little better now :) – Alex Feb 10 '15 at 13:24
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    I would recommend you to read some tableview-tutorials from raywenderlich.com – Christian Feb 10 '15 at 13:25
  • Ill give that a look now! – Alex Feb 10 '15 at 13:27
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    Would this be the correct code to use? `override func tableView(tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) { NSLog("You selected cell number: \(indexPath.row)!") if indexPath.row == 0 { self.performSegueWithIdentifier("MoveToSignIn", sender: self) }` – Alex Feb 10 '15 at 13:49
  • I want to make row 1 perform a different segue, but when i change the code to `indexPath.row == 1` it still performs the first segue? – Alex Feb 10 '15 at 13:53
  • Check if you've changed the segueIdentifier. – Christian Feb 10 '15 at 13:54
  • I have changed it, but using two if statements... is that correct? `override func tableView(tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) { NSLog("You selected cell number: \(indexPath.row)!") if indexPath.row == 0 { self.performSegueWithIdentifier("MoveToSignIn", sender: self) } if indexPath.row == 1 { self.performSegueWithIdentifier("MoveTo2", sender: self) }` – Alex Feb 10 '15 at 13:58
  • You should ask another question. That way it will be seen by more Users. – Christian Feb 10 '15 at 13:59
  • Wow, indexPath.row was exactly what I needed! Thanks! – Edward May 31 '16 at 22:02
  • This didn't work for UITableViewController. Anybody know why? – Jack Robson Sep 15 '16 at 13:28
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This is how I managed to segue from UITableView cells to other view controllers after implementing cellForRow, numberOfRowsInSection & numberOfSectionsInTable.

//to grab a row, update your did select row at index path method to:

func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) { 
    NSLog("You selected cell number: \(indexPath.row)!");

    if indexPath.row == 1 {
        //THE SEGUE 
        self.performSegue(withIdentifier: "goToMainUI", sender: self)
    }
}

Will output: You selected cell number: \(indexPath.row)!

Remember to match the identifier of your segue in story board to the identifier in the function, e.g goToMainUI.

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Use the following code to select cell at '0' index programmatically for collectionView. 

self.collectionView.reloadData()
DispatchQueue.main.async {
  self.collectionView(self.collectionView, didSelectItemAt: IndexPath(item: 0, section: 0))
}
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