How to hide child view from parent view after some delay

Question

hide child view after few seconds I set time for that but i cant access child viewcontroller in my timer function I tried dissmiss , removefromparent about not worked. only self.view.isHidden = true is worked I can't place it in timer

My Parent view

Child View:

Button code:

Timer code:

Do not paste the images of code, rather add the code in question. — Ankit Jayaswal, Apr 09 '18 at 15:32
If you want the view controller to dismiss itself use `self.presentingViewController?.dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)` — D. Mika, Apr 09 '18 at 15:34
`dismiss` function only works when you'r segue type is `Present Modally` — Kazi Abdullah Al Mamun, Apr 09 '18 at 15:35

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 09 '18 at 18:20

In Like_btn_Action() function, you:

create an instance of LikeViewController
add it as a child view controller
add its view to your view
set that view's background color

and then the function exits. At this point, you no longer have a reference to your instance of LikeViewController ... likeVC has gone out of scope.

You need to use a class-level var to maintain the reference to the loaded child view controller, along these lines:

var likeVC: LikeViewController?
@IBAction func Like_btn_Action(_ sender: Any) {
    likeVC = self.storyboard?.instantiateViewController( etc ...)
}

Then, when you want to remove the view you added, you can "get to it" via:

likeVC.view.removeFromSuperview()

for example.

How to hide child view from parent view after some delay

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