How to call an action when UISwitch changes state?

Question

I want to perform some action when UISwitch changes its state, thus is set on or off. How do I do this? I need to pass two objects as parameters.

It's created in code, thus not using xib.

Refer this link [UISwitch action](http://stackoverflow.com/a/8521373/1072867) — Ravi Kumar Karunanithi, Dec 21 '11 at 12:28

score 123 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 21 '11 at 12:28

123

[yourSwitchObject addTarget:self action:@selector(setState:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventValueChanged];

This will call the below method when your switch state changes

- (void)setState:(id)sender 
{
    BOOL state = [sender isOn];
    NSString *rez = state == YES ? @"YES" : @"NO";
    NSLog(rez);
}

edited Dec 21 '11 at 12:28

jrturton

answered Dec 21 '11 at 12:23

mac

3

How would you set the delegate? I don't see a `delegate` property or a `- setDelegate` function. – Joeran Oct 19 '13 at 13:55
2

No need to set delegate, Its your own method dude ;) – Mohd Asim Jun 01 '16 at 11:52

score 16 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 03 '19 at 13:05

Obviously we can do the same with Swift, here is the code (compiled and worked with the latest version of the Swift 3.1)

Add action to your switch button:

mySwitch.addTarget(self, action: #selector(self.switchValueDidChange), for: .valueChanged)

And implement this method:

@objc func switchValueDidChange(sender:UISwitch!) {
    print(sender.isOn)
}

Or even if you are not using the sender you may remove:

func switchValueDidChange() {
    // do your stuff
}

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 22 '18 at 05:29

Easy solution for me (worked with swift 4):

@IBAction func toggleSwitch(_ sender: UISwitch) {
    if(mySwitch.isOn) {
        //Do something
    } else {
        //Do something
    }
}

Link the above function with value changed in Sent Events under connection tab

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