How to set the action for a UIBarButtonItem in Swift

Question

How can the action for a custom UIBarButtonItem in Swift be set?

The following code successfully places the button in the navigation bar:

var b = UIB         


        

Answer 1

Swift 5 & iOS 13+ Programmatic Example

1. You must mark your function with @objc, see below example!
2. No parenthesis following after the function name! Just use #selector(name).
3. private or public doesn't matter; you can use private.

Code Example

override func viewWillAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
    super.viewWillAppear(animated)
    
    let menuButtonImage = UIImage(systemName: "flame")
    let menuButton = UIBarButtonItem(image: menuButtonImage, style: .plain, target: self, action: #selector(didTapMenuButton))
    navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = menuButton
}

@objc public func didTapMenuButton() {
    print("Hello World")
}