How to use didSelectRowAtIndexPath to navigate to a specific tableview controller? (Swift)

Question

I know I need to use didSelectRowAtIndexPath, but despite searching I can't seem to find a simple explanation.

I wish to use a TableView as an index for 10 other ViewControllers, but am having problems finding a simple resource that explains how to link each cell to a subsequent TableViewController.

Hey! Thank you for responding - I have a tableview with multiple cells. When a user clicks on a cell, I would like to navigate to a specific tableviewcontroller. — Benjamxm, Nov 07 '14 at 04:24
instead of multiple tableViewController , you have to use only one! and pass the data to tableViewController which you want to show on click event of didselectrowAtIndexPath. — Saurabh Prajapati, Nov 07 '14 at 04:28
Sorry, I think there is a little confusion. I don't need to pass any data, I simply need to navigate — Benjamxm, Nov 07 '14 at 04:33
Do you really need 10 different table view controllers (i.e. different subclasses of UITableViewController)? Usually you define one or maybe a couple subclasses to navigate to, and you set properties based on the selection that was made, i.e. in prepareForSegue. — shim, Nov 07 '14 at 04:56
Hello @saurabh, thank you for your insights. I'm a noob, and as such it's a little hard to articulate using the correct vernacular. I really only need 1 subclass of UITableviewcontroller, but a searching for a way to display different data based on the initial user selection. e.g I have a database of exercises grouped by bodypart (category). When a user selects "Arms" in the parent, the child UITableviewcontroller displays every exercise for arms. Whereas if they select "legs", the child UITableviewcontroller displays every exercise for legs. — Benjamxm, Nov 07 '14 at 05:42
are you getting array For bodyParts??e.g. array for "Arms" etc?? — Saurabh Prajapati, Nov 07 '14 at 05:55
THANK YOU! so much of my time has been spent trying to articulate the problem in a way to get help... — Benjamxm, Nov 07 '14 at 06:08

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Nov 11 '14 at 05:32

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Try this:

override func tableView(tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) {
    println("You selected cell #\(indexPath.row)!")

    // Show your screen here 
}

edited Nov 11 '14 at 05:32

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Saurabh Prajapati · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-07T05:58:55.613

if you are getting Dictionary for bodyParts then you should use like this: e.g.

NSDictionary *bodyparts; //containg data from database
func tableView(tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) {

    let tblView = self.storyboard?.instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier("Identifier") as UITableViewController
    switch(indexPath.row)
    {
        //data is array of tableviewcontorller
    case 0:
        tblView.Data = [bodyparts objectForKey:@"Arms"];//if You are getting array for key "Arms"
        break;
    case 1:
        tblView.Data = [bodyparts objectForKey:@"Legs"];
        break;
    and so on....
    default:
        break;
    }
}

you have to set storyboard identifier in storyboard

How to use didSelectRowAtIndexPath to navigate to a specific tableview controller? (Swift)

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