Why am I get the following error "Thread 1: Fatal error: Unexpectedly found nil while unwrapping an Optional value"

Question

I am trying to assign the date property of a UIDatePicker to a variable of type Date. I get the error:-

Thread 1: Fatal error: Unexpectedly found nil while unwrapping an Optional value

Here is the code in question:

import UIKit
import RealmSwift

class AddPayDateViewController: UIViewController {

    let realm = try! Realm()
    var selectedDate = Date()
    @IBOutlet weak var myDatePicker: UIDatePicker!

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()

    }

    @IBAction func datePickerDateChanged(_ sender: Any) {

        selectedDate = myDatePicker.date
        print("The date selected is \(myDatePicker.date)")

    }
}

Have you linked the `UIDatePicker` from interface builder to `myDatePicker` - double check, do this all the time — MadProgrammer, Aug 05 '18 at 00:49

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Aug 05 '18 at 12:26

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Can you please try

if let date = myDatePicker.date {

    self.selectedDate = date 

}

edited Aug 05 '18 at 12:26

Ashley Mills

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answered Aug 05 '18 at 00:50

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Why am I get the following error "Thread 1: Fatal error: Unexpectedly found nil while unwrapping an Optional value"

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